FCC Measurements
Federal Communications Commision
In order to export electronic products to the United States of America (USA) one has to comply with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations.
Kiwa Dare performs measurements in accordance to FCC Part 15 and FCC Part 18. Kiwa Dare Services is a Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) for EMC with regard to the Mutual Recognition Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America (MRA-USA).
General information about the practice and procedures can be found in FCC Part 2.
The FCC differentiates between:
More information about the type of authorization required by unintentional radiators is listed below.
Unintentional radiators shall be authorized prior to the initiation of marketing as follows:
Authorization Of Unintentional Radiators
| Type of device | Equipment authorization |
|---|---|
| TV broadcast receiver | SDoC or Certification |
| FM broadcast receiver | SDoC or Certification |
| CB Receiver | SDoC or Certification |
| Super regenerative receiver | SDoC or Certification |
| Scanning receiver | Certification |
| Radar detector | Certification |
| All other receivers subject of part 15 | SDoC or Certification |
| TV interface device | SDoC or Certification |
| Cable system terminal device | SDoC or Certification |
| Stand-alone cable input selector switch | SDoC or Certification |
| Class B personal computers and peripherals | SDoC or Certification |
| CPU boards and internal power supplies used with Class B personal computers | SDoC or Certification |
| Class B personal computers assembled using authorized CPU boards or power supplies | SDoC or Certification |
| Class B external switching power supplies | SDoC or Certification |
| Other class B digital devices and peripherals | SDoC or Certification |
| Class A digital devices, peripherals, and external switching power supplies | SDoC or Certification |
| Access Broadband over Power Line (Access BPL) | Certification |
| All other devices | SDoC or Certification |
More information about FCC can be found at the website of FCC.
Kiwa Dare is FCC listed as well as FCC accredited (Go to the FCC Search Page and type at "Test Firm Name": "DARE" and at "Test Firm Type" select "Accredited" then press "Start Search").
More information about FCC-legislation can be found at the internet site of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
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