Or the classic, cables through the room wall...

Derek Walton

John Woodgate wrote on 3/22/2005, 11:24 AM:

 > Geetha Balasubramanian <[email protected]> wrote (in
 > <[email protected]>) about 'Radiated
 > Emission Testing', on Tue, 22 Mar 2005:
 >
 > > There are 2 clock sources in the device, one runs at 12 MHz and the
 > >other runs at 4 MHz. Frequencies showing up in the US lab report are
 > >atleast the harmonics of these 2 frequencies. But frequencies mentioned
 > >in the Taiwan lab report are looking funny (111.27, 135.3, 285.69 MHz.
 > >etc.)
 >
 > That does look odd. I wonder if they left the door open!
 >
 > >           US lab tested in OATS but the TAIWAN lab tested in a
 > >anechoic chamber. I heard that chambers are not the correct way to
 > >measure ( always the results will be wrong) that is why FCC never
 > >accepts chamber measurement. Is it so?
 >
 > It's a very difficult issue indeed. I wouldn't advise you to pursue
 > that.
 >
 > I really feel that you should simply accept the report and supply the
 > USB cable with a ferrite. The alternative would be to go to Taiwan with
 > a new sample, measured in USA and shown to pass, and measure it again in
 > Taiwan. The cost of that would pay for thousands of USB leads, and your
 > test results in USA do not encourage confidence that you would be able
 > to convince the Taiwanese authorities to pass the product.
 > --
 > Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.
 > There are two sides to every question, except
 > 'What is a Moebius strip?'
 > http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk
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Cheers,
Derek Walton
L F Research
Poplar Grove, IL 61065, USA


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