ARRL continues to be represented on professional EMC committees. Messrs. Ed Hare and

Dennis Bodson continue to represent the interests of Amateur Radio on the ANSI ASC C63™

RFI committee. Mr. Hare is the ARRL C63™ representative; Dr. Bodson is the alternate.

Mr. Hare serves as the chairman of Subcommittee 5, Immunity. Mr. Hare also chairs the

C63 committee's ad-hoc working group on power-line communications devices. This

continues to be a hot topic of discussion at the C63 meetings.

The C63 committee is working on developing industry standards for immunity, emissions

and testing of electronic devices. ARRL serves as a resource to the committee to protect

the interests of Amateur Radio. Subcommittee 1 continues to work on a variety of EMC

projects, primarily related to test site standardization. Subcommittee 5 deals with

immunity and immunity measurement issues. Subcommittee 8 deals with various types

of medical equipment. The ARRL EMC-Committee representation on C63 watches

immunity and testing developments.

ARRL also continues its participation in the Society of Automotive Engineers EMC and

EMR Committees. Mr. Hare is the ARRL representative on those committees. Mr. Mark

Steffka also serves on the committees, representing his employment in the automotive

industry.