Spectra SRDF  has Industry leading DF bandwidth, coupled with CommsAudit’s proprietary Super Resolution DF processing software.  CommsAudit’s Super-Resolution Direction Finding (SRDF) processing enables prosecution of the co-channel and short duration signals, critical for operations in a congested and contested Electromagnetic Environment.

The Super-Resolution Direction Finding (SRDF) capability delivers high-accuracy DF solutions on both Azimuth (‘Line of Bearing’) and (optionally) Elevation of multiple target emissions, even if those emissions are transmitting on the same frequency at the same time.

This method of DF, known as ‘N-channel’ allocates a separate phase coherent receiver channel for each available antenna element.  In the Spectra SRDF system a 5-element antenna array is used with  five receiver channels being processed by three CommsAudit V/UHF receivers to form each ‘Direction-Finding Digital Drop Receiver’ (‘DF-DDR’).

The SRDF system architecture offers superior detection and DF of short duration signals with each antenna element being sampled continuously.  This approach will produce excellent results against short duration emissions with single-digit micro second detection and DF with against high rate frequency hoppers and burst signals.

This powerful capability is particularly suited to tactical surveillance operations, as immediate knowledge of a target emitter’s elevation relative to the Spectra  DF Antenna Array will act as a real-time tactical indicator to enhance the User’s Situational Awareness.

The Spectra family of DF systems is inherently modular, and can be tailored to a specific requirement or mission profile.

The Spectra SRDF system is no different, and various antenna and DF processing form-factors can be combined to create a system suitable for fixed-site install, land/maritime platform operations or portable use.