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The ARRL site, http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/HTML/plc/#Field , provides
links to the following information: "PLC is a "carrier-current" system, designed to intentionally conduct signals using electrical wiring. Although a carrier-current device is an unintentional emitter, because the power lines have such a significant potential to radiate and because a practical carrier-current device generally needs more signal than the permitted conducted emissions levels for unintentional emitters, carrier-current devices are not required to meet those conducted-emissions limits, but are required to meet the general radiated emissions limits in Sec. 15.209. § 15.209 states that the radiated emission limits of intentional radiators generally can't exceed the field strength levels specified in the following table: Frequency (MHz) Field Strength (microvolts/meter @meters) 0.009-0.490 2400/F(kHz) 300 0.490-1.705 24000/F(kHz) 30 1.705-30.0 30 30 30-88 100 3 88-216 150 3 216-960 200 3 Above 960 500 3 Carrier-current devices are "Verified" as described in the Part-15 rules. This means that the manufacturer is required to test them to ensure that they comply with the FCC regulations. Under the present rules, they must be tested at 3 typical locations. " Note that the HF Spectrum allows a S8 to S9 signal level, 30 uV/m at 30 meters distance. |
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