Different ways to simulate the measured radiated electric field for printed circuit boards using partial element equivalent circuit (PEEC) models has been investigated. Full and simplified PEEC models have been used with post-processing algorithms and an electric field sensor directly incorporated in the PEEC simulations. Calculated and simulated field strengths for a simple PCB are compared to measurements taken in an anechoic EMC chamber. It is shown that the post-processing equations compare better to measurements then the electric field sensor