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RF Signal Tracker

The hand held, ad-hoc drive test app for the RF engineer on the go!
by Ken Hunt
Google Play
Google Play
500+
Thousand
Downloads
PREMIUM
Est. downloads
PREMIUM
Recent d/loads
3.00
2,243
Rating
Unranked
Ranking
5
Libraries
5.0+
Android version
2/3/17
Last updated
2010
March
App age
4.34 MB
App size
Everyone
Content rating
FREE
Price

Google Play Rating history and histogram

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Changelog

  • Jun 13, 2017 Installs 500,000+ installs
  • Feb 3, 2017 Update Version 2.5.49
  • Nov 9, 2016 Update Version 2.5.48
  • Sep 1, 2016 Update Version 2.5.47
  • Jul 30, 2016 Update Version 2.5.45
  • Jul 3, 2016 Update Version 2.5.44
  • Apr 6, 2016 Update Version 2.5.43
  • Mar 31, 2016 Update Version 2.5.42
  • Mar 25, 2016 Update Version 2.5.40
  • Dec 13, 2015 Update Version 2.5.38
  • Nov 18, 2015 Update Version 2.5.36
  • Feb 20, 2013 Update Version 2.5.10
  • Jan 25, 2013 Update Version 2.5.8
  • Jan 16, 2013 Update Version 2.5.7
  • Dec 8, 2012 Update Version 2.5.5
  • Nov 26, 2012 Update Version 2.5.3
  • Nov 18, 2012 Installs 100,000+ installs
  • Nov 11, 2012 Update Version 2.5.2
  • Oct 29, 2012 Update Version 2.5.1
  • Oct 22, 2012 Update Version 2.5.0
  • Aug 5, 2012 Update Version 2.4.6
  • Jul 24, 2012 Update Version 2.4.5
  • Apr 20, 2012 Update Version 2.4.4
  • Mar 24, 2012 Update Version 2.4.3
  • Mar 19, 2012 Update Version 2.4.2
  • Feb 11, 2012 Update Version 2.4.1
  • Jan 16, 2012 Update Version 2.4.0
  • Oct 31, 2011 Update Version 2.3.4
  • Oct 18, 2011 Update Version 2.3.3
  • Oct 1, 2011 Update Version 2.3.2
  • Sep 27, 2011 Installs 50,000+ installs
  • Sep 19, 2011 Update Version 2.3.1
  • Sep 10, 2011 Update Version 2.3.0
  • Sep 5, 2011 Update Version 2.2.10
  • Aug 31, 2011 Update Version 2.2.9
  • Jul 18, 2011 Update Version 2.2.8
  • Jul 4, 2011 Update Version 2.2.7
  • May 28, 2011 Update Version 2.2.6
  • May 20, 2011 Update Version 2.2.5
  • Apr 30, 2011 Update Version 2.2.4
  • Apr 23, 2011 Update Version 2.2.3
  • Apr 14, 2011 Update Version 2.2.2
  • Apr 10, 2011 Update Version 2.2.1
  • Apr 6, 2011 Update Version 2.2.0
  • Mar 22, 2011 Update Version 2.1.11
  • Feb 21, 2011 Update Version 2.1.10
  • Jan 28, 2011 Update Version 2.1.9
  • Dec 2, 2010 Installs 10,000+ installs
  • Jul 5, 2010 Installs 5,000+ installs
  • Jun 29, 2010 Update Version 2.1.8
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Developer information

Ken Hunt

[email protected]

Website

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Description

RF Signal Tracker is an engineering application for doing impromptu hand-held drive-tests with your Android phone. You can monitor the RF and WiFi signal strength as seen by the device as well as WiFi hotspots, describe a cell site's zone of coverage, identify changes in technology and handover points, and save and playback that data. Site locations can be loaded into a database via a CSV file or by long-pressing the map on a location to manually insert the site to the database. While many of the phone stats in the app can be displayed on the phone already (go to Settings -> About -> Status to see them). The advantage of this app is you can then map, record, analyze, and share that data in a meaningful way.

App features:
- Monitor data traffic bytes.
- XY Chart of RF and WiFi signal strength over time.
- Voice notification of signal strength & technology changes, handovers, open hotspots, and more!
- Insert notes into the RF data collected. Notes can be viewed & edited in Big Picture
- 'Drive Mode' screen showing just RSSI, Cell ID, and technology to view while driving
- Localized for French, Spanish (thank you Augusto!), Portuguese, and German.
- Map and record your color-coded RF signal strength as you travel.
- Wardriving. Collect WiFi access points and list mobile location at the strongest signal.
- Users can redefine site locations on the map.
- Playback, pause, jump to any part of recorded data.
- Share collected data and Maps with Twitter, Facebook, whatever you can share with.
- Sector coverage zones describing sector orientation and beamwidth.
- Sound and Vibration notification on handover.
- User-defined sites can be exported or imported for later use.
- A limited number of serving cells can be located through Google, OpenCellID.
- All sites located through Google or OpenCellID saved to a local database.
- Export recorded data to XML, KML (Google Earth), or CSV files.
- Import older recorded data for playback.
- Roaming and data states, data activity, CGI.
- WiFi MAC address, BSSID, supplicant state.
- WiFi network access points identified.
- EIRP/ERP and Free Space Loss calculators
- Big picture of entire drive test or site survey
- Auto-shutoff at minimum battery level set by the user
- Adjust GPS power settings
- App to SD card

*** Please keep those bug reports coming! If you crash and are given the option, please send in the report. I read them all. Or you can email directly at [email protected]

Known Issues:
- If a site appears off the coast of Africa it means that you are using Google's location service or OpenCellID and they cannot determine that cell's location (so it returns the location 0 deg Lat, 0 deg Lon). A new feature for version 2.2.9 is the ability to define your own site locations (add, move or remove) by pressing a spot on the map or a site icon. Users can do their own site surveys as they travel. This is a workaround for those who do not have access to site location data -- unless you are an engineer for a carrier, you won't have access to this data since site locations are generally considered proprietary.

