Attachment 2 - 47 CFR 15.109 (up to date as of 7-13-2026).pdf
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This is a regulatory document from Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), specifically 47 CFR 15.109, which establishes radiated emission limits for unintentional radiators and radio frequency devices under the jurisdiction of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
The regulation specifies field strength limits measured in microvolts per meter for unintentional radiators across various frequency ranges. For Class B digital devices (general purpose unintentional radiators), limits are measured at 3 meters distance and range from 100 microvolts/meter at 30-88 MHz to 500 microvolts/meter above 960 MHz. For Class A digital devices, limits are measured at 10 meters distance and range from 90 microvolts/meter at 30-88 MHz to 300 microvolts/meter above 960 MHz. The regulation includes special provisions for CB receivers (40 microvolts/meter at 25-30 MHz), carrier current systems operating at 9 kHz to 30 MHz, and radar detectors at 11.7-12.2 GHz. The document permits alternative compliance demonstrations using CISPR 22 standards with specified measurement procedures and distance extrapolation factors. Testing requirements apply to receivers with external antenna terminals and permanently attached antennas to ensure compliance with these emission limits.
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Title 47 —Telecommunication Chapter I —Federal Communications Commission Subchapter A —General Part 15 —Radio Frequency Devices Subpart B —Unintentional Radiators
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302a, 303, 304, 307, 336, 544a, and 549.
Source: 54 FR 17714, Apr. 25, 1989, unless otherwise noted.
§ 15.109 Radiated emission limits.
Frequency of emission (MHz) Field strength (microvolts/meter)
30-88 100
88-216 150
216-960 200
Above 960 500
Frequency of emission (MHz) Field strength (microvolts/meter)
30-88 90
88-216 150
216-960 210
Above 960 300
This content is from the eCFR and is authoritative but unofficial.
(a) Except for Class A digital devices, the field strength of radiated emissions from unintentional radiators at a distance of 3 meters shall not exceed the following values:
(b) The field strength of radiated emissions from a Class A digital device, as determined at a distance of 10 meters, shall not exceed the following:
(c) In the emission tables above, the tighter limit applies at the band edges. Sections 15.33 and 15.35 which specify the frequency range over which radiated emissions are to be measured and the detector functions and other measurement standards apply.
(d) For CB receivers, the field strength of radiated emissions within the frequency range of 25-30 MHz shall not exceed 40 microvolts/meter at a distance of 3 meters. The field strength of radiated emissions above 30 MHz from such devices shall comply with the limits in paragraph (a) of this section.
47 CFR 15.109 (up to date as of 7/13/2026) Radiated emission limits. 47 CFR 15.109 (July 13, 2026)
47 CFR 15.109(d) (enhanced display) page 1 of 2 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/47/154 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/47/302a https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/47/303 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/47/304 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/47/307 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/47/336 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/47/544a https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/47/549 https://www.federalregister.gov/citation/54-FR-17714
[54 FR 17714, Apr. 25, 1989, as amended at 56 FR 373, Jan. 4, 1991; 58 FR 51249, Oct. 1, 1993; 66 FR 19098, Apr. 13, 2001; 67 FR 48993, July 29, 2002; 69 FR 2849, Jan. 21, 2004; 80 FR 33447, June 12, 2015]
(e) Carrier current systems used as unintentional radiators or other unintentional radiators that are designed to conduct their radio frequency emissions via connecting wires or cables and that operate in the frequency range of 9 kHz to 30 MHz, including devices that deliver the radio frequency energy to transducers, such as ultrasonic devices not covered under part 18 of this chapter, shall comply with the radiated emission limits for intentional radiators provided in § 15.209 for the frequency range of 9 kHz to 30 MHz. As an alternative, carrier current systems used as unintentional radiators and operating in the frequency range of 525 kHz to 1705 kHz may comply with the radiated emission limits provided in § 15.221(a). At frequencies above 30 MHz, the limits in paragraph (a), (b), or (g) of this section, as appropriate, apply.
(f) For a receiver which employs terminals for the connection of an external receiving antenna, the receiver shall be tested to demonstrate compliance with the provisions of this section with an antenna connected to the antenna terminals unless the antenna conducted power is measured as specified in § 15.111(a). If a permanently attached receiving antenna is used, the receiver shall be tested to demonstrate compliance with the provisions of this section.
(g) As an alternative to the radiated emission limits shown in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, digital devices may be shown to comply with the standards contained in Third Edition of the International Special Committee on Radio Interference (CISPR), Pub. 22, “Information Technology Equipment—Radio Disturbance Characteristics—Limits and Methods of Measurement” (incorporated by reference, see § 15.38). In addition:
(1) The test procedure and other requirements specified in this part shall continue to apply to digital devices.
(2) If, in accordance with § 15.33 of this part, measurements must be performed above 1000 MHz, compliance above 1000 MHz shall be demonstrated with the emission limit in paragraph (a) or (b) of this section, as appropriate. Measurements above 1000 MHz may be performed at the distance specified in the CISPR 22 publications for measurements below 1000 MHz provided the limits in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section are extrapolated to the new measurement distance using an inverse linear distance extrapolation factor (20 dB/decade), e.g., the radiated limit above 1000 MHz for a Class B digital device is 150 uV/m, as measured at a distance of 10 meters.
(3) The measurement distances shown in CISPR Pub. 22, including measurements made in accordance with this paragraph above 1000 MHz, are considered, for the purpose of § 15.31(f)(4) of this part, to be the measurement distances specified in this part.
(h) Radar detectors shall comply with the emission limits in paragraph (a) of this section over the frequency range of 11.7-12.2 GHz.
47 CFR 15.109 (up to date as of 7/13/2026) Radiated emission limits. 47 CFR 15.109(e)
47 CFR 15.109(h) (enhanced display) page 2 of 2 https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-07-13/title-47/part-18/ https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-07-13/title-47/section-15.209/ https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-07-13/title-47/section-15.221/?#p-15.221(a) https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-07-13/title-47/section-15.221/?#p-15.221(a) https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-07-13/title-47/section-15.111/?#p-15.111(a) https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-07-13/title-47/section-15.38/ https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-07-13/title-47/section-15.38/ https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-07-13/title-47/part-15/section-15.33/ https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-07-13/title-47/part-15/section-15.31/?#p-15.31(f)(4) https://www.federalregister.gov/citation/54-FR-17714 https://www.federalregister.gov/citation/56-FR-373 https://www.federalregister.gov/citation/58-FR-51249 https://www.federalregister.gov/citation/66-FR-19098 https://www.federalregister.gov/citation/67-FR-48993 https://www.federalregister.gov/citation/67-FR-48993 https://www.federalregister.gov/citation/69-FR-2849 https://www.federalregister.gov/citation/80-FR-33447
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