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Initialize the frequency scanner. Kalibrate queries your SDR clock settings and prepares to run spectrum sweeping algorithms, identifying high-power carrier signals that correspond to local cellular downlink control channels. The tool configures scanning steps to detect valid beacons.
Perform base station beacon scanning across target bands (e.g., GSM-900 or GSM-1900). The tool loops through channel numbers, records the raw signal-to-noise ratio, and identifies active base station carrier frequencies. It outputs a channel list sorted by RSSI and power consistency.
Calculate the exact hardware oscillator frequency offset