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Ofcom's Unattended DF and Radio Monitoring Systems

Ofcom currently has two programmes which utilise unattended equipment for spectrum management and interference resolution purposes.

- The remote monitoring and direction finding (RMDF) system currently consisting of 24 sites with the capabilities to detect signals and their direction of arrival from 20 MHz to 3 GHz.

- The Unattended Monitoring System (UMS) currently with 28 sites capable of providing occupancy information from 20MHz to 3GHz.

The DF capability of the new system should allow pinpointing of signals to within a few tens of metres.

Further information is available at
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/research/technology/
overview/state_use/ams/

AMS Final Report Part 1
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/research/technology/
overview/state_use/ams/ams1.pdf

AMS Final Report Part 2
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/research/technology/
overview/state_use/ams/ams2.pdf


 

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