We love field testing.
We do it regularly to validate and improve our software in representative environments.
This need has never been higher in the age of AI slop where anyone can dump screenshots of professional looking software onto Linkedin to drive up the noise.
We publish a lot of the scripts and data we use to help people draw their own conclusions and to check the behaviour of competitors who like to talk a lot but won’t climb a mountain to prove it.
- SignalHound integration field test
By popular request we integrated the SignalHound BB60D SDR with our simulation API to develop several novel capabilities relating to geo-location and antenna power measurement. This proved two key principles;… Read more: SignalHound integration field test - Tough Stump Rodeo 2026
Overview The Tough Stump Rodeo is an outdoor edge technology demonstration set in rural Montana.Selected companies collaborate to integrate their capabilities with the ATAK common-operating-picture to complete communications challenges. CloudRF… Read more: Tough Stump Rodeo 2026 - Live network mapping endurance test
Summary We conducted a field test in the mountains with SOOTHSAYER focused on automation and endurance. The test generated quality data and revealed altitude issues with our plugin we have… Read more: Live network mapping endurance test - Enhancing Radio Direction Finding with RF simulation
Background Radio Direction Finding (DF) is the art of determining the location of an emitter and is used in search and rescue, coastal surveillance, law enforcement and defence. There are… Read more: Enhancing Radio Direction Finding with RF simulation - Live RF coverage mapping with ATAK
Highlights Background Three years ago we developed a “live” simulation capability using location-aware MANET radios which we described as dynamic radio planning which fused real and planned radio positions. This… Read more: Live RF coverage mapping with ATAK - RF planning at the Edge
Developments in containerised software and portable GPU hardware have enabled RF simulation at the network edge. Field testing has proven this powerful capability can serve multiple clients from a small… Read more: RF planning at the Edge - Antenna drive testing
Our latest field test was focused on drive testing novel antennas by UK SME Far Field Exploits (FFX) around the Somerset countryside with Trellisware radios. Previously, we validated diffraction models… Read more: Antenna drive testing - Field testing diffraction
Recently, we added advanced diffraction models to CloudRF to complement our existing models. To validate the performance of the new Bullington and Deygout models, we took a field trip to… Read more: Field testing diffraction - Calibrating beyond line of sight RF modelling with field testing
Summary We field tested our software to improve it for beyond line of sight planning. From analysis of data we have improved diffraction accuracy, clutter profiles and crucially have proven… Read more: Calibrating beyond line of sight RF modelling with field testing - Dynamic network planning with hardware APIs
Location aware radios Modern digital radio systems often have Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for remote management. They also commonly have Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) modules for location awareness which… Read more: Dynamic network planning with hardware APIs - Improving LTE modelling with field test data
We took a field trip to model LTE (4G) coverage in order to collect data we can use to develop calibration utilities and improve modelling as modelling is only as… Read more: Improving LTE modelling with field test data
