Site validation theory 101: Techniques and methods

Compliance Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 42-53

  Foegelle, Michael D ^a  

^a ETS Lindgren   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; CALIBRATION; DIPOLE ANTENNAS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT TESTING; POLARIZATION; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; STANDARDS;

CALIBRATION TEST SITE; COMPLIANCE TEST SITE; EQUIPMENT UNDER TEST; FREE SPACE ANTENNA FACTOR; NORMALIZED SITE ATTENUATION; SITE VALIDATION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY;

EID: 0034226072     PISSN: 08983577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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