Purpose:

• Search, detection, direction finding, recording, parameters measuring, technical analysis and classification of HF, VHF, UHF and SHF signals, as well as localization of their sources (being operated as a part of DF pair or automated spectrum monitoring systems).

Typical configuration:

• ARGAMAK-IS Panoramic Field Strength Meter with additional coherent receiving channel (simultaneous bandwidth up to 22 MHz, frequency range 20-3000 MHz, integrated high-stable reference frequency generator, Certificate of Approval of Measuring Equipment Type No 47238, certified measuring procedure), installed inside receiving unit.
• AS-HP5 Antenna System for automatic direction finding within 20 – 3000 MHz, with integrated navigation equipment
• External Field Sensor Unit (EFSU) - omni-directional measuring antenna (operating frequency range 20 – 3000 MHz)
• Power supply and communication unit
• Control and display unit with SMO-PAI, SMO-STA, SMO-ASPD, SMO-KN Software Packages.

ARCHA-IT with AS-HP5 Antenna System

Options

• Built-in module for extension of operating frequency range (3–8 GHz)
• DF antenna systems: AS-HP-HF (1.5-30 MHz), AS-HP2 (3-8 GHz)
• Navigation and timing equipment GLONASS/GPS for location finding and synchronization of the stations when joint operating.
• Communication and data transmission equipment
• Luggage box to mount the antenna system on a carrier
• Collapsible mast (up to 3 meters high)
• Portable electric generator
• SMO-BS Software Package for Automated Monitoring of Base Stations Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2015662409
• SMO-BS 3GPP Software Package for Automated Monitoring of GSM, UMTS, LTE Base Stations Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2021681273
• SMO-BS DECT Software Package for Automated Monitoring of DECT Base Stations Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2015662411
• SMO-BS TETRA Software Package for Automated Monitoring of TETRA Base Stations Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2015662742
• SMO-BS CDMA/EVDO Software Package for Automated Monitoring of CDMA/EVDO Base Stations Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2015662423
• SMO-BS TRUNK Customized Software for Automated Monitoring of DMR, dPMR, NXDN, APCO P25 Network. Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2016661912
• SMO-BS Wireless Customized Software for Automated Monitoring of short-range wireless networks (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee). Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2021669703
• SMO-CT Customized Software for Automated Monitoring of digital TV signals (DVB-T/T2/H, DTMB). Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2015613938.

Features of Station:

• It meets the following ITU-R recommendations: SM.328, SM.377, SM.378, SM.443, SM 1047, SM 1050, SM.1139, SM 1268, SM 1370, SM 1392, SM 1537, SM 1600, SM 1682, SM 1836, SM 1837, SM 1838, SM 1840, SM 2039, SM 1880
• It meets the requirements of Unified Technical Policy (ETP) of RF Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Telecom, Information Technologies and Mass Communications concerning transportable radio monitoring systems
• Operation as a direction finding (with AS-HP5 DF Antenna System) or measuring (with external field sensor unit) station
• ARGAMAK-IS Measuring Receiver is located close to antenna system, which allows avoiding antenna effect and provides high sensitivity and accuracy of measuring and direction finding
• To prevent digital path overloading and to increase measuring accuracy in complicated electromagnetic environment, additional built-in analogue path with 500 kHz bandwidth can be used
• Operation at stops and while moving (when the equipment is installed on a vehicle)
• Joint operation of several stations (when communication equipment is available), e.g. as a part of Automated Spectrum Monitoring Systems (ARMADA, AREAL etc.)
• The distance between antenna systems and operator's location can be up to 100 m
• Power supply from portable electro generator, external AC mains or vehicle on-board DC.

Station provides:

• Panoramic spectrum analysis within the entire operating frequency range or within separate intervals in complicated electromagnetic environment, accommodation to ambient radio environment and detection of its changes
• Search for emission sources within selected frequency ranges, including frequency hopping signals
• Plotting frequency-time diagram of loading within analyzed frequency ranges.
• Signal parameter measurement
• Automatic direction finding of radio emission sources with random modulation types and spectrum width in single-channel and multi-channel modes
• Real-time display of bearings, spectrum panorama, bearing history and signal amplitude history
• Transmitter localization based on direction finding results while moving
• Recording of radio emission spectrum
• Recording of signal samples within the band up to 40 MHz
• Technical analysis with finding of basic time and frequency parameters of radio emissions
• Detailed technical analysis (parsing of complicated signal-code structures, and analysis of transferred data bitstreams)
• Check of frequency/time parameters and service information of base station of modern communication and data transmission systems (GSM, IS-95, cdma2000, EV-DO, UMTS, TETRA, DECT, LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi, DMR, APCO P25, dPMR, NXDN)
• Monitoring and measuring of digital TV signal parameters (DVB-T/T2/H).
• Automated radio monitoring based on preset schedule or under operator control
• Automated control of equipment health
• Remote control based on TCP/IP via wire and wireless communication channels
• Review and processing of the data from DB
• Mapping DB information on the electronic map
• Generation of reports with radio monitoring results in Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, HTML and PDF file formats.

In case of joint operation, the stations provides:

• Interaction via low-speed communication channel when out of line-of-sight location
• Assigning tasks on search, scanning (monitoring) and direction finding from master unit to slave stations of the system
• Transfer of radio monitoring data from slave stations to master station for further analysis and processing
• Synchronization of all system stations based on GLONASS/GPS (when navigation timing equipment is available)
• Synchronous direction finding of radio signal sources
• Transmitter location evaluation based on direction finding data
• Transmitter location evaluation based on time difference of arrival method (when navigation timing equipment is available).

Technical specifications of the station are depend on the technical specifications of ARTIKUL-H1, ARGAMAK-IS.

Typical curves of RMS and DF sensitivity vs. frequency are the same as curves given for ARTIKUL-H1 Manpack Direction Finder.

Stations and Radio Monitoring Systems