Re: Balun for a reference dipole

1998-09-10 Thread ed . price
From: williams willi...@emss.co.za Subject: Re: Balun for a reference dipole Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1998 09:42:23 +0200 To: emc-p...@ieee.org emc-p...@ieee.org Greetings All! ed.pr...@cubic.com wrote: You need to measure 900 Mhz now, and later up to about 2

Are all these agencies really necessary?

1998-09-10 Thread Dan Mitchell
The company I work for routinely requests that I get certifications through the following safety agencies: UL, VDE, SEMKO, DEMKO, NEMKO, FIMKO, EZU, QAS, GOST and ad nausium. My question is this; Are all these agencies necessary? If you get a base safety certification from

Re: Agency approvals on components in CE mar

1998-09-10 Thread Paul Chang
Hi all, The safety requirements under the low voltage directive are under a self declaration procedure. This means at least 2 things in line with your question. First, you are free to declare compliance to the appropriate standard on your own or with a third party (with a technical file to back

Are all these agencies really necessary?

1998-09-10 Thread Peter E. Perkins
PSNet Dan, The OM (Overall Mark) is a good idea that continues to be promoted by industry, especially multinational businesses. Oh that they had control to proscribe it... Remember that the underlying basis for all of this is a political issue in that nations want to control commerce

FW: FCC Statement - Spanish translation?

1998-09-10 Thread Bandele
There is no requirement in the FCC Rules to include a Spanish translation of the FCC Statement in a user manual. I do not believe that it would be illegal though as long as the English version is present.. Bandele Rockford Engineering Services, Inc. -- From: Bennett, Neil

FW: Recommendations for PCs

1998-09-10 Thread Bandele
Let me add that screw placement (and number) is also very critical to enclosure integrity. Having enclosure screws liberally placed along rear and sides could lessen the need to rely on fingerstock. Most enclosures in addition to screws along rear utilize finger contacts along sides to latch

FW: USA-EU MOU

1998-09-10 Thread Bandele
The person to contact is Mr. Art Wall. He may be reached at 301-725-1585 Ext. 205. Bandele Rockford Engineering Services, Inc. -- From: Paul Chang [SMTP:ch...@tuv.com] Sent: Friday, September 04, 1998 9:20 AM To: WOODS, RICHARD; 'emc-pstc' Subject: Re: USA-EU MOU Dear Richard, In

Job Opening

1998-09-10 Thread Paul Finn
Job Opening: A manufacturing firm located in Waltham, MA as an immediate opening for a candidate with the following background: Certification/Sustaining Engineering Electrical Technician Opening for an electrical/test technician with working

RE: Are all these agencies really necessary?

1998-09-10 Thread Upson,Darrell
Dan, You are absolutely correct in questioning the need to get certifications from all those agencies. All of the product safety reports that I have for our products are basically the same report. All are based on IEC950. And each one costs at least $2,000 US. Not only that, they keep

Re: Balun for a reference dipole

1998-09-10 Thread williams
Hello! Sorry, my mailer is not handling the quoting of previous messages very well... Put your spectrum analyzer in Peak Hold, take the horn antenna in your hand, and spend several minutes sweeping the antenna methodically around the equipment location in the room, varying the

One-offs and FCC Part 15 ?

1998-09-10 Thread Bennett, Neil
Hi Folks, We are currently planning to supply a single item of test equipment into the US. This incorporates a radio modem (spread spectrum LAN 2.4GHz). I understand that compliance with FCC Part 15 is the usual requirement. However, does this requirement apply to one-offs that are supplied

RE: Agency approvals on components in CE

1998-09-10 Thread Russell, Ray
Greetings, From the example below, I would not be as concerned with who tested it, but which standard it was tested to. I think that we must remember that standards organizations have made progress toward harmonization, but the heart of the problem is that US standards and EU standards are

Re: Balun for a reference dipole

1998-09-10 Thread williams
mmert...@modicon.com wrote: The tricky bit is that I need to be able to plot a field strength map around the room. (We are involved in numerical modelling of this kind of situation, and it is required for validation.) I would like to be able to have a fairly systematic and repeatable

RE: Agency approvals on components in CE

1998-09-10 Thread Gary McInturff
With this we'll be up to 4 cents worth. In safety we don't have US standards anymore and haven't for quite awhile. In the good old bad days there were three major standards. The US controlled by UL a private corporation. Canada controlled by UL a quasi governmental organization. Europe - really

Re: One-offs and FCC Part 15 ?

