Spectrum Management Tools

The following is collection of various free spectrum management tools and resources available to assist in communications system design. Contributors are Jose' Santiago - AT&T, Klaus Bender - Safesite, Inc., Thu Nguyen - Radio Dynamics, and Pam Cheeks - AT&T.

The FCC's Universal Licensing System includes various search features, including callsign and license search.

The Congested Area Program is used to identify areas which the FCC has considered to be congested.

The Distance Check Program calculates the distance between two entered coordinates by using the criteria found in Rule Section 73.208(c).

The US Borders/Regions Program determines the distance to the Canadian and Mexican borders and determines in what region the entered coordinates reside.

The Antenna Structure Registration Program is the process under which each antenna structure that requires FAA notification -- including new and existing structures -- must be registered with the FCC by its owner.

The TOWAIR Program enables the user to enter and submit key information about their antenna structure in order to determine whether or not registration with the FCC is necessary.

 

The Office of Engineering and Technology provides advice on technical and policy issues pertaining to spectrum allocation and use.

 

International Bureau Application Filing and Reporting System (IBFS) is an internet-based system that allows for electronic filing of a variety of international and satellite applications.

The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.

 

A computer program to calculate geostationary orbit intersection .

SiteSafe offers tools to help prepare land mobile applications on our Spectrum Watch site.

NADCON (North American Datum Conversion) allows conversion of latitude and longitude from NAD 27 to NAD 83 or from NAD 83 to NAD 27.

 

 

And, from Jose Santiago of AT&T, an Excel Powersum and EIRP calculation spreadsheet.

 

 

The National Spectrum Managers Association (NSMA) has provided the
above tools as a convenience to our members and guests and takes no responsibility
for their accuracy, timeliness or appropriate use. Use at your own risk.