47 C.F.R. § 18.305

Current through September 30, 2024

Section 18.305 - Field strength limits

(a) ISM equipment operating on a frequency specified in § 18.301 is permitted unlimited radiated energy in the band specified for that frequency.

(b) The field strength levels of emissions which lie outside the bands specified in § 18.301 , unless otherwise indicated, shall not exceed the following:

Equipment	Operating frequency	RF Power generated by equipment (watts)	Field strength limit (uV/m)	Distance (meters)
Any type unless otherwise specified (miscellaneous)	Any ISM frequency	Below 500 500 or more	25 25 * SQRT(power/500)	300 1300
	Any non-ISM frequency	Below 500 500 or more	15 15 * SQRT(power/500)	300 1300
Industrial heaters and RF stabilized arc welders	On or below 5,725 MHz Above 5,725 MHz	Any Any	10 (2)	1,600 (2)
Medical diathermy	Any ISM frequency Any non-ISM frequency	Any Any	25 15	300 300
Ultrasonic	Below 490 kHz	Below 500 500 or more	2,400/F(kHz) 2,400/F(kHz) * SQRT(power/500)	300 3300
	490 to 1,600 kHz Above 1,600 kHz	Any Any	24,000/F(kHz) 15	30 30
Induction cooking ranges	Below 90 kHz On or above 90 kHz	Any Any	1,500 300	430 430

¹ Field strength may not exceed 10 [MICRO]V/m at 1600 meters. Consumer equipment operating below 1000 MHz is not permitted the increase in field strength otherwise permitted here for power over 500 watts.

² Reduced to the greatest extent possible.

³ Field strength may not exceed 10 [MICRO]V/m at 1600 meters. Consumer equipment is not permitted the increase in field strength otherwise permitted here for over 500 watts.

⁴ Induction cooking ranges manufactured prior to February 1, 1980, shall be subject to the field strength limits for miscellaneous ISM equipment.

(c) The field strength limits for RF lighting devices shall be the following:

Frequency (MHz)	Field strength limit at 30 meters ([MICRO]V/m)
Non-consumer equipment:
30-88	30
88-216	50
216-1000	70
Consumer equipment:
30-88	10
88-216	15
216-1000	20

47 C.F.R. §18.305

50 FR 36070, Sept. 5, 1985, as amended at 51 FR 17970, May 16, 1986; 52 FR 43197, Nov. 10, 1987

1. The tighter limit shall apply at the boundary between two frequency ranges.

2. Testing for compliance with these limits may be made at closer distances, provided a sufficient number of measurements are taken to plot the radiation pattern, to determine the major lobes of radiation, and to determine the expected field strength level at 30, 300, or 1600 meters. Alternatively, if measurements are made at only one closer fixed distance, then the permissible field strength limits shall be adjusted using 1/d as an attenuation factor.