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MIL-STD-188-125

MIL-STD-188-125 outlines the RF hardening requirements for US military HEMP facilities.  Three types of testing are required to satisfy this standard:

Appendix A:  Shielding Effectiveness Testing

 Antennas are placed both inside and outside of the test area in order to measure RF leakage through  the electromagnetic barrier.  Frequencies are swept from 10kHz - 1 Ghz.  The shielding effectiveness  of the shield is defined as:



 (Where Vcalibration represents the received antenna signal in open space and Vmeasured is the signal measured through the EM  barrier.)

 Shielding effectiveness testing often identifies penetrations or defects in the shield which would have  never been observed visually.  Measurements are repeated every 8 to 10 feet along the  electromagnetic barrier.

Appendix B: Pulsed Current Injection

 All Power, Signal, Data and Antenna Lines coming into or leaving a shielded enclosure must be  protected.  DEtech uses state of the art, compact pulsed current injection systems to ensure that  these protective devices will operate correctly and to specification.  These highly specialized current  sources replicate actual threat characteristics.

Appendix C: Continuous Wave Immersion (CWI) Illumination

 CWI testing is performed by illuminating the exterior surface of the electromagnetic barrier with  radiated CW fields and surveying the interior to identify defects and leakage.


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