SpectraView

COMMSAUDIT PART NUMBER: CA0004

SpectraView is a comprehensive RF monitoring solution offering wideband automatic signal detection, classification, direction-finding, and geo-location. Built for both tactical and strategic environments, it delivers high-quality, actionable insights across defence, security, and civil domains.

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Find and Detect Signals of Interest

SpectraView helps users find and detect signals of interest in complex radio environments across multiple wideband RF input streams simultaneously.

SpectraView operates with an unlimited number of RF input streams, the software provides featues for manual and automated signal detection across each input stream independently.

Truly wideband. For HF signal detection, processes 32 MHz instantaneous bandwidth, scaling to 100 MHz or 1000 MHz for VHF and above.

SpectraView automatically classifies and recognises RF signals, enabling intelligent filtering and processing of signals of interest.

SpectraView allows operators to define and refine and load signals of interest lists to target system processing resources on the signals that matter.

SpectraView includes spectral masks to prevent automatic triggers on spectral regions that are not of interest, maximising data collection quality.

SpectraView uses spectral trace to attune its automatic signal detection to the deployed environment, providing a simple and intuitive indication of what is new.

Frequency of interest lists augment the automatic signal detection and provide a mechanism to assign relative priority between the routine and the unexpected.

To aid efficient processing of Frequencies of Interest (FOI), SpectraView has the Priority Frequency List (PFL).

Each PFL supports an unlimited number of entries. Each PFL entry comprises centre frequency, bandwidth, modulation type, label, and recording toggle (on/off).

The PFL can be used to automatically record audio, IQ, or both. When using the PFL, SpectraView automatically associates direction-finding results (lines of bearing) and geolocation results with each PFL triggered detection.

SpectraView processes multiple wideband input streams simultaneously. Each input stream can operate in one of three modes: stare, step-stare, and survey.

In stare mode the software presents full rate input data on a fixed centre frequency, giving maximum probability of intercept.

In step-stare mode the software automatically tunes and dwells the wideband input according to the mission use case, giving increased frequency coverage.

In survey mode the software presents wideband spectral sweep data for overall spectral awareness, and displays the current tuned frequency of any stare or step-stare resources in the sensor configuration.

Wideband input streams can be rapidly repurposed from any mode to match the operational tempo.

SpectraView can buffer multiple full rate IQ input streams, enabling both real-time and after the event signal discovery and processing.

SpectraView displays an unlimited number of wideband input streams, each with independent buffering and data extraction.

Buffering provides an unparalleled quality of data collection, especially for search, collect, and discovery of unknown RF signals.

Coherent data buffers enable direction-finding and geolocation of signals even after they have gone off air.

Build a layered EW situational awareness picture — buffered sensor configurations seamlessly augment sensors.

IQ Recording

SpectraView provides high-reliability RF/IQ recording across a wide range of signal bandwidths, from narrowband (e.g. 25 kHz) to wideband (e.g. 20, 40, 100 or 500 MHz). Recording can be live, or, from buffered data.

Recordings are natively stored in the  VITA 49 Vita Radio Transport format, with export support for a wide variety of industry-standard formats, including .16T, .32T, MIDAS Blue, and .wav.

SpectraView also includes a configurable launcher that allows IQ recordings to be opened directly in the signal processing tool of your choice — simply right-click a file within the software to load it into your preferred toolset, enabling rapid deployment of bespoke DSP.

SpectraView enables identification of radio users through demodulation and decoding of signal content.

SpectraView incorporates demodulators and decoders for a wide range of signal types ranging from HF modems to Internet of Things (IOT) devices.

Customisable detectors and demodulators provide users with maximum flexibility when targeting exquisite signals.

Geolocate with Angle of Arrival processing

SpectraView has two-channel correlative interferometer direction finding (DF) processing for SWaP constained sensor configurations, and n-channel super resolution direction-finding (SRDF) for ultimate DF sensor performance. SpectraView’s SRDF processing can detect azimth and elevation instantaeously, discriminating between targets above the horizon, e.g. UAS.

AoA can provide accurate position fixes with low-rate data transfer between sensors, unlike TDoA or FDoA which require 40–200x higher bandwidth information exchange. Under EM-CON conditions, AoA remains valuable — presenting line bearing information directly to the local user, without requiring active network.

With integrated mapping, SpctraView presents direction-finding and geo-location results clearly and consciely. Offline and online map tiles are supported, allowing users to layer their own geo-referenced datasets directly on the sensor display.

Event Manager: Every Detection. Every Detail.

SpectraView’s integrated database contains every detection, and associated data in one unified place.

Every parameter is searchable. Filters and search terms can be saved as custom views, accessible in just one-click — putting the information that matters most at the top of the pile.

All information is exportable as report templates for rapid and seamless reporting.

The Event Manager database is accessible for 3rd party integration.

SpectraView has dark mode for tactical users.

Secure by design

SpectraView and the associated server processing are actively developed on the latest operating systems, with continuous software support in lock-step with OS patching to keep sensors and data secure.

System configurations are built to security lock-down standards in accordance with the Center for Internet Security (CIS) Level 2 (Defense-in-Depth).

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