Phil Larsen used to fly drones to pick up bad guys discussing their evil plans. Now he runs the QForce Airborne Division of QCommunications, listening to radio and TV stations while measuring transmitted signal patterns. Aerial signal measurement has been around since an engineer carried an RF field strength meter into a helicopter. But, today’s measurements using custom-built drones are far superior to earlier methods. Phil explains what goes into drone-based RF measurements to assure accuracy and integrity of the measurement results.

Show notes:

* QForce - Airborne Division of QCommunications* Tower videos by Phil Larsen on YouTube* Sample Report from Aerial Measurements (PDF)

Guest

Phil Larsen - Vice President of QForce - division of Qcommunications, LLC

Host

Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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