Broadband Spectrum Survey in the Chicago, Illinois, Area

Abstract: NTIA is responsible for managing the Federal Government’s use of the radio spectrum. In discharging this responsibility, NTIA uses the Radio Spectrum Measurement System to collect spectrum occupancy data for radio frequency assessments. This report shows measured frequency data spanning spectrum from 108 MHz to 10 GHz in the metropolitan area of Chicago, Illinois, during a two week period in September 2012.

Keywords: land mobile radio (LMR); radar emission spectrum; radio spectrum measurement system (RSMS); radio frequency environment; spectrum occupancy; spectrum resource assessment; spectrum survey

The full report in is available at http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/publications/2756.aspx