Radio surveillance

This article describes civil frequency monitoring by regulatory authorities. For further meanings, see radio monitoring (disambiguation) .

Swiss radio surveillance station in Châtonnaye (2009)

Sensors (in the white dome) on the Titlis (2019)

Radio monitoring is the recording, location and evaluation of electromagnetic emissions by the competent regulatory or licensing authority .

The purpose is to monitor compliance with radio emission regulations and to correct electromagnetic interference . It is the civilian form of signal detection reconnaissance ( SIGINT ), as operated by the military and intelligence services.

The radio monitoring is carried out in Germany by the testing and measuring service of the Federal Network Agency , in Austria by the telecommunications offices in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism and in Switzerland by the Federal Office of Communication .

literature

• Rudolf Grabau: Radio surveillance and electronic warfare: basics, technology and procedures. Franckh, Stuttgart 1986.