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The C63® committee has a newsletter that shows the latest news and information about C63® and its activities. Read the lastest issues at http://www.c63.org/documents/c63/list_of_newsletters.htm for information about the most recent changes to C63® standards.

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  • C63.2-2009 published 12/15/2009 (update of 1996 edition) and is now available for purchase
    (type in "C63.2" on the right side, then click "Search the IEEE Shop")

    In the process of performing a revision of ANSI C63.2-1996 to include radio noise and field strength characteristics for the 1 GHz to 18 GHz frequency range, the Accredited Standards Committee C63® Electromagnetic Compatibility realized that there was a significant duplication of effort occurring between the international and the national EMC standards committees. For example, the specification ANSI C63.2 mirrored the CISPR 16-1-1:2003 (i.e., originally CISPR 2 and CISPR 3) requirements for the basic field strength instrumentation for the 9 kHz to 1000 MHz frequency range.

    Consequently, the C63® committee then proposed to adopt CISPR 16, Part 1-1, as the US National Specification for field strength instrumentation but also retaining the unique requirements that are not in CISPR 16-1-1:2003 and are still used by certain domestic organizations.a These requirements that are not in CISPR 16-1-1 are discussed in Clause 3 of this standard. A comparison between the parameters in these two standards is summarized in Annex A.

  • C63.4-2009 published 9/15/2009 (update of 2003 edition) and is now available for purchase
    (type in "C63.4" on the right side, then click "Search the IEEE Shop")

    This standard is intended to cover U.S. consensus standard methods, instrumentation, and facilities for measurement of radio-frequency (RF) signals and noise emitted from electrical and electronic devices in the frequency range 9 kHz to 40 GHz.

  • C63.10-2009 published 9/10/2009 (new standard) and is now available for purchase
    (type in "C63.10" on the right side, then click "Search the IEEE Shop")

    This standard is intended to cover procedures for testing the compliance of a wide variety of unlicensed wireless devices (also called unlicensed intentional radiators) including but not limited to: remote control and security unlicensed wireless devices, frequency hopping and direct sequence spread spectrum devices, anti-pilferage devices, cordless telephones, wireless medical unlicensed wireless devices, Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure devices, intrusion detectors, unlicensed wireless devices operating on frequencies below 30 MHz, automatic vehicle identification systems, and other unlicensed wireless devices authorized by a radio regulatory authority.

  • FCC accepts use of the 2009 editions of C63.4 and C63.10
    ASC C63® is proud to announce the acceptance of the above standards for use in product compliance measurements for FCC acceptance. The work for updating C63.4 was led by Stephen Berger and his working group in Subcommittee 1 of ASC C63®. Art Wall and his working group led the effort in Subcommittee 1 in generating the new standard--C63.10. Kudos for their work and a big thank you to the FCC for continuing their acceptance and referencing in their Rules these and other ASC C63® standards.
      The FCC Announcement: Released: 11/25/2009. OFFICE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY CLARIFIES USE OF RECENTLY PUBLISHED ASC C63 MEASUREMENT STANDARDS FOR COMPLIANCE TESTING OF TESTING OF INTENTIONAL AND UNINTENTIONAL RADIATORS UNDER PART 15. (DA No. 09-2478). OET . Contact: William Hurst at (301) 362-3031, email: William.Hurst@fcc.gov
    The full text of the notice is found on http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-09-2478A1.pdf