1998-09-10 Thread ron_pickard
Hi Neil, First, is a one-off a single on-of-a-kind unit? Second, where one goes, usually more will follow. I am not familiar with the specific requirements for test equipment in the US, however, FCC Part 18 may be more appropriate. It may be wise for you to look into Subpart I of FCC

RE: Are all these agencies really necessary?

1998-09-10 Thread Dan Mitchell
We use the CB Scheme, and it does work to our advantage to a certain extent. I only have to do the testing once and the other CB Scheme countries have to accept the data. However, this is not my point. Once the CB is received, we should be issued a mark that is accepted world wide (or even in

RE: Are all these agencies really necessary?

1998-09-10 Thread Grasso, Charles (Chaz)
Would someone please explain the OM (Overall Mark)? Thank you Charles Grasso (Captain Hook) EMC Engineer StorageTek 2270 Sth 88th Street Louisville CO 80027 MS 4262 gra...@louisville.stortek.com Tel:(303)673-2908 Fax(303)661-7115 -- From: Peter E.

RE: Are all these agencies really necessary?

1998-09-10 Thread Dan Mitchell
The OM was just an example for purposes of illustration. A better name for such a hypothetical beast would be World Mark (WM). If you read the earlier thread, you would have read that all the agencies are getting out of hand and that it would be nice to do testing once, then apply for a OM?

RE: Are all these agencies really necessary?

1998-09-10 Thread Grasso, Charles (Chaz)
Yes - One mark, one process would be nice. Thank you Charles Grasso (Captain Hook) EMC Engineer StorageTek 2270 Sth 88th Street Louisville CO 80027 MS 4262 gra...@louisville.stortek.com Tel:(303)673-2908 Fax(303)661-7115 -- From: Dan Mitchell[SMTP:dmitch...@eoscorp.com] Reply

Re: Are all these agencies really necessary?

1998-09-10 Thread ed . price
From: Peter E. Perkins peperk...@compuserve.com Subject: Are all these agencies really necessary? Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 01:57:41 -0400 To: Dan Mitchell dmitch...@eoscorp.com Cc: PSNetwork emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org PSNet Dan, The OM (Overall

RE: Are all these agencies really necessary?

1998-09-10 Thread Knighten, Jim
Dan, At NCR, we would vote for World Mark, which is the product name of our high end enterprise servers. Jim Dr. Jim Knightene-mail: jim.knigh...@sandiegoca.ncr.com Senior Consulting Engineer NCR 17095 Via del Campo San Diego, CA 92127 http://www.ncr.com Tel:

Re: One-offs and FCC Part 15 ?

1998-09-10 Thread Thomas N. Cokenias
Neil, Unless your customer is a public utility or the US govt (see Rule paragraph 2.807, Statutory Exceptions), it looks like you will need to pursue Part 15 certification for your wireless modem - unless it has been certified previously; you may be able to ride your product as a permissive

Re: Agency approvals on components in CE

1998-09-10 Thread CTL
It is my understanding that if a component is not approved to the apprpriate EU standard, the component must be evaluated to the standard. The evaluation of the component does not have to be conducted by an EU agency except for specific types of equipment which require notified body approval. I

re: OATS

1998-09-10 Thread Bailin Ma
ANSI 63.4 - Original Text From: PostOgFjarskiptast: hjalmar arnason hjal...@pta.is, on 9/10/98 11:04 AM: Greetings everyone, I'm in the middle of building an OATS ( open area test site ) for radio transm. equipment and quite of lot of questions keep coming up which I can't answer.

Re[2]: Are all these agencies really necessary?

1998-09-10 Thread ron_pickard
Dan et al, Yes, OM, WM, or any other single mark would be much preferred over the current system. But, let's keep things in perspective. Years back (well, maybe not that far back), it seemed that every counrty had its own unique approval scheme, which included unique standards,

RE: Agency approvals on components in CE

1998-09-10 Thread dfitzger
As you said other NRTL's can get your product certified with one inspection. The problem is that they have not advertised there mark out enough so that it is accepted by the general public. If they were able to make it publicly known that UL is not a government agency, but is merely another

OATS

1998-09-10 Thread PostOgFjarskiptast: hjalmar arnason
Greetings everyone, I'm in the middle of building an OATS ( open area test site ) for radio transm. equipment and quite of lot of questions keep coming up which I can't answer. Is there someone who can give me a name of some books or literature which explains in details building an oats.