Can someone help me circle this square?

MIL-STD-461 (E-G) mentions in the Appendix for CS103/4 that we shouldn’t 
attempt to apply external levels like 200 V/m to this test. Even when 
accounting for antenna characteristics they mention that it would place 
unreasonable design penalties on the receiver. 
But it doesn’t seem unreasonable in light of the 464 EME requirements, which 
even go so far as to recommend lab testing for verification. 
I understand why we may want to leave CS103 as its own hunt for intermods, but 
for antenna connected receivers there seems like no better test than CS104 for 
verifying the subsystem would be operational in a 464 Table X environment. 
I’m also aware that 464 recommends in-line filters to meet the needs for these 
methods but it’s easier to find a good and airworthy 20 dB filter than it is a 
60 dB one. So it seems totally reasonable to at least test CS104  to the 
expected EME levels to find your vulnerabilities/thresholds and get the filter 
based on those. 

What am I missing here? Why is the wording so benevolent to the equipment 
manufactures in this case?

Thanks! And long time reader, first time poster. 
Michael

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