2026-05-28
Frank Tofharn, en av EMFUs styrelsemedlemmar har avlidit för en tid sedan. Frank var EMFUs expert på radioftrågor och representerade EMFU i olika radio-/kommunikations-relaterade institutioner. Frank ersätts av Reinhold Krüger inför beslut på nästa årsstämma. Här är Reinholds rapport från ISAD (https://isadev.org/en-gb/) där EMFU är medlem.
ISAD Workshop on 21.05.2026 at Gutermann in Ravensburg
Report by Reinhold Krüger, DMFV Radio and Technology Department
Participants:
8 on-site participants
25 online participants
At the beginning, a minute of silence was held for Frank Tofahrn.
As the day progressed, I was able to establish closer relationships with one of the participants, Bernd Steiner from Phoenix Testlab. Mr. Steiner not only carries out the tests according to EN 300 328 in his company, but also works at ETSI in the standardization committee for this standard.
Summary of the most important topics:
CRA - Cyber Resilience Act:
The main subject of the presentations and discussions was once again the CRA (Cyber Resilience Act), which was enacted by the EU on 10.12.2026 and is to come into force by September 2026. As an EU decree, it will then no longer have to be transposed into national law. All types of electronic devices that have the ability to communicate on the Internet are affected. This also includes our remote control systems. With the entry into force of the CRA, no more devices may be placed on the market that do not comply with the CRA. Inventories of manufacturers/dealers are also affected. (This regulation applies in principle to all EU decrees and standards). Proof of CRA conformity is provided by the CE mark.
The Declaration of Conformity (DoC) must also include the CRA declaration from the deadline. Existing devices owned by the users do not have to be checked.
EN 300 328 (test standard for remote controls in the 2.4 GHz band)
EN 300 328 is currently being revised in the ETSI committees (routinely every 5 years). Two changes are emerging:
- The limits for receiver blocking are to be tightened. This makes our receivers more robust against strong radio signals on frequencies far beyond the 2.4 GHz band. The previous limit values were considered too low in practice.
- Spurious Emissions - i.e. unwanted transmissions - from Transmitters are evaluated differently. So far, only unwanted emissions outside the 2.4 GHz band have been measured, but in the future measurements will also be taken within the band. This change reduces the possible interference emissions for other users of the band
The same conditions apply to this European Standard as described above when it enters into force.
Reinhild Krüger