Re: [PSES] 3rd party labs due-diligence

Well, unfortunately it is too often that some labs just know how to pass an audit, but when it comes to testing, they fall very short. Far too many 'so called' good labs rely on instrumentation and simply do not question results. This leads to bad measurements, even though the lab is supposedly

Re: [PSES] Critical component in EMC report

From: Dward [mailto:dw...@pctestlab.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:53 PM To: 'Derek Walton'; 'EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG' Subject: RE: [PSES] Critical component in EMC report I would have to disagree with you. I do not know what version you are reciting, but 17025 does not contain

Re: [PSES] FCC and very low-power wireless devices

Be careful with the idea that you can do anything on any frequency under 15.209. This simply is not true. While under 15.209 a perimeter protection device can operate in the 54-72 MHz and 76-88 MHz bands, no other type intentional radiator is allowed to have its fundamental in the 54-72 MHz,

Re: [PSES] EU Group

system.  Usage of PCTEST email addresses for non-business related activities is strictly prohibited. No warranty is made that the e-mail or attachment(s) are free from computer virus or other defect.  Thank you. -Original Message- From: Dward [mailto:dw...@pctestlab.com] Sent: Friday, March

Re: [PSES] EU Group

Kronos blew up, they had to move Dennis Ward Senior Certification Engineer PCTEST This communication and its attachments contain information from PCTEST Engineering Laboratory, Inc., and is intended for the exclusive use of the recipient (s) named above. It may contain information that is

Re: [PSES] FCC IC and Product Information

Sorry Ron but your information is quite outdated. It should not be assumed that Canada is a slam dunk for confidentiality or that all documents can be held confidential. While it is true that Canada (IC) does not go out of its way to make documents available, Canada does have a right to access

Re: [PSES] Boeing engineers use spuds to improve in-air Wi-Fi

Maybe they can substitute potatoes for SAR solutions. If the potato bakes, then the power is too high and the device fails:) Dennis Ward Senior Certification Engineer PCTEST This communication and its attachments contain information from PCTEST Engineering Laboratory, Inc., and is intended for

Re: [PSES] EN 300 328 V1.8.1 new Adaptive equipment requirements

Now if you were meditating on it, then it would be the u holtz coils Dennis Ward Senior Certification Engineer PCTEST This communication and its attachments contain information from PCTEST Engineering Laboratory, Inc., and is intended for the exclusive use of the recipient (s) named

Re: [PSES] Testing EUT

You mean to them there those ones what aint got no gud englitch Dennis Ward Senior Certification Engineer PCTEST This communication and its attachments contain information from PCTEST Engineering Laboratory, Inc., and is intended for the exclusive use of the recipient (s) named above. It

Re: [PSES] Possible Counterfeit EMC Components?

Sounds like you have found 'yellow paint in butter'. Just the note that the component came the 'far east' send shivers up the spine. Dennis Ward Senior Certification Engineer PCTEST This communication and its attachments contain information from PCTEST Engineering Laboratory, Inc., and is

Re: [PSES] OATS vs FAR Radiated Emissions Limits

Yes TASO is correct. TASO 3 is a picture that has noise (snow) that is present but not objectionable. Dennis Ward Senior Certification Engineer PCTEST This communication and its attachments contain information from PCTEST Engineering Laboratory, Inc., and is intended for the exclusive use

Re: [PSES] OATS vs FAR Radiated Emissions Limits

Today we have computers, transmitters and receivers that do not interfere to much with other devices. But none of that would be possible if it weren't for the work of what far too many today see as 'capricious and arbitrary'. So soon the makers of things forget why things were done, why limits

Re: [PSES] ANSI C63.4:2009 1GHz Testing

Under ANSI C63.4 2009 you are to test with the absorbers above 1GHz, but if the lab uses ANSI C63.4 2003 you CANNOT use the absorbers. Under ANSI C63.4:2009 the minimum attenuation for the absorbers must be 20dB and cover a 2.4 m by 2.4 m square. Thanks Dennis Ward Senior Certification

Re: [PSES] ANSI C63.4:2009 1GHz Testing

Hi Tim Correct, ANSI C63.4:2009 uses the absorbers from 1 to 40 GHz per section 5.5 of C63.4:2009 Thanks Dennis Ward Senior Certification Engineer PCTEST This communication and its attachments contain information from PCTEST Engineering Laboratory, Inc., and is intended for the exclusive

Re: [PSES] CE Marking Provoqium

Let's not confuse a CFR with law. While a Code of Federal Regulations may be backed up by a law, they are in themselves not law. It is like CFR 47 for telecom. The only teeth it has is contained in the telecommuncations act of 1934 updated in 1999. Outside this law, the CFR has no teeth

RE: FCC question RF exposure question

There are two rf exposure conditions provided in the FCC rules that must be addressed at the time of certification. One is for portable configurations for devices that are used within 20cm of the body, and the other is mobile configurations for devices that are used more than 20cm from the body.

