Making Sense of Radio Frequency by CRFS provides readers with an introduction to radio frequency concepts, including:
- Why Radio Frequency (RF) Matters
- The Electromagnetic Spectrum and RF
- What is RF Spectrum Monitoring
- Spectrum Planning and Allocation
- Spectrum Sharing
- Historic RF Milestones
- RF Fundamentals- Key Terms
- What are the Biggest Challenges of RF Spectrum Monitoring?
- High RF Performance Receivers
- Minimizing the Noise of the Receiver
- Accurately and Reliably Measuring a Wide Dynamic Range
- Capturing RF Signals from the “Air” to a Digitized Form
- Reducing the Noise Floor
- Knowing Which Technique to Use- Spectrum Sweeps or I/Q Data Recording
- Spectrum Sweep
- I/Q Data Recording
- Fundamentals of RF System Engineering
- RF Recording and Replay
- RF Systems Complexity
- Modulation
- Carrier Frequency and Bandwidth
- Emitters and Receivers
- RF Interference, Spoofing, and Jamming
- What is Radio Frequency Interference?
- How to Detect RF Interference
- How to Block RF Interference
- What is RF Interference Hunting?
- What is an RF Interference Filter?
- How to Fix and Find RF Interference
- What is RF Spoofing
- What is RF Signal Exfiltration
- What is an RF Cyber Attack?
- How do you Detect RF Jamming?
- Common RF Myths
- RF Testing
- Conclusion
This information is relevant to both UAS and Counter-UAS professionals alike. It can be accessed here as an article or downloaded for future reference as a .pdf- Making Sense of Radio Frequency (RF)
See Also-
CRFS: How to record and extract signals from BIG RF data
Why RF receiver sensitivity is important for law enforcement
