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Radio Frequency Interference

Radio Frequency Interference. Regional Preparatory Workshop for WRC-15 Lima, Peru March 12, 2013. Mike Biggs Senior Engineer US FAA Spectrum Engineering Services.

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Radio Frequency Interference

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  1. Radio Frequency Interference Regional Preparatory Workshop for WRC-15 Lima, Peru March 12, 2013 Mike Biggs Senior Engineer US FAA Spectrum Engineering Services

  2. ITU Definition: The effect of unwanted energy due to one or a combination of emissions, radiations, or inductions upon reception in a radiocommunication system, manifested by any performance degradation, misinterpretation, or loss of information which could be extracted in the absence of such unwanted energy. Criteria to mitigate inter-system interference are established as an element of ICAO SARPs. E.g., 8 dB D/U for co-channel DME assignments What is Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)?

  3. US RFI Yearly Activity Statistics • Maintenance Management System (MMS) Data • Event Manager System (EMS) Data • Spectrum RFI Tracking System (RFIT) Data ICAO Regional Preparatory Workshop for WRC-15 March 2013

  4. RFI Categories • Authorized Transmissions • Properly Licensed (i.e. FM, AM, TV) • Unauthorized Transmissions • Wireless Video Cameras • High Power Cordless Telephones • Unlicensed Pirate FM Stations Spurious • Intentional • Unauthorized Jamming • “Phantom” Controllers • Unintentional • Spurious Transmissions ICAO Regional Preparatory Workshop for WRC-15 March 2013

  5. RFI Sources • Citizens Band (CB) Radios (5th harmonic) • Paging Systems • Stuck Microphone Transmissions • Cell phone Spurious Emissions • Electronic Attack (EA) Missions • Power line Noise (Broadband Noise) • Anomalous Propagation • Atmospheric Conditions • Amateur “HAM” Radio • Land Mobile/Dispatch ICAO Regional Preparatory Workshop for WRC-15 March 2013

  6. US National Airspace System RFI • Most Common Source of RFI: • Unauthorized Transmissions • Pirate FM Broadcast Spurious • Most Common FAA Victim: • VHF/UHF Voice Communications • Most Difficult RFI to Resolve: • High Altitude Pilot Only Reported RFI • Intermittent RFI (Airborne/Ground) • Broadband RFI on Many Frequencies • Phase Shift Keying RF Transmissions ICAO Regional Preparatory Workshop for WRC-15 March 2013

  7. US RFI Investigation Resources • FAA Personnel and Organizations: • ATO Spectrum Engineering Services • Headquarters • Technical Center • Command Center • Frequency Management Officers (FMO) • Technical Operations Service Areas • Aeronautical Center • Technical Support Field Specialists (Technicians) • Aviation System Standards (Flight Inspection) • One International FIO • Six National FIOs ICAO Regional Preparatory Workshop for WRC-15 March 2013

  8. Automated or Manual Full Equipment Suite DF Control/Mapping 20 - 3000 MHz RFI Investigation Resources • FAA Assets and Software Tools • Radio Frequency Interference Monitoring (RFIM) Vans Regional Used mainly by FMOs Most Complete Measurement System ICAO Regional Preparatory Workshop for WRC-15 March 2013

  9. Regional Automated Vehicle mounted mobile DF Detection Band 20-2000 MHz 29 RFID Systems GPS DF Antenna L1 - 1575.42 MHz Portable DF (RFID) ICAO Regional Preparatory Workshop for WRC-15 March 2013

  10. Regional System Management Office (SMO) 33 Offices in the NAS K95-103 Detection Coverage 20 – 3000 MHz Typically 2 miles Regional Most Cost effective First choice instrument for technicians Approx. 300 K95-100 Systems GPS DF Antenna L1,L2,L5 VHF Yagi Antenna Directional Handheld DF (K95-103) ICAO Regional Preparatory Workshop for WRC-15 March 2013

  11. AVN Flight Check NASE/RFI Program to assist in locating RFI/GPS sources First Choice when High Altitude PIREPS ONLY DF Control/Mapping Operated Automation GPS DF Array & VHF DF Array L1,L2,L5 & 108 - 174 MHz Airborne DF ICAO Regional Preparatory Workshop for WRC-15 March 2013

  12. Chicago NIMDS New York NIMDS Master IMDS Los Angeles NIMDS Miami NIMDS National RFI Initiative • FAA Assets and Software Tools • Los Angeles (LAX), Chicago (ORD), New York (JFK), Miami (MIA) • FAA Intranet Web based Graphical User Interface (GUI) • Web Browser Control of Fixed DF and Spectrum Analyzer ICAO Regional Preparatory Workshop for WRC-15 March 2013

  13. WEB IMDS Receiver Tuned Frequency DF Processor Bearing Averaging Triangulation Multiple Audio Playback Capability Synchronized Spectrum Analyzer Spectral View Interference Monitoring Detection System (IMDS) ICAO Regional Preparatory Workshop for WRC-15 March 2013

  14. WEB IMDS Triangulated Bearing Averages Overlay on Map Increases Fix Calculation Ellipse Accuracy Multiple Ellipse Calculation for Smaller Ellipse Mapping Triangulation ICAO Regional Preparatory Workshop for WRC-15 March 2013

  15. Aircraft Situation Display (ASD) Traffic Flow of potential aircraft PIREPS RLOS Footprint Lowest Aircraft Altitude VENN Diagram Overlay Area Flight Explorer ASD ICAO Regional Preparatory Workshop for WRC-15 March 2013

  16. Audio Detection Visual Intensities Used for Matching with known sources Audio Spectral Views Audio Spectrogram Analysis ICAO Regional Preparatory Workshop for WRC-15 March 2013

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