| The Advanced Signal Classifier is useful for conditional scanning,
based on transmission content type. Using sophisticated signal
processing algorithms, the program determines, with a certain
probability level, which of the following content types is predominant
in the received demodulated signal:
Silent
channel - the audio signal energy level at the receiver output is below
the energy threshold - normally encountered in speech pauses and on
unoccupied frequency channels while in AM, USB, LSB and CW modes.
Noise
- the transmission is very noisy or the receiver is tuned to an
unoccupied channel in an FM mode. The decision is made using the ratio
between the signal energy and the maximum correlation level.
Single
tone - the demodulated signal is a single, continuous tone, with an
energy level above the tone threshold - can be reported also on very
slow CW transmissions.
Two-tone
AFSK - the signal appears to be a data transmission that uses two-tone
AFSK modulation; the difference between the energy levels of the two
tones must be below the AFSK threshold and both of them must be above
the tone threshold.
Data
transmission - this type of signal has fast transitions around a DC
offset, with periods between them corresponding to an integer number of
bit periods.
Voice
or other - this is the default signal type, which the Classifier falls
back to, for all unclassified signals.
While running, the Classifier turns on the indicator that corresponds
to the currently detected audio signal type. Only one indicator is
active at a time. If the receiver is in the scanning mode and the
currently detected audio type matches one the of selected types, a
scanning resume command is sent to the receiver program. This ensures
that the scanning will not be interrupted by a transmission of no
interest. The various threshold settings can be used to finely tune the
classification process. The Restore defaults button can be used to
revert to factory preset settings.
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