Protocols for transferring data, information, or any other signals communication have dramatically changed. Breakthrough technology has changed the way signals are transmitted, collected, analyzed and distributed. Technology has exceeded well beyond first generation robust computers to third and forth generation supercomputers that are small enough to fit in a personâ ™s shirt pocket. Signals analysts are likely to engage and explore the realms of the unknown and conquer it with decisive and accurate analysis. The future holds an tremendously challenging problem for signals analysis. The conglomerate of highly skilled analysts is extremely small which poses a problem because as the global market gets bigger, skilled signal analysts have a difficult time keeping pace.

The most difficult signal to work with is radio and radio analysis is one of the most difficult jobs that a signal analyst has to do. Radio analysis is challenging not just for a single reason but because of many factors.

Radio Analysisâ “ Difficulties

The biggest challenge for radio analysis is the distance. Radio signal are used to travel long distances. Radio analysis became important with wide spread use of the cell phone. Before the cell phone the main user of radio signals were radio stations. In the United States the F.C.C. (the Governmentâ ™s communication regulator) divided up the radio spectrum by power and frequency to segment the country into separate areas where interference would not occur. Under this system radio analysis was not a priority because the government took care of any problems. Todayâ ™s situation for radio analysis is much different. Today cell phones use the same radio spectrum as all other wireless users.