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Founders of the EMC Society: The 1960s

In a previous edition of this magazine, we covered the contributions of some of the original members who helped create the EMC Society. In this article, we would like to introduce you to a few more founders imp... Read More...
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The Early Pioneers of the EMC Society

In the mid-1950s, a group of professionals in the electrical engineering sector of radio frequency interference (RFI), began to formulate the idea of creating an organization devoted to their specialty. Thes... Read More...

A Historical Look Back: The 1977 CBEMA Paper on Electromagnetic Emanations: Part 2

The first part of this paper reviewed the first one-third of the report including the Title of the Paper, the Background to its development, the Members of the Subcommittee that developed the report, Definitions, Table of Contents, Scope and Section 4. This second part of the paper will look at Section 5 (Susceptibility of Communications Receivers to Commercial EDP/OE Emanations) of the Report.

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A Historical Look Back: The 1977 CBEMA Paper on Electromagnetic Emanations

In the middle of the 1970s, the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began to look seriously at electromagnetic emissions from electronic data processing (EDP) equipment and office equipment (OE). This growing awareness on the part of the United States telecommunications regulation body was a result of the increasing number of computers being used by society and the increased potential for growth by licensed broadcast services due to the proliferation of electronic-computer sources. The Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers Association (CBEMA) formed a technical subcommittee to assist in preparing an industry response to the concerns of the FCC. This paper reviews the report developed by that technical subcommittee, made public in May of 1977.