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Table 4

MIL-STD-461A

MIL-STD-461B/C

MIL-STD-461D

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Shielding Effectiveness Test Guide

Just as interference testing requires RF enclosures, isolation systems in turn need their own testing. This document reviews some of the issues and considerations in testing RF enclosures.

MIL-STD-461E

Test

Description

Frequency

Test

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Description

Frequency

Test

Description

Frequency

Test

Description

Frequency

CE01

Power Leads

30 Hz-20 kHz

CE01

Power / Signal Leads

30 Hz-15 kHz

CE101

Power Leads

30 Hz-10 kHz

CE101

Power Leads

30 Hz-10 kHz

CE02

Control / Signal Leads

30 Hz-20 kHz

CE02

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CE03

Power Leads

20 kHz-50 MHz

CE03

Power/Signal Leads

15 kHz-50 MHz

CE102

Power Leads

10 kHz-10 MHz

CE102

Power Leads

10 kHz-10 MHz

CE04

Control / Signal Leads

20 kHz-50 MHz

CE04

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CE05

Inverse Filter Method

30 Hz-50 MHz

CE05

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CE06

Antenna Terminal

10 kHz-10 GHz

CE06

Antenna Terminal

10 kHz-26 GHz

CE106

Antenna Terminal

10 kHz-40GHz

CE106

Antenna Terminal

10 kHz-40GHz

CE07

N/A

 

CE07

Power Leads

Spikes / Time Domain

 

 

 

 

 

 

CS01

Power Leads

20 Hz-50 kHz

CS01

Power Leads

30 Hz-50 kHz

CS101

Power Leads

30 Hz-50 kHz

CS101

Power Leads

30 Hz-150 kHz

CS02

Power Leads

50 kHz-400 MHz

CS02

Power Leads

50 kHz-400 MHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

CS03

Intermodulation

15 kHz-10 GHz

CS03

Intermodulation

15 kHz-10 GHz

CS103

Antenna Port-Intermod

15 kHz-10 GHz

CS103

Antenna Port-Intermod

15 kHz-10 GHz

CS04

Undesired Signal Rejection

15 kHz-10 GHz

CS04

Undesired Sig. Rejection

30 kHz-20 GHz

CS104

Antenna Port-Rejection of Undesired Signals

30 Hz -20 GHz

CS104

Antenna Port-Rejection. of Undesired Signals

30 Hz -20 GHz

CS05

Cross Modulation

15 kHz – 10 GHz

CS05

Cross Modulation

30 kHz – 20 GHz

CS105

Antenna Port-Cross Modulation

30 Hz-20 GHz

CS105

Antenna Port-Cross Mod.

30 Hz-20 GHz

CS06

Spikes, Power Leads

 

CS06

Spikes, Power Leads

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CS07

Squelch Circuits

 

CS07

Squelch Circuits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CS08

Undesired Sig. Rejection

30 Hz-10 GHz

CS08

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CS09

N/A

 

CS09

Structure Common Mode Current

60 Hz-100 kHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

CS10

N/A

 

CS10

Damped Sinusoidal Transients (terminals)

10 kHz-100 MHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

RE01

Magnetic Field

30 Hz-50 kHz

RE01

Magnetic Field

30 Hz-50 kHz

RE101

Magnetic Field

30 Hz-100 kHz

RE101

Magnetic Field

30 Hz-100 kHz

RE02

Electric Field

14 kHz-10 GHz

RE02

Electric Field

14 kHz-10 GHz

RE102

Electric Field

10 kHz-18 GHz

RE102

Electric Field

10 kHz-18 GHz

RE03

Spurious & Harmonic

10 kHz-40 GHz

RE03

Spurious & Harmonic

10 kHz-40 GHz

RE103

Antenna Spurious & Harmonics

10 kHz-40 GHz

RE103

Antenna Spurious & Harmonics

10 kHz-40 GHz

RE04

Magnetic Field

20 Hz-15 kHz

RE04

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RE05

Vehicle & Eng. Equipment

150 kHz-1 GHz

RE05

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RE06

Overhead Powerlines

14 kHz-1 GHz

RE06

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS01

Magnetic Field

30 Hz-30 kHz

RS01

Magnetic Field, Equipment and Cables

30 Hz-50 kHz

RS101

Magnetic Field, Equipment and Cables

30 Hz-100 kHz

RS101

Magnetic Field, Equipment and Cables

30 Hz-100 kHz

RS02

Magnetic Induction

Powerline & Spike

RS02

Magnetic Induction, Equipment and Cables

Powerline & Spike

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS03

Electric Field

14 kHz-10 GHz

RS03

Electric Field, Equipment and Cables

14 kHz-40 GHz

RS103

Electric Field, Equipment and Cables

10 kHz-40 GHz

RS103

Electric Field, Equipment and Cables

2 MHz-40 GHz

RS04

Parallel Line Fields

14 kHz-30 MHz

RS04

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS05

N/A

 

RS05

Electromag Pulse Field

Transients

RS105

Transient Electromagnetic Field

Transients

RS105

Transient Electromanetic Field

Transients

 

 

 

 

 

 

CS109

Structure Current

60 Hz-100 kHz

CS109

Structure Current

60 Hz-100 kHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

CS114

Bulk Cable Injection

10 kHz-400 MHz

CS114

Bulk Cable Injection

10 kHz-200 MHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

CS115

Bulk Cable Injection

Impulse

CS115

Bulk Cable Injection

Impulse

 

 

 

 

 

 

CS116

Sine Transients – Cables, and Power Leads

10 kHz-100 MHz

CS116

Sine Transients – Cables, and Power Leads

10 kHz-100 MHz

Table 4: MIL-STD-461 requirement changes, versions A − E

 

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