Training portfolio
Classroom training
1 day max. 12 people English
- Classroom training: plenty of time for practical applications under the guidance of a qualified trainer
Training catalogue
Direction Finding Technology – Basic Training
Course ID: DFBas-000-01-TECLevel: Basic level
Target group
- Operators and maintainers of direction finding systems
Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of radio communications and basic physics principles
Objectives
- State the history of direction finding (DF) and different technologies
- State the principles of operation for different DF technologies
- Differentiate several frequency bands and understand the various influences on them
- Understand HF DF and the importance and functioning of the ionosphere
- Understand triangulations/baseline DF/best points
- Interpret DF rosette displays
- Understand site influences on direction finding
Content
| General Information | Theoretical | Practical |
|---|---|---|
| Course introduction | ||
| Direction Finding Technologies | ||
| Origin and development of various DF technologies and techniques | ||
| Principles of Watson-Watt direction finding | ||
| Principles of Doppler direction finding | ||
| Principles of interferometric direction finding | ||
| Principles of TDOA direction finding | ||
| The sun and its importance on radio communications | ||
| The frequency band and its various influences | ||
| Reflections, diffractions and refractions | ||
| The ionosphere | ||
| Triangulations/baseline DF/best points | ||
| DF rosette displays and how to interpret the information shown | ||
| DF siting and influences – ITU spectrum monitoring handbook |