RE: How do you test Engine DB's Properly
We measure at 7 meters distance, officially the mean of four, plane and meter at 1.2m height.
Max wind speed three m/sec for valid measurements, no reflecting objects near the site, and measure over short grass.
At this distance we have 80 dB(a) max, and a few centimeters more or less than 7 meters do not affect the measurements much.