Lab Tests Reveal Truth!
The EMC legislation relies upon the quality of the tests
undertaken by laboratories and to this end, labs with the
authorisation to test to the harmonised standards are called
Notified Bodies. The personnel responsible are highly trained
and the results definitive. We have just published a set of
results for a Comtrend PLT adapter from one such Notified Body.
The result speaks for itself.
Ofcom Commissions Report
Due to criticism from many fronts including
the RSGB and from the Industry Association the EMCIA and Summit
Group, Ofcom have commissioned yet another report into PLT. .
Originally scheduled to be published at the end of
November 2009 it was to cover the existing PLT 'standard' of 2 - 28 MHz
but
was adjusted to include VHF in light of the new
gigabit PLT standard which will pollute up to 300 MHz. A freedom of
information request has determined it is scheduled for publication
in April.
Urgent - 300 MHz is live!
We recently purchased a Belkin "Gigabit Powerline HD Starter Kit"
model F5D4076uk.
The units were installed per the manual and the emissions inside the
house effectively wiped out most radio reception from:-
0.1 MHz to 370 MHz.
The units have been sent away for examination and testing to the current
harmonised standards for Conducted Emissions. A report will be
published in due course.