FCC Gets Some Pushback on Proposal to Update 2 Testing Standards
The FCC got a mixed response in a handful of comments last week on two proposed updates to rules for authorizing RF devices. In April, the Office of Engineering and Technology sought comment (see 1904020052) on updating rules to reflect…
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changes to ANSI C63.4a-2017 “American National Standard for Methods of Measurement of Radio-Noise Emissions from Low-Voltage Electrical and Electronic Equipment in the Range of 9 kHz to 40 GHz, Amendment 1: Test Site Validation” and ISO/IEC 17025:2017(E) “General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories.” Teradata, which makes testing equipment, was onboard with the ISO/IEC 17025:2017(E) revision. “Teradata does not see significant technical justification for adopting ANSI C63.4a-2017,” the company said in docket 19-48: “It does not address any apparent failures in the current Normalized Site Attenuation method.” ElectroMagnetic Investigations saw no need to update the ANSI standard. The test lab said OET should ask “’what are the possible cost impacts” on manufacturers, labs and consumers and “is there really a need to deviate from widely recognized international standards and test procedures.” Sony Electronics supported the ANSI change but said the FCC should allow at least two years for labs to make the change: “A mere 15 months of lead time might not be sufficient here in the U.S. Test sites will need ample time to understand the various changes made in the amendment, and to alter their test setups accordingly.” Updating the rules “to incorporate ISO/IEC 17025:2017 will ensure conformity assessment bodies working in the industry … may continue to offer services and support FCC work,” said the International Federation of Inspection Agencies.