Course participants will navigate the learning experience with guidance by their FCC course instructors through topics such as interference resolution, FCC enforcement actions, radio frequency radiation measurements, demonstrations, etc. Included will be small group training in field strength measurements and spectrum analyzer measurements – and later, in applications of spectrum monitoring with hand held equipment and mobile direction finding.
On the final day of the training, the course co-sponsor will offer hands-on training with the latest equipment for the class members at the Laboratory.
Participant Learning Objectives:
To obtain a working understanding of (1) spectrum management techniques related to enforcement of national and international radio regulations, and their practical application using spectrum monitoring and measurement tools; (2) how received signals are processed through receivers and spectrum analyzers to establish transmission parameters; (3) how special engineering measurement equipment is applied against various types of communication signals (including broadcast) to understand the basis for their complex monitoring results; (4) the fundamentals of basic monitoring, measuring, and direction finding theory; and
(5) the latest RF survey and measurement systems available today.
