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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

Pt. 29, App. E 

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29—HIRF E

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HIRF 

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This appendix specifies the HIRF environ-

ments and equipment HIRF test levels for 
electrical and electronic systems under 
§ 29.1317. The field strength values for the 
HIRF environments and laboratory equip-
ment HIRF test levels are expressed in root- 
mean-square units measured during the peak 
of the modulation cycle. 

(a) HIRF environment I is specified in the 

following table: 

T

ABLE

I.—HIRF E

NVIRONMENT

Frequency 

Field strength 

(volts/meter) 

Peak Average 

10 kHz–2 MHz ...................................

50 

50 

2 MHz–30 MHz .................................

100 

100 

30 MHz–100 MHz .............................

50 

50 

100 MHz–400 MHz ...........................

100 

100 

400 MHz–700 MHz ...........................

700 

50 

700 MHz–1 GHz ................................

700 

100 

1 GHz–2 GHz ....................................

2,000 

200 

2 GHz–6 GHz ....................................

3,000 

200 

6 GHz–8 GHz ....................................

1,000 

200 

8 GHz–12 GHz ..................................

3,000 

300 

12 GHz–18 GHz ................................

2,000 

200 

18 GHz–40 GHz ................................

600 

200 

In this table, the higher field strength applies at the fre-

quency band edges. 

(b) HIRF environment II is specified in the 

following table: 

T

ABLE

II.—HIRF E

NVIRONMENT

II 

Frequency 

Field strength 

(volts/meter) 

Peak Average 

10 kHz–500 kHz ................................

20 

20 

500 kHz–2 MHz .................................

30 

30 

2 MHz–30 MHz .................................

100 

100 

30 MHz–100 MHz .............................

10 

10 

100 MHz–200 MHz ...........................

30 

10 

200 MHz–400 MHz ...........................

10 

10 

400 MHz–1 GHz ................................

700 

40 

1 GHz–2 GHz ....................................

1,300 

160 

2 GHz–4 GHz ....................................

3,000 

120 

4 GHz–6 GHz ....................................

3,000 

160 

6 GHz–8 GHz ....................................

400 

170 

8 GHz–12 GHz ..................................

1,230 

230 

12 GHz–18 GHz ................................

730 

190 

18 GHz–40 GHz ................................

600 

150 

In this table, the higher field strength applies at the fre-

quency band edges. 

(c) HIRF environment III is specified in the 

following table: 

T

ABLE

III.—HIRF E

NVIRONMENT

III 

Frequency 

Field strength 

(volts/meter) 

Peak Average 

10 kHz–100 kHz ................................

150 

150 

100 kHz–400 MHz .............................

200 

200 

400 MHz–700 MHz ...........................

730 

200 

700 MHz–1 GHz ................................

1,400 

240 

1 GHz–2 GHz ....................................

5,000 

250 

2 GHz–4 GHz ....................................

6,000 

490 

4 GHz–6 GHz ....................................

7,200 

400 

6 GHz–8 GHz ....................................

1,100 

170 

8 GHz–12 GHz ..................................

5,000 

330 

12 GHz–18 GHz ................................

2,000 

330 

18 GHz–40 GHz ................................

1,000 

420 

In this table, the higher field strength applies at the fre-

quency band edges. 

(d) 

Equipment HIRF Test Level 1. 

(1) From 10 

kilohertz (kHz) to 400 megahertz (MHz), use 
conducted susceptibility tests with contin-
uous wave (CW) and 1 kHz square wave mod-
ulation with 90 percent depth or greater. The 
conducted susceptibility current must start 
at a minimum of 0.6 milliamperes (mA) at 10 
kHz, increasing 20 decibel (dB) per frequency 
decade to a minimum of 30 mA at 500 kHz. 

(2) From 500 kHz to 40 MHz, the conducted 

susceptibility current must be at least 30 
mA. 

(3) From 40 MHz to 400 MHz, use conducted 

susceptibility tests, starting at a minimum 
of 30 mA at 40 MHz, decreasing 20 dB per fre-
quency decade to a minimum of 3 mA at 400 
MHz. 

(4) From 100 MHz to 400 MHz, use radiated 

susceptibility tests at a minimum of 20 volts 
per meter (V/m) peak with CW and 1 kHz 
square wave modulation with 90 percent 
depth or greater. 

(5) From 400 MHz to 8 gigahertz (GHz), use 

radiated susceptibility tests at a minimum 
of 150 V/m peak with pulse modulation of 4 
percent duty cycle with a 1 kHz pulse repeti-
tion frequency. This signal must be switched 
on and off at a rate of 1 Hz with a duty cycle 
of 50 percent. 

(e) 

Equipment HIRF Test Level 2. 

Equipment 

HIRF test level 2 is HIRF environment II in 
table II of this appendix reduced by accept-
able aircraft transfer function and attenu-
ation curves. Testing must cover the fre-
quency band of 10 kHz to 8 GHz. 

(f) 

Equipment HIRF Test Level 3. 

(1) From 10 

kHz to 400 MHz, use conducted susceptibility 
tests, starting at a minimum of 0.15 mA at 10 
kHz, increasing 20 dB per frequency decade 
to a minimum of 7.5 mA at 500 kHz. 

(2) From 500 kHz to 40 MHz, use conducted 

susceptibility tests at a minimum of 7.5 mA. 

(3) From 40 MHz to 400 MHz, use conducted 

susceptibility tests, starting at a minimum 
of 7.5 mA at 40 MHz, decreasing 20 dB per fre-
quency decade to a minimum of 0.75 mA at 
400 MHz. 

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