In terms of section 22(2) (b) of the Accreditation for Conformity Assessment, Calibration and Good Laboratory
Practice Act, 2006 (Act 19 of 2006), read with sections 23(1), (2) and (3) of the said Act, I hereby certify that:-
Co. reg no: 1992/028397/23
Facility Accreditation Number:
is a South African National Accreditation System accredited Calibration laboratory provided that all SANAS conditions and requirements are complied with
This certificate is valid as per the scope as stated in the accompanying schedule of accreditation,
Annexure “A”, bearing the above accreditation number for
The facility is accredited in accordance with the recognised International Standard
ISO/IEC 17025:2005
The accreditation demonstrates technical competency for a defined scope and the operation of a laboratory quality management system
While this certificate remains valid, the Accredited Facility named above is authorised to
use the relevant SANAS accreditation symbol to issue facility reports and/or certificates
_______________________________________________________________________
Mr R Josias
Acting Chief Executive Officer
Effective Date: 22 September 2009
Certificate Expires: 31 March 2012
ANNEXURE A
S C H E D U L E O F A C C R E D I T A T I O N
RADIO FREQUENCY METROLOGY
Laboratory Accreditation Number: 739
Permanent Address of Laboratory:
Intercal
907 Richards Drive
Midrand
Postal Address:
P O Box 10907
Vorna Valley
1686
Tel : (011) 315-4321
Fax
: (011) 312-1322
: intercal@intercal.co.za
Technical Signatories
Nominated Representative
Issue No.
Date of issue
Expiry date
: Mr WW Muller
: Ms M Cronje
: 06
: 22 September 2009
: 31 March 2012
ITEM FUNCTION NOMINAL RANGE
NOMINAL
FREQUENCY
CALIBRATION AND MEASUREMENT
CAPABILITY EXPRESSED AS AN
UNCERTAINTY (
±
)
1
2
3
Power 50
Ω
Calibration Factor
Voltage reflection coefficient 50
Ω
0 dBm (1 mW)
-50 to + 13 dBm
(1
µ
W to 20 mW)
-50 dBm to -110 dBm
(1
µ
W to 10 fW)
1 to 150 %
Ratio
0,0 to 0,5
0,5 to 1,0
50 MHz
10 MHz to 2 GHz
2 GHz to 10 GHz
10 GHz to 18 GHz
10 MHz to 2 GHz
2 GHz to 10 GHz
10 GHz to 18 GHz
10 MHz to 2 GHz
2 GHz to 10 GHz
10 GHz to 18 GHz
10 MHz to 18 GHz
10 MHz to 18 GHz
0,1 dB
0,4 dB
0,5 dB
0,6 dB
0,4 dB + 0,008 dB / dBm
0,5 dB + 0,010 dB / dBm
0,6 dB + 0,020 dB / dBm
6 %
8 %
11 %
0,05
0,10
Original date of accreditation: March 2007 Page 1 of 2
The CMC, expressed as an expanded uncertainty of measurement, is stated as the standard uncertainty of measurement multiplied by a coverage factor k = 2, corresponding to a confidence level of approximately 95%
Field Manager
ANNEXURE A
Laboratory Accreditation Number: 739
Date of Issue: 22 September 2009
Expiry Date: 31 March 2012
ITEM FUNCTION NOMINAL RANGE
NOMINAL
FREQUENCY
CALIBRATION AND MEASUREMENT
CAPABILITY EXPRESSED AS AN
UNCERTAINTY (
±
)
4
5
6
Attenuation 50
Ω
Amplitude modulation 50
Ω
Frequency modulation 50
Ω
0 to 30 dB
30 to 60 dB
60 to 70 dB
0 to 40 dB
40 to 110 dB
Modulation depth
5 to 99 %
Modulation depth
100 Hz to 100 kHz
Carrier
100 kHz to 1 GHz
Carrier
100 kHz to 1 GHz
DC
DC
DC
10 MHz to 12 GHz
12 GHz to 18 GHz
10 MHz to 12 GHz
12 GHz to 18 GHz
Modulation
100 Hz to 10 kHz
Modulation
100 Hz to 10 kHz
0,002 dB
0,06 dB
0,20 dB
0,4 + 0,01 dB / dB
0,4 + 0,02 dB / dB
0,6 + 0,01 dB / dB
0,6 + 0,02 dB / dB
2
•
10
-2 •
M + 1 Hz
3
•
10
-2 •∆ f + 1 Hz
7 On-site Calibration for item 1 to 6 above
Original date of accreditation: March 2007 Page 2 of 2
The CMC, expressed as an expanded uncertainty of measurement, is stated as the standard uncertainty of measurement multiplied by a coverage factor k = 2, corresponding to a confidence level of approximately 95%
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ACCREDITATION SYSTEM
Field Manager