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| Didnt have a reply from my last post, so Ill try again  can anyone help me
with what is needed to get a piece of RF equipment RTTE/CE tested.
Thanks very much.
Ed
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| charlieB 2007-01-09, 3:25 am |
| Ed wrote:
> Didnt have a reply from my last post, so Ill try again can anyone help me
> with what is needed to get a piece of RF equipment RTTE/CE tested.
To be honest it is a bit of a "how long is a piece of string" question.
R&TTE directive has 3 main requirements:
- EMC
- Safety (including human exposure to EM fields)
- Radio Spectrum performance.
For many products there are "Harmonised Standards" against which you
can assess the product yourself. A full list of harmonised standards is
available at
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ...1en00080030.pdf
How much testing you need to do and where you do it depends on exactly
what type of equipment you have and to a certain extent on who you want
to sell it to.
Where there is not a suitable harmonised standard, you will need to use
a Notified Body.
post or email me some more info on your product if you'd like a more
detailed response.
Charlie
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| hrhofmann@att.net 2007-01-15, 9:25 pm |
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charlieB wrote:
> Ed wrote:
>
> To be honest it is a bit of a "how long is a piece of string" question.
>
> R&TTE directive has 3 main requirements:
> - EMC
> - Safety (including human exposure to EM fields)
> - Radio Spectrum performance.
>
> For many products there are "Harmonised Standards" against which you
> can assess the product yourself. A full list of harmonised standards is
> available at
> http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ...1en00080030.pdf
>
> How much testing you need to do and where you do it depends on exactly
> what type of equipment you have and to a certain extent on who you want
> to sell it to.
>
> Where there is not a suitable harmonised standard, you will need to use
> a Notified Body.
>
> post or email me some more info on your product if you'd like a more
> detailed response.
>
> Charlie
Any reputable test house should be able to provide a list of
appropriate tests as long as you can tell them the market for your
product. IF you have any doubts about what they tell you, check out
what a second test house recommends. If there is any chance that yuour
market will be larger withina few years, let the test house know that
so you run the full gamut of tests now. It will be much cheaper than
having to repeat all of the tests in a couple of years for a new
market.
By the way, this advice holds equally well for products made and sold
within the USA .
H. R. (Bob) Hofmann
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| billb@abc.net 2007-01-18, 5:25 pm |
| Try contacting your local TUV Rheinland office, I am sure they will be able
to advise you and provide a quotation if required for the work.
BillB
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