Standards & certification briefs
Independent briefs on RF, EMI/EMC, and electrical-safety standards and the certification frameworks that govern them. Tracked across FCC, ISED, CE/RED, UKCA, RCM/ERAC, IECEx, and country-specific schemes. Sourced and dated.
FCC OET (DA 26-505) seeks comment on revised post-market surveillance procedures; comments due 19 June 2026
DA 26-505 opens ET Docket No. 26-118 to comment on how TCBs should run post-market surveillance — sampling quotas, out-of-box and cross-lab testing, escalation, and the § 2.945 voucher program — implementing a directive from the Second EA Integrity R&O (FCC 26-28).
EU CRA Article 14: Vulnerability & Incident Reporting from 11 Sept 2026
From 11 September 2026, makers of products with digital elements must report actively exploited vulnerabilities and severe incidents to ENISA and national CSIRTs on a 24- and 72-hour clock.
From RED 2022/30 to the CRA: Where Radio-Equipment Cybersecurity Rules Hand Over
Radio equipment's cybersecurity duties sit under RED Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30 from 1 August 2025; the Cyber Resilience Act takes over for products placed on the market from 11 December 2027.
ISED Canada freezes new MSS licences in L and S bands pending consultation, comments close 29 June 2026
ISED's preliminary consultation SMSE-008-26 puts a hold on new commercial Mobile Satellite Service licences in the L and S bands while the framework is rewritten. Comments are due 29 June 2026.
CPSC opens a 60-day RFI on counterfeit certification markings, comments due 6 July 2026
CPSC Docket CPSC-2026-0100 seeks input on counterfeit safety-certification marks, the consumer-reliance gap they exploit, and the financial impact on accredited bodies and compliant manufacturers — under the existing 15 U.S.C. § 2068(a)(12) prohibition.
ISED Canada finalizes the 26 GHz and 38 GHz framework: Tier 5 flexible-use licences, TDD-only, auction October 2027
SPB-004-26 sets the policy and licensing framework for the Canadian mmWave bands. Existing fixed Tier 3 licensees have until 19 April 2027 to apply to transition; auction opens 19 October 2027.
FCC 26-28: fast-track PAG and new disclosure rules, effective 15 June 2026
FCC 26-28 creates a priority PAG lane for U.S. and MRA-country labs, requires test labs and TCBs to disclose employee locations, and delays the new prohibited-entity reporting pending OMB review.
FCC 26-26: EPFD limits replaced with degraded-throughput protection, effective 13 July 2026
FCC 26-26 eliminates EPFD limits in the Ku- and Ka-band downlinks NGSO FSS systems share with GSO networks, substituting a coordination-first framework backstopped by four performance criteria.
FCC 26-29: NPRM proposes to exclude Covered List entities from blanket § 214 authority, comments due 8 June 2026
FCC 26-29 opens WC Docket No. 26-82 to comment, proposing to amend 47 CFR § 63.01 to exclude Covered List entities from blanket domestic § 214 authorization, with companion questions on revocation, interconnection, and Part 15 unlicensed wireless restrictions.
EMC unit conversions: why impedance matters, and how to avoid the 20·log/10·log trap
Receivers read dBμV, limits are written in dBμV/m, power meters speak dBm, and schematics use millivolts. The conversions are not difficult, but they only work at a chosen impedance — and the dB convention changes depending on whether you are converting a voltage, a current, or a power.
IEC 60079-0 Edition 8 FDIS clears voting — what HazLoc manufacturers should do now
The Final Draft International Standard for the foundational hazardous-area equipment requirement closed voting on 27 March 2026. Publication is imminent. Here is what changes, what does not, and how to plan for the ExMC transition.