Hi All, here's a recap of my blog postings this month. Review: Amazing USB 5.35 GHz spectrum analyzer (http://www.tmworld.com/electronics-blogs/the-emc-blog/4410523/Review--Amazing-USB-5-35-GHz-spectrum-analyzer)
Always on the lookout for useful, but inexpensive test equipment, I recently ran across the Triarchy Technologies USB spectrum analyzer, model TSA5G35. The one thing that really struck me was the whole thing was built into a USB dongle, just a little larger than a memory stick. What's more, the advertised frequency range was 1 MHz to 5.35 GHz. This, I had to see for myself. EMC troubleshooting parts storage (http://www.tmworld.com/electronics-blogs/the-emc-blog/4408438/EMC-troubleshooting-parts-storage) For those of you who regularly troubleshoot EMC issues, wouldn't it be convenient to have all your "fix-it" parts all in one place? Milwaukee EMC symposium (http://design-4-emc.com/2013/03/23/milwaukee-emc-mini-symposium-march-2013/) I was honored to be the featured speaker at the 13th annual EMC Society Chapter of the IEEE Milwaukee Section “EMC Mini-Symposium” this last March 19th. Hosted and managed by EMC engineer Jim Blaha (GE Medical), this was actually no mini-symposium – but is the largest regional gathering of EMC engineers in the country. There were a record 180 engineers from around the area, as well as a record 42 vendors showing their wares (with pictures). Protecting low-cost products from ESD (http://www.theconnectingedge.com/author.asp?section_id=2600&doc_id=259511) The best protection from ESD is a fully-shielded enclosure with all I/O and power connectors well-bonded to the enclosure. Many low-cost products, however, lack shielded enclosures because of cost. That creates a problem in protecting the circuitry from ESD. Bond those connectors, save your day (http://www.theconnectingedge.com/author.asp?section_id=2600&doc_id=260359&;) The No. 1 radiated emission issue -- and the one that frankly keeps me in business -- is poor cable shield terminations (bonding) to product enclosures. It's such a simple problem to solve, but lack of knowledge by designers is largely to blame. Hope your week is going well! Ken _______________________ Kenneth Wyatt Wyatt Technical Services LLC Woodland Park, CO Email Me! | Web Site | Blog The EMC Blog (T&M World) Subscribe to Newsletter Connect with me on LinkedIn - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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]>
