Defence & Security

Pinpointing Signals
at National Scale.

Portable Automatic Direction Finding Antenna System for spectrum monitoring, interference hunting, and signal geolocation in both fixed and mobile field configurations.

At a glance

Client

Confidential government client

Year

2022, 2023

Location

Qatar

Scope

Portable Automatic Direction Finding Antenna System for spectrum monitoring and signal geolocation

A portable direction finding capability for demanding field conditions.

A government security client required a portable, high-performance direction finding capability suitable for spectrum monitoring, interference hunting, and site testing in both fixed and mobile field configurations. The system needed to detect, analyse, and geolocate signals reliably across a broad frequency range, including complex waveforms.

Rohde & Schwarz DF with mobile geolocation software.

01

R&S DF antenna system deployment

Rohde & Schwarz DF antenna system deployment.

02

R&S Mobile Locator integration

Integration with R&S Mobile Locator software for moving-vehicle geolocation.

03

Broad frequency and signal coverage

Broad frequency coverage and complex signal support.

04

Fixed-site and mobile configuration

Configuration for both fixed-site and mobile DF operations.

A deployable direction finding capability.

A deployable direction finding capability enabling signal detection, analysis, geolocation, and attribution from both moving vehicles and fixed positions. The R&S Mobile Locator software enables automatic transmitter geolocation while the system is in motion.

Precision geolocation in demanding conditions.

The client gained a significant enhancement to their spectrum monitoring and signals investigation capability, with a system that operates reliably in Qatar's demanding conditions and provides the precision required for complex signal geolocation.