MIL-STD-461

MIL-STD-461[1] is a United States Military Standard that describes how to test equipment for electromagnetic compatibility.

Various revisions of MIL-STD-461 have been released. Many military contracts require compliance to MIL-STD-461E. The latest revision (as of 2013) is known as "MIL-STD-461F".[2]

While MIL-STD-461 compliance is technically not required outside the US military, many civilian organizations also use this document.[3] People at electromagnetic compatibility test labs typically set up their anechoic chamber to comply with MIL-STD-461, in order to support people who try to make the products they design comply to MIL-STD-461. These designers attempt to comply with this standard for two reasons:

In 1999, MIL-STD-462 was combined with MIL-STD-461D into MIL-STD-461E.[4]

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