Recently, the US FCC official website issued an announcement that the KDB 447498 D01 v07 regulation requires that the transition period be extended by 3 months to June 30, 2022. After the transition period (from July 1, 2022), the new version of the program (the upcoming v07 version) will be mandatory.

Analysis of new KDB447498 regulations and standards for FCC certification

◆ Legacy Standard KDB 447498 D01 (Expires June 30, 2022):

For portable devices with power below 10 dBm, compliance can be demonstrated by exempting SAR testing.

◆ The new version of the standard KDB 447498 D04 (implemented on July 1, 2022):

For portable devices, the revised power conditions are more stringent, 2.4 GHz products with power greater than 3 mW (4.77 dBm), and Wi-Fi 5G products with power greater than 1 mW (0 dBm), SAR measurements must be performed to demonstrate compliance.

FCC certification new KDB447498 regulation questions and answers

01 The product has obtained the FCC ID certificate before the new standard, does it need to be updated?

No renewal is required and the certificate is valid.

02 The product is applying for FCC ID, how should I choose?

If you are in a hurry to ship, it is recommended to choose the old standard, but you must obtain the FCC ID certificate before March 31.

03 What impact will the new standard have on customers?

If the transmit power of the product exceeds the lower limit specified in the new standard, SAR measurement must be carried out, and the test cost and certification period will increase accordingly.

FCC certification application precautions

? During the transition period, the annex "447498 D04 Interim General Radio Frequency Exposure Guidelines v01" is available for device authorization and must be used in its entirety with any other relevant revised KDB RF exposure procedures and policies, including FCC-TCB meeting presentations.

? For relevant authorization applications submitted on or before June 30, 2022, the previous version "447498 D01 General Radio Frequency Exposure Guidelines v06" may also be used during the transition period. However, "447498 D01 General RF Exposure Guidelines v06" must be used in its entirety (ie, old and new versions must not be mixed when submitting a certification application).

? After June 30, 2022, all applications can only use the new procedure, namely "KDB 447498 D01 General RF Exposure Guidance v07"; the new version is based on and replaces "KDB 447498 General RF Exposure Guidance v06".

? If the accreditation application includes a pre-approved guideline item (KDB 388624) submitted before July 1, 2022, the TCB may, as an exception, after the PAG approval, can still use "447498 D01" after the June 30, 2022 deadline General RF Exposure Guidelines v06" to apply.

? During the transition period, both versions v06 and v07 can be used. ZRLK recommends customers to use the new version v07 for product certification.

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