21-2

21.3

General Requirements
This section does not measure or control spurious signals conducted out of the antenna
terminals of receivers or transmitters. That control should be specified' in the equipment
performance standard for that receiver or transmitter. . Radio transmitters or
receiver/transmitters must meet specified emissions requirements (including the selected
frequency 50% of the band of frequencies between adjacent channels) while rn a nontransmitting or receive-mode.
Npte: Do not measure r,adiation emanating from antennas or, in the case of transmitters, any
radiation on the selected frequency 50% of the band of frequencies between adjacent
channels while the transmitter is keyed and supplying RF to the load.
The equipment under test shall be set up on a ground plane and operated in accordance with
the criteria in Subsection 20.3 subparagraph a arid subparagraph b, parts 1, 2 and 5 with the
following limita~ions and additions:
a.

For radiated emission measurements as in Subsection 21.5, antenna spacing to the ground
Plane edge and the EUT spacing from the ground plane edge shall be maintained as
shown in figure i 1-11.

b.

Interference shall be me,asured using the peak detector function of the interference
measuring equipment. Interference measuring instruments-with selectable IF bandwidths
(BW) may be used, and the selected BW must be the values given in Table 1.
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c. Line Impedance Stabilization Networks (LISNs) shall be used as shown in Figure 21-6.
Figure ~0-1 provides technical data for a LISN.
d.

e.
f.

Power return, wires tied iocally to the ground plane as noted in Section 20.3.a (6) are not
tested.
The time consta'nt of the peak detector must be lower or equal to 1/BW. Where
applicable, video bandwidths shall be selected to be greater than or equal t<> the resolution
bandwidth.
Longer dwell, sweep .and measurement times than those shown in Table 1 may be
nece~sary to detect time-varying emissions. Dwell times in Table 1 are associated with a
potential rate of variation of approximately 60 Hz.

g. For emission measurements, the ,entire frequency range for each applicable test shall be
scanned. Minimum measurement time for analog measurement receivers during emission
testing shall be as. specified in Table L Synthesized measurement r.eceiv'ers shall step in
one-half bandwidth increments or less, and the measurement dwell time shall be as
specified in Table 1. Larger receiver bandwidths may be used; however, they ma~ result
in higher measured emission levels.
NO BANDWIDTH CORRECTION FACTORS SHALL BE APPLIED TO TEST
DATA DUE TO THE USE OF LARGER BANDWIDTHS.
2010 RTCA, Inc.

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