What are Bands A,B,C,D,E for EMI receivers

The bands for EMI receivers are specified in CISPR 16-1-1 (also published as european standard EN 55016-1-1) and represent frequency ranges for which a specific receiver bandwidth is defined:

BandFrequency rangeCISPR reference bandwidth
A9 kHz – 150 kHz200 Hz
B150 kHz – 30 MHz9 kHz
C30 MHz – 300 MHz120 kHz
D300 MHz – 1 GHz120 kHz
E1 GHz – 18 GHz1 MHz (impulse)

Source: incompliancemag.com, Agilent Application Note


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