Not obvious to me that the original question was asking for a recommendation; only a definition.
That being said, the below seems to be somewhat at odds with MIL-STD-461 paddle position requirements. Table VIII in that standard requires the following number of paddle positions as a function of frequency: 200 300 MHz: 50 positions (7.2 degrees per step) 300 400 MHz: 20 positions (18 degrees per step) 400 600 MHz: 16 positions (22.5 degrees per step) 600+ MHz: 12 positions (30 degrees per step) Perhaps I am misinterpreting the previous post (below). Ken Javor Phone: (256) 650-5261 From: Bill Owsley <wdows...@yahoo.com> Reply-To: Bill Owsley <wdows...@yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:22:49 -0700 (PDT) To: Ken Javor <ken.ja...@emccompliance.com>, "EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG" <EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG> Subject: Re: Mode-stirred, Mode-tuned, Reverb - what's the difference? The debate amongst the proponents that I heard concerned the concept or idea of matching, or not , test program cycle time with paddle cycle time. The tuned folks argued that the paddle should stop at each step for a program cycle time, then there was the debate over how big is each step. At high freq's the step are necessarily small to account for the wavelength leveraged over the distance from the paddle to the EUT and what sort of variation might be expected. And the statistical study of a chamber showing variation on paddle angle per frequency. Verses the other guys that argued since the paddle rate was some speed, pick one. And the exercise program was one rate. There is just the choice of picking a rotation rate, assuming that is a controllable variable, that was some divisor or multiplier like 'pi' since it never repeats. Just stop and back up to remember what the concept of a reverb chamber was all about. If each freq or paddle positionwas to be investigated alone, why change from the previous? The intent was to increase speed and retain some degree of accuracy. > > > > > > From: Ken Javor <ken.ja...@emccompliance.com> > To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG > Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 12:34 PM > Subject: Re: Mode-stirred, Mode-tuned, Reverb - what's the difference? > > > > Re: Mode-stirred, Mode-tuned, Reverb - what's the difference? > One can mode-stir or mode-tune a reverb chamber. Mode-stirring is continuous > the paddle never ceases movement and mode tuning utilizes a stepping > movement, holding each mode for a specific time period to allow assessment of > susceptibility. > > Can¹t speak for others, but MIL-STD-461 only allows mode-tuning. > > Ken Javor > Phone: (256) 650-5261 > > > > From: Pat Lawler <pat.law...@verizon.net> > Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2013 07:38:25 -0700 > To: <EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG> > Subject: Mode-stirred, Mode-tuned, Reverb - what's the difference? > > All, > > Over the years, I've come across pictures of test chambers with descriptions > such as mode-stirred, mode-turned, and reverberation. They seem to look > similar, with metal walls and rotating metal paddles. > > Do these names reference the same basic design, or are they different animals? > Which ones are used for which type of RF immunity test? > > Thanks, > Pat Lawler > Teset engineer > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc > discussion list. 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