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Wavecom Elektronik AG
Wavecom Elektronik AG, also: Wavecom Nachrichtentechnik or
Wavecom, 1 is a Swiss manufacturer of high-end systems and software for
retrieval of wireless communication in all frequency bands in a variety of
formats, headquartered in Bülach (near Zürich, Switzerland).
It was founded in 1985
in Hohentengen (Germany) by Christian Kesselring, a former employee of
Poly-Elektronik in Switzerland. He used the first three years
for the development of the W4010.
In 1991, when the non-competition clause with Poly-Elektronik had ended,
he relocated to Switzerland.
Wavecom develops and builds systems for monitoring radio signals, today known
as waveforms, including Frequency-Shift Keying (FSK) traffic and
other forms of digital telegraphy, using analogue as well as digital
communication modes. Wavecom systems are typically used by
radio monitoring services, law enforcement agencies and intelligence services,
both civil and military.
The image above shows the Wavecom building in Bülach around 2012. The company
and its antennas are located at the top floor. There is a 3.7 m and
a 2.4 m dish, a Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) log-periodic (LogPer) antenna
mounted on a mast, and several VHF/UHF and active antennas.
The company's first product, the W4010 (1987-1996) was one of the first
microprocessor-based FSK decoders, offering support for ~30 communication
modes. Connections for a printer and a video monitor, along with the possibility of
EPROM upgrades, made it a very successful product.
Although it was discontinued in 1996, it is still in use today by
radio amateurs and hobbyists.
It's successors, the W4100 and the W4010DSP
(1993-2001) supported around 100 communication
modes, some of which were classified at the time.
Exclusively for professional customers, a software training was offered
which allowed them to program their own 'special' modes.
The video monitor was not only used for displaying decoded texts,
but also graphics and the trackball-controlled user interface. It became
a serious competitor for the Rohde & Schwarz GA-082 and
was used for more sophisticated applications by intelligence services
and the military worldwide.
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WAVECOM is the registered trademark.
Not to be confused with the former French company Wavecom, which is
known for its wireless communication modules. The latter was taken
over in 2009 by Sierra Wireless [3].
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W-SPECTRA Present Monitoring and decoding W-CODE Present Monitoring and decoding W74PC Present Dual decoder W-PCIe Present Dual decoder W-PCI Present Dual decoder W-CLOUD Present W-SPECTRA-LAN Present Embedded system W74LAN Present Embedded system W-PCIe-LEN Present Embedded system W-PCI-LAN Present Embedded system
W61LAN-MK3 2011-2012 Stand-alone monitoring system W61LAN-MK2 2009-2011 Stand-alone monitoring system W61LAN 2006-2009 Stand-alone monitoring system W51LAN 2000-2006 Stand-alone monitoring system
W61PC 2006-2012 Half-size PCI card W51PC 1997-2006 Half-size PCI card
W41USB 2002-2003 External unit with USB interface W41PC 1997-2003 16-bit ISA card (up to 8 cards per PC) W40PC 1989-2004 16-bit ISA card (no professional modes)
W4050DSP 1999-2001 Mobile stand-alone unit W4100DSP 1996-2001 Stand-alone unit with DSP (100 modes) W4100 1993-1996 Stand-alone unit W4010 1987-1996 Stand-alone unit (30 modes)
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- W-SPEED
- W-RECORDER
- W-Spectrum Analysis
- W-Classifier
- W61PC Classifier-NB
- W-SAT-email Decoder
- W-Signal-Library
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