One of the more unusual products on display at CommuniTech 97 is the WiNRADIO Spectrum Monitor, a new type of radio communications receiver that integrates into a personal computer and one that would also be at home in a Tom Clancy novel.
Aimed at local governments, military and security businesses, WiNRADIO is a breakthrough in radio surveillance and monitoring. The device transforms a PC into a wide-band communications receiver.
WiNRADIO can receive any type of radio transmissions operating between 0.15 and 1500 MHz in many broadcasting modes. It also boasts a powerful spectrum analyser, full audio and event log, automatic task scheduler functions and a digital signal processor.
Up to eight receivers can be controlled by a single PC, making WiNRADIO the most advanced product of its type in the world.
The manufacturer said the device offered reliability, ease of use and, through its customisable Windows 95 interface, control over radio transmission monitoring.
Because WiNRADIO uses a standard PC as the brain behind complex surveillance tasks, the unit reduces the costs previously associated with this type of activity.