RE: EMC Eduction and Training

In keeping with the season and to insure beginning EMC engineers I recite, with editorial license, Church’s response to Virginia O’Hanlon. Virginia- I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no EMC and that it is Black Magic. Papa says, “If you see it on the emc-pstc, it’s so.”

RE: Mobile Phones in EMC Labs

Whatever happened to the time when a good engineer could repair his own dipole, fix minor front end analyzer problems, be able to tell the difference between 20dBm and 20dBuV, know what dBm and dBuV meant, understand you can't put the output of a 100W transmitter directly into the front end of the

RE: Mobile Phones in EMC Labs

11:58 AM To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: Re: Mobile Phones in EMC Labs In message 00b201c95a35$f528d430$df7a7c90$@com, dated Tue, 9 Dec 2008, dward dw...@atcb.com writes: Automation, without proper control, only gives a lot of paper with meaningless unsubstantiated number. Doesn't matter

RE: EMI Receiver

I would ALWAYS caution anyone making measurements not to rely solely on what an analyzer is supposed to do or not do and to always use his/her own noodle to judge any measurement made. Measuring instruments make errors, don't report error, or sometimes are just setup wrong. Never never rely

RE: rod antenna measurement not allowed below 30 MHz for FCC

Hi Mario This has been a very long standing position from the FCC. It goes way back to the 80’s when I first started dealing with the FCC. This very old policy has been reiterated in the Knowledge Data Base (KDB). For example when specifically asked the FCC responded in KDB460108 which states

RE: EU/OJ Blacklist

Hi Gail I would think that you should look into the Anti-dumping laws in the EU for this sort of thing. Dennis Ward Director of Engineering American TCB Certification Resource for the Wireless Industry www.atcb.com 703-847-4700 fax 703-847-6888 direct - 703-880-4841 From:

RE: FCC

In the situation you mention, as long as the antenna is of the same or lesser gain and also of the same type as approved, then the device can be used based on its approval and would not mandate any further testing when placed in a system. However, approval status only shows an assumption of

RE: FCC Requirement Note

Hi Andrew Grant notes, while some being generic, are always applicable to the particular grant on which they occur. In this case the source of the note is the device itself. The limit to gain is most likely due to the MPE caused by the gains listed being able to meet the separation distance

RE: Labeling Requirements per Industry Canada

HI Grace While it may be a desire of a marketing company to use their name, they are not the certificate holder and thus putting only the marketing companies name on the device would be incorrect. The standard is pretty clear on this issue. The “the applicant's name (i.e. manufacturer's name,

RE: Radio module integration (Part 22/24)

Hi Adam While the FCC does have a policy statement about licensed modular transmitters using “Contains FCC ID: xxxyyyzzz” on the outside of a host device, it does not have a policy about full transmitters (i.e. non-modular). If the licensed transmitter is not a modular transmitter but has an

RE: Radio module integration (Part 22/24)

, but you never hear of anyone retiring and moving North!!! --- On Fri, 9/5/08, dward dw...@atcb.com wrote: From: dward dw...@atcb.com Subject: RE: Radio module integration (Part 22/24) To: 'Rudd, Adam' ar185...@ncr.com, emc-p...@ieee.org Date: Friday, September 5

RE: Radio module integration (Part 22/24)

-2825 From: dward [mailto:dw...@atcb.com] Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 2:35 PM To: wdows...@yahoo.com; Rudd, Adam; emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: RE: Radio module integration (Part 22/24) The FCC has two different approaches to part 15 and to licensed modules

RE: like your eggs raw /// mobile phone safety

To paraphrase an old adage dealing with those who may actually believe this video has any credibility what so ever - You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him THINK. Dennis Ward Director of Engineering American TCB Certification Resource for the Wireless Industry www.atcb.com

RE: mobile phone safety

Here is the relationship of cell phones to popping corn. 1 Place the popcorn in a bowl with butter and salt. 2 Place one two or three cellphones in a plastic bag and place in the same bowl. The plastic bag is to protect the cell phone from the butter. 3

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