- Background recording, where you exit the app after you start recording, will not register signal strength changes if the phone is in sleep mode (screen is blank). This is a "bug" in Android not the app. If the phone is not allowed to sleep, background recording is possible.

- BER, EVDO, SNR & Ec/Io may display -1. This is the number the Android OS is sending, sorry.

- The app is optimized for GSM service. CDMA devices are not completely supported. This is due to the lack of a CDMA phone (and contract) on my part, not anything specific to the technology. So if you have a CDMA phone be aware it has not been tested by me.

- Please remember you are using a phone, not a laptop. If you try to record hours worth of data, and/or play it back, unexpected things may happen.

Recent changes:
- Added privacy policy link to the app's "About" page.
RF Signal Tracker is an engineering application for doing impromptu hand-held drive-tests with your Android phone. You can monitor the RF and WiFi signal strength as seen by the device as well as WiFi hotspots, describe a cell site's zone of coverage, identify changes in technology and handover points, and save and playback that data. Site locations can be loaded into a database via a CSV file or by long-pressing the map on a location to manually insert the site to the database. While many of the phone stats in the app can be displayed on the phone already (go to Settings -> About -> Status to see them). The advantage of this app is you can then map, record, analyze, and share that data in a meaningful way.

App features:
- Monitor data traffic bytes.
- XY Chart of RF and WiFi signal strength over time.
- Voice notification of signal strength & technology changes, handovers, open hotspots, and more!
- Insert notes into the RF data collected. Notes can be viewed & edited in Big Picture
- 'Drive Mode' screen showing just RSSI, Cell ID, and technology to view while driving
- Localized for French, Spanish (thank you Augusto!), Portuguese, and German.
- Map and record your color-coded RF signal strength as you travel.
- Wardriving. Collect WiFi access points and list mobile location at the strongest signal.
- Users can redefine site locations on the map.
- Playback, pause, jump to any part of recorded data.
- Share collected data and Maps with Twitter, Facebook, whatever you can share with.
- Sector coverage zones describing sector orientation and beamwidth.
- Sound and Vibration notification on handover.
- User-defined sites can be exported or imported for later use.
- A limited number of serving cells can be located through Google, OpenCellID.
- All sites located through Google or OpenCellID saved to a local database.
- Export recorded data to XML, KML (Google Earth), or CSV files.
- Import older recorded data for playback.
- Roaming and data states, data activity, CGI.
- WiFi MAC address, BSSID, supplicant state.
- WiFi network access points identified.
- EIRP/ERP and Free Space Loss calculators
- Big picture of entire drive test or site survey
- Auto-shutoff at minimum battery level set by the user
- Adjust GPS power settings
- App to SD card

*** Please keep those bug reports coming! If you crash and are given the option, please send in the report. I read them all. Or you can email directly at [email protected]

Known Issues:
- If a site appears off the coast of Africa it means that you are using Google's location service or OpenCellID and they cannot determine that cell's location (so it returns the location 0 deg Lat, 0 deg Lon). A new feature for version 2.2.9 is the ability to define your own site locations (add, move or remove) by pressing a spot on the map or a site icon. Users can do their own site surveys as they travel. This is a workaround for those who do not have access to site location data -- unless you are an engineer for a carrier, you won't have access to this data since site locations are generally considered proprietary.

- Background recording, where you exit the app after you start recording, will not register signal strength changes if the phone is in sleep mode (screen is blank). This is a "bug" in Android not the app. If the phone is not allowed to sleep, background recording is possible.

- BER, EVDO, SNR & Ec/Io may display -1. This is the number the Android OS is sending, sorry.

- The app is optimized for GSM service. CDMA devices are not completely supported. This is due to the lack of a CDMA phone (and contract) on my part, not anything specific to the technology. So if you have a CDMA phone be aware it has not been tested by me.

- Please remember you are using a phone, not a laptop. If you try to record hours worth of data, and/or play it back, unexpected things may happen.

Recent changes:
- Added privacy policy link to the app's "About" page.
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Google Play Rankings

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Permissions

Development tools
test access to protected storage
Your location
precise (GPS) location
Network communication
view network connections, view Wi-Fi connections, full network access, receive data from Internet
Your accounts
read Google service configuration
Storage
modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Phone calls
read phone status and identity
Hardware controls
control vibration
System tools
connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi, prevent phone from sleeping
Extra
android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_UPDATES, com.example.googlemaps.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE, Can receive cloud messages

Libraries

Ad network libraries

AdMob

Social libraries

None found

Development tools

Android Jetpack core Firebase Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) Google Maps SDK

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