The 2011 (13th) RCS Measurement Facilities Certification Conference (previously referred to as the Conference on Performance and Certification Standards for Signature & Material Measurement Facilities will be held 13-14 September 2011. Contact for details. Certification Evaluation Scoring Spreadsheet (V5-3a*) for performing internal or external reviews available for download (MS Excel 2003, 329 kB). Based on Evaluation Criteria Version 5 (June 2000); spreadsheet version 5-3a was previously named RCS_CertEvalTemplateV3a.xls; 5- added to identify the version of the criteria.

Certification—A 12-step program to higher-quality measurements: 1) Prepare your range book, ensuring that all sections are complete, including the uncertainty analysis and inter-range comparison 2) Perform a thorough in-house review of the range book against the existing evaluation criteria--preferably this review is conducted by management one level above the range 3) Advise the program facilitator (me) that the review has been completed--at this point you are 'registered' 4) Prepare Range Book Materials for shipping to Reviewers 5) Assess selected reviewers, veto any reviewer for any reason 6) Ship Range Book materials to Reviewers 7) Participate in any discussions/clarifications requested by Reviewers 8) Receive and act on Mid-Term Review 9) Respond with Closure Plan for any outstanding issues 10) Schedule and conduct On-Site Review 11) Work to close issues uncovered during on-site review, if any 12) Celebrate! See links below for certification reference materials.

Recertification Process: click here information for ranges facing recertification. (Adobe PDF, 200 kB)

Range Recertification Schedule -- UPDATE TO BE POSTED NLT 15 MAY 2010

Additional Information: NOTE: When using Internet Explorer, click on each link below in succession using the right mouse button and select Save Target As ..., or right-click on the All files in ZIP format link to download a single file containing all of the files compressed using WinZIP. You will need WinZIP, PKUNZIP, another ZIP application, or WindowsXP/Windows 7 to un-compress the files. All files in ZIP format (1.1 MB) (updated 23 April 2010 with version 5-3a of Evaluation Scoring Spreadsheet) Why Certify? Two pages of background, features & benefits (May 2005) (451 kB PDF) Certification Process, RCC Document 804-01 Vol 1 (Aug 01) (629 kB PDF) (Typical Review Timeline)     MS Word version available upon request. Radar Cross Section Measurement Facilities Documentation Standard (31 May 2002 Draft) (352 kB) Evaluation Criteria (Version 5, Jun 00) (99 kB MS Word) Evaluator Qualifications (updated; 78 kB PDF) Interim Report Template (116 kB MS Word) Evaluation Scoring Spreadsheet (156 kB MS Excel; updated 23 April 2010)