Remote Monitoring Saves the Day

Remote monitoring helped quickly identify and resolve a difficult interference issue in Whanganui, demonstrating how new RF sensor technology can speed up spectrum investigations.

Recently we had the opportunity to put one of our new Remote RF sensors to the test.

A licence holder in Whanganui was experiencing intermittent interference and tracking it down was proving difficult. After several trips ‘JR’, our Radio Investigator in Wellington, decided it was time for a new approach. He installed one of our newly purchased RF Sensors at the customer’s premises; this allowed us to monitor and record spectrum remotely.

Within a short amount of time the customer called to say the interference was back on; JR was able to dial into the receiver and analyse the spectrum. He was able to determine a nearby transmission was active whenever the interference occurred.

Using this information, the customer was able to locate the offending transmitter and install appropriate filters. This was a great result for both the customer and RSM, and a fantastic example of how remote spectrum monitoring can reduce interference resolution time.