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FCC RF Exposure for Wearable Device
Question: Has the FCC issued RF exposure guidance for an on-body device equipped with motion sensors to control its conducted power?...
Desmond Fraser
Jan 24, 20241 min read
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What are the FCC’s current requirements regarding antenna gain in a Part 15 certification application?
The FCC no longer accepts a “manufacturer’s declaration of gain” without any supporting justification. At a minimum, each Part 15...
Desmond Fraser
Jan 24, 20241 min read
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EU - Adopts Batteries and Waste Batteries Regulation
The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, a new regulation on batteries and waste...
Desmond Fraser
Jan 9, 20241 min read
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U.S. – FCC Grants Limited Waiver of WEA Rules
On October 4, 2023 at approximately 2:18 pm EDT, mobile devices throughout the United States and its territories will receive a test...
Desmond Fraser
Jan 9, 20241 min read
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UKCA Mark Update
What is the deadline for adding the UKCA mark to our wireless products destined for the United Kingdom? At this time, there is no longer...
Desmond Fraser
Jan 9, 20241 min read
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China – MIIT Revises Radio Frequency Allocations
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China issued a new version of the “Regulations on the Allocation of Radio...
Desmond Fraser
Aug 1, 20231 min read
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Brazil – ANATEL Issues Technical Requirements for IPv6 Compliance
On July 6, 2023, ANATEL published Ato No. 7971 approving the technical requirements to evaluate compliance for IPv6 protocol in...
Desmond Fraser
Aug 1, 20231 min read
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Canada – ISED Opens Public Consultation on ANSI C63.10-2020 and C63.25.1-2018
The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) in Canada opened a public consultation on the adoption of two ANSI...
Desmond Fraser
Aug 1, 20231 min read
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Canada – ISED Publishes RSS-192, Issue 5
The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) in Canada published Radio Standards Specification RSS-192, Issue 5,...
Desmond Fraser
Aug 1, 20231 min read
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U.S. – FCC Proposes Voluntary Cybersecurity Labeling Program for Smart Devices
On July 18, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission announced a proposal to create a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program to...
Desmond Fraser
Aug 1, 20231 min read
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EU Standards Update: New ETSI Standards Recently Released
This is a shortened list of the new ETSI standards published during the past month: ETSI EN 303 687 V1.1.1 (2023-06) - (June 2023) - 6...
Desmond Fraser
Aug 1, 20231 min read
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Certifying Limited Modular Devices
Question: We want to FCC certify a new line of wireless modules that cannot be tested in a stand-alone configuration. How should we...
Desmond Fraser
Aug 1, 20231 min read
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New Zealand – Publishes Policy on Radiocommunications Act
On May 17 2023 the Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications of New Zealand issued a Statement of Government Policy for...
Desmond Fraser
Jul 27, 20231 min read
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Shielding Effectiveness (SE) Testing
Rhein Tech Laboratories offers SE testing to many different standards. The most common SE standard is IEEE 299. We can accommodate...
Desmond Fraser
Jul 5, 20232 min read
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Achieving copper balancing and preventing warping during automated soldering on PCBs
When designing PCBs, various ways exist to achieve copper balancing and prevent warping during automated soldering. One common method is...
Desmond Fraser
Jun 14, 20231 min read
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SDR for Canada
Question: Does ISED Canada have specific procedures for obtaining equipment authorization for software-defined radios, similar to the FCC...
Desmond Fraser
Jun 14, 20231 min read
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FCC Seeks Comment on Rules for Human Exposure to RF Electromagnetic Fields
The FCC is seeking comment on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields, which was ...
Hossein Nik
Apr 8, 20201 min read
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NIST Releases Cybersecurity Risk Management Draft for Comment
This month, NIST (the National Institute of Standards and Technology) published a draft document entitled Key Practices in Cyber Supply ...
Desmond Fraser
Feb 10, 20202 min read
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New Claims that iPhone Exceeds RF Limits
New tests conducted by RF Exposure Lab have found that the iPhone 11 Pro emits a Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) of 3.8 W/kg. The FCC's ...
Desmond Fraser
Feb 5, 20202 min read
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FCC Finds Cell Phones do not Exceed Current RF Exposure Limits
In August of 2019, the Chicago Tribune published an article entitled “We Tested Popular Cellphones for Radiofrequency Radiation. Now the ...
Desmond Fraser
Jan 3, 20203 min read
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