The status of NAMAS accreditation for electrical calibration laboratories

RF measurement accreditation is essential for providing acceptable traceability to UK industry, and it is therefore very important that the country has sufficient accredited laboratories to provide this facility. With the limited number of NAMAS laboratories accredited for RF measurements, it would be in the interests of companies within the UK to further this network to ensure that full calibrations are undertaken for RF instrumentation. The objective of the author is to promote greater interest in the subject of RF measurement accreditation and to explore techniques by which accreditation can be achieved in the most expedient and cost-effective manner.<>