No limits in the US until the home computer came along and caused massive hate and discontent. Prior to that it was primarily the Germans (VDE 0871/6.78) that worried about this matter.
Ghery S. Pettit -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Woodgate Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 10:59 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PSES] OATS vs FAR Radiated Emissions Limits In message <63e38a5b081437478c77651f3d56c64f2517f...@orsmsx102.amr.corp.intel.com>, dated Wed, 17 Oct 2012, "Pettit, Ghery" <[email protected]> writes: >And, why did we have the limits? Because early home computers were >LOUD and interfered with everything. The limits we have today fixed >the problem. With respect, I think these things were set up in the 1930s, not 1980s. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. See www.jmwa.demon.co.uk The longer it takes to make a point, the more obtuse it proves to be. John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
