• BS 4054-2:1980

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    Methods of measuring and expressing the performance of radio receivers for sound broadcasting Measurements related to the audio-frequency part of the receiver

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  15-11-1995

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-05-1980

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Cooperating organizations
    Chapter 1: General
    Section One - Introduction
    1. Object
    2. Scope
    Section Two - General notes on measurements
    3. Introduction
    4. Various requirements
    5. Environmental conditions
    6. Precautions during measurements
    Section Three - Audio-frequency input signal
    7. Introduction
    8. Input arrangements for receivers with audio-
        frequency input terminals
    9. Input arrangements for receivers without audio-
        frequency input terminals
    10. Indirect audio-frequency input signal
    11. Requirements for measurements using a frequency
        test record (if applicable)
    12. Combining networks
    13. Recommended audio frequencies for measurements
    14. Audio-frequency input level
    Chapter 2: Audio-frequency distortion and related
    properties
    Section Four - General notes on audio-frequency non-
    linearity distortion
    15. Introduction
    16. Acoustic measurements
    17. Measurements in case of more than one set of output
        terminals
    Section Five - Distortion in the presence of a single
    signal (harmonic distortion)
    18. Introduction
    19. Method of measurements
    20. Presentation of the results
    21. Distortion under dynamic conditions
    Section Six - Distortion in the presence of two
    simultaneous signals (intermodulation)
    22. Introduction
    23. Method of measurement A
    24. Method of measurement B
    25. Method of measurement C
    Section Seven - Distortion in the audio-frequency input
    circuit as a function of the applied input signal level
    26. Introduction
    27. Method of measurement
    28. Presentation of results
    Section Eight - Output power of the audio-frequency
    part of a receiver
    29. Maximum useful output power
    30. Highest useful output power
    31. Reference output power
    32. Method of measurement
    33. Presentation of the results
    Section Nine - Gain/audio-frequency input level
    characteristic
    34. Introduction
    35. Method of measurement
    36. Presentation of the results
    Chapter III: Audio-frequency sensitivity and related
    properties
    Section Ten - Sensitivity
    37. Audio-frequency sensitivity
    38. Method of measurement
    39. Sensitivity for maximum useful output power
    40. Method of measurement
    Section Eleven - Maximum permissible input level
    41. Introduction
    42. Method of measurement
    Section Twelve - Volume control characteristic
    43. Introduction
    44. Method of measurement
    45. Presentation of the results
    Section Thirteen - Residual audio-frequency gain
    46. Introduction
    47. Method of measurement
    Chapter IV: Audio-frequency response characteristics
    48. General notes on response/frequency characteristics
        and directional characteristics
    49. Square-wave evaluation method
    Section Fifteen - Acoustic response characteristics
    50. Acoustic response/frequency characteristics
    51. Method of measurement
    52. Presentation of the results
    53. Acoustic directional characteristics
    54. Method of measurement
    55. Presentation of the results
    Section Sixteen - Electrical response characteristics
    56. Electrical response/frequency characteristics
    57. Method of measurement
    58. Presentation of the results
    59. Electrical response/frequency characteristics of
        tone controls
    60. Method of measurement
    61. Presentation of the results
    62. Electrical response/frequency characteristics of
        loudness controls
    63. Method of measurement
    64. Presentation of the results
    Chapter V: Stereophonic characteristics
    Section Seventee - Introduction
    65. General notes on audio-frequency characteristics
        related to stereophonic reproduction
    Section Eighteen - Crosstalk attenuation between two
    channels
    66. Introduction
    67. Method of measurement
    68. Presentation of the results
    Section Nineteen - Equality and stereophonic
    identicality factor
    69. Introduction
    70. Method of measurement
    71. Presentation of the results
    Chapter VI: Miscellaneous subjects
    Section Twenty - Hum originating in the audio-frequency
    part of a receiver
    72. Introduction
    73. General notes on the measurements
    74. Method of measurement of direct audio-frequency hum
    75. Alternative method of measurement of total direct
        audio-frequency intermodulation hum
    76. Method of measurement of audio-frequency inter-
        modulation hum
    77. Presentation of the results
    Section Twenty-one - Susceptibility to external fields
    78. Introduction
    79. Method of measurement
    Section Twenty-two - Audio-frequency signal-to-noise
    ratio
    80. Introduction
    81. Method of measurement
    Section Twenty-three - Unwanted acoustic and/or
    electrical audio-frequency feed-back
    82. Introduction
    83. Method of measurement A
    84. Method of measurement B
    85. Presentation of the results

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    Specifies methods of measurement for assessing the properties (including stereophonic characteristics) of the audio-frequency part of various types of sound radio receiver.

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    Committee W/-
    Development Note Partially supersedes BS 4054(1966) (07/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 4054-3:1980 Methods of measuring and expressing the performance of radio receivers for sound broadcasting Radio-frequency measurements on receivers for amplitude-modulated emissions
    BS 6160-6:1989 Radio equipment used in mobile services Methods of measurement for selective-calling and data equipment
    BS 6160-5:1989 Radio equipment used in mobile services Methods of measurement for receivers employing single-sideband techniques (R3E, H3E or J3E)
    BS 6160-3:1990 Radio equipment used in mobile services Methods of measurement for receivers for A3E or F3E emissions
    BS 6160-3:1981 Methods of measurement for radio equipment used in the mobile services Receivers for A3 or F3 emissions
    BS 6160-5:1981 Methods of measurement for radio equipment used in the mobile services Receivers employing single-sideband techniques (A3A, A3H or A3J)
    BS 4054-5:1980 Methods of measuring and expressing the performance of radio receivers for sound broadcasting Measurement on frequency-modulated receivers of the response to impulsive interference
    BS 4054(1966) : 1966 METHODS FOR MEASURING AND EXPRESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF RADIO RECEIVERS - RECEIVERS FOR A.M. AND F.M. SOUND BROADCAST TRANSMISSIONS

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    BS 4054-1:1980 Methods of measuring and expressing the performance of radio receivers for sound broadcasting General conditions
    BS 5428-2:1979 Methods for specifying and measuring the characteristics of sound system equipment Amplifiers
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