Monthly Archives: June 2016

Some of my most popular articles

Hi All,

I thought you all might be interested in some of my most popular articles written for Interference Technology. Here are the top five:

The HF current probe: theory and application – http://www.interferencetechnology.com/the-hf-current-probe-theory-and-application/

Inexpensive radiated immunity pre-compliance testing – http://www.interferencetechnology.com/inexpensive-radiated-immunity-pre-compliance-testing/

Spread spectrum clock generation – theory and debate – http://www.interferencetechnology.com/spread-spectrum-clock-generation-theory-and-debate/

Troubleshooting radiated emissions using low-cost bench-top methods – http://www.interferencetechnology.com/troubleshooting-radiated-emissions-using-low-cost-bench-top-methods/

Harmonic comb generators are useful tools – http://www.interferencetechnology.com/harmonic-comb-generators-are-useful-tools/

Hope you enjoy them!

Update on my activities

Hi All,

Sorry there’s been such a lapse since the last time I posted. Having accepted the position of senior technical editor for Interference Technology (IT) last December has kept me drinking from a firehose, as they say. Since the first of the year, IT has published my Real Time Spectrum Analyzer Guide, a free download on the web site: http://www.interferencetechnology.com. We also released the first of two print reference issues this year, the 2016 Directory and Design Guide.

IT has a long history in publishing the very best technical articles and reference material in the field of electromagnetic compatibility. It was first published starting in 1971 and I actually started subscribing to it in the mid-1970s – well before I knew I would end up in a career as an EMC engineer and consultant. Now I find myself as editor of that same publication – a humbling responsibility. Please register at the web site to start receiving our newsletters and notification of future guides on various fields of EMC. We’ll be releasing guides to Military EMC, EMC Shielding, EMC Filters, and Automotive EMC throughout the rest of this year.

In other news, I’ve had to halt my blogging for EDN.com, as the columnist for “The EMC Blog”, since taking the reins of IT. Fortunately, my good friend and colleague, Arturo Mediano, a professor and consultant from Spain, has agreed to start up the blog again in my place. He’s a brilliant EMC engineer and instructor and will bring a whole new take on practical EMC design and troubleshooting. Check it out at http://www.edn.com, then click on Communities > Blogs, then scroll down until you find “The EMC Blog”.

I’m scheduled to help teach a one week course during the next “EMC Week in Boulder City”. My topic will be EMI Troubleshooting and Pre-Compliance Testing. Check out the details and register here: http://www.dsmith.org.

I’ll also be scheduling my regular two-day intensive EMC design, theory, troubleshooting, and pre-compliance testing seminar in Longmont, Colorado this fall. Stay tuned for dates and pricing.

Finally, for all of you who live outside the U.S., or who are unable to travel to one of my EMC seminars, this is for you! I just completed the development of an intensive ON-LINE six-lesson course, EMI Troubleshooting and Pre-Compliance Testing”, which will be hosted by my friend Andy Eadie. The lessons are streamed as a video and may be viewed unlimited times. The cost is just $995 and full details and registration can be found at http://www.emcfastpass.com.

That’s all for now, stay tuned for more!