BIBLIOGRAPHY OF EMC/EMI/ESD STANDARDS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT (ITE) AND RELATED (GENERIC) EQUIPMENT

This web site is being maintained by John R. Barnes, who was the President and Chief Engineer of dBi Corporation from 2002 to September 30, 2013, when we closed because ObamaCrap made it too expensive for us to remain in business.

John R. Barnes KS4GL, PE, NCE, NCT, ESDC Eng, ESDC Tech, PSE, Master EMC Design Engineer, SM IEEE
November 29, 2012
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last updated Part 15 of the FCC Rules (47 CFR Part 15) for the United States (US) on July 8, 2011. Subpart A (15.1- 15.38) covers general requirements for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) approvals of electronic devices. Subpart B (15.101- 15.124) covers specific requirements for EMC approvals of unintentional radiators. Subparts C- H (15.201-15.717) cover specific requirements for EMC approvals of unlicensed intentional radiators. US regulations for human exposure to radiofrequency radiation are in 47 CFR Part 1 sections 1.1307(b) and 1.1310, and in 47 CFR Part 2 sections 2.1091 and 2.1093.


Industry Canada updated ICES-003 for Canada to Issue 5 on August 2012, covering Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) approvals of unintentional radiators. RSS-Gen was updated to Issue 3 on December 2010, covering the general requirements for EMC approvals of unlicensed intentional radiators. RSS-210 was updated to Issue 8 on December 2010, covering Category I unlicensed intentional radiators -- equipment that requires a technical acceptance certificate (TAC). RSS-310 was updated to Issue 3 on December 2010, covering Category II unlicensed intentional radiators -- equipment that does not requires a TAC. RSS-102 was updated to Issue 4 on March 2010, covering human exposure to radiofrequency radiation.


The European Union (EU) published a new Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (EMC Directive, 2004/108/EC) in volume 47 issue L390 pages 24-37 of the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ) on December 31, 2004. On July 20, 2007 this new EMC Directive replaced the original EMC Directive, 89/336/EEC, which was amended on:

Books on the EMC Directive:

Official Journal of the European Communities (OJ) Listings of Harmonized Standards under the EMC Directive (in reverse chronological order):

The European Union (EU) published the Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive ( R&TTE Directive, 1999/5/EC) in volume 42 issue L91 pages 10-28 of the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ) on April 7, 1999. This Directive also covers standards for human exposure to radiofrequency radiation.

Official Journal of the European Communities (OJ) Listings of Harmonized Standards under the R&TTE Directive (in reverse chronological order):


The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) approves electrical and electronic products to be used in Australia, with four groups of regulations under the Radiocommunications Act 1992:


Radio Spectrum Management (RSM) approves electrical and electronic products to be used in New Zealand, with two groups of regulations under the Radiocommunications Act 1989:


Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Radio Standards in dBi's Standards Library:

Web sites:

Web sites that provide or sell EMC/EMI/ESD standards:

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dBi Corporation was a one-man test house (testing laboratory) based in Lexington, Kentucky, testing a wide variety of commercial electronic products for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), electromagnetic interference (EMI), and electrostatic discharge (ESD) under its ISO 17025 accreditation. dBi was founded in Winchester, Kentucky in 1995 by Donald R. Bush, shortly after he retired from 30 years service with IBM Lexington's/ Lexmark's EMC Lab. John R. Barnes, who'd worked with Don at IBM Lexington and Lexmark, bought dBi in 2002 after Don's death, and moved the company to Lexington, Kentucky. John closed dBi at 11:59pm EDT on September 30, 2013, because ObamaCrap had increased operating expenses to the point that we could no longer afford to remain in business.

We'd like to thank all of the clients who chose dBi to test their products from 1995 to 2013. Below is a brief summary of our accomplishments during the 18 years we were in business.

From 1995 to 2001, under Don Bush's ownership and operation, dBi:

From 2002 to 2013, under John Barnes' ownership and operation, dBi:

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