scope:

Introduction

The ITU Handbook on Spectrum Monitoring (Edition 2011) contains typical specifications of monitoring receivers and direction-finder (DF)/monitoring stations but does not specify the measurement procedures to determine these specifications. The Handbook also does not take into account the specifications of complex systems like a complete monitoring/DF station built around the monitoring receiver.

NOTE 1 - The ITU Handbook on Spectrum Monitoring is not to set a standard but to try to give guidance on all aspects of spectrum monitoring.

The present Report states the relevant key receiver parameters and the station parameters. The discussed parameters can be determined either by the manufacturer or by the end user.