Radio testing: an insider's guide from an outsider's view: an ex-test engineer provides some objective guidance on wireless product testing and some of its pitfalls.(Dealing with EMC)

Evaluation Engineering, November, 2003 by Case, David A.

As more and more devices are designed and deployed with wireless functionality, the need for proper testing and evaluation is more critical than ever. Unlike testing a computer or a peripheral transmitter, radio testing can be more complicated. For that reason, it is imperative that the lab doing the testing be familiar with transmitter testing.

Testing systems is much easier than it was a few years ago. In the early 1990s, we were developing the first series of products and the test methodologies at the same time. Today, the FCC and other agencies have published guidelines and test procedures for testing a majority of Title 47 Part 15 devices.

Initial Review

In my opinion, one of the most critical phases of wireless testing is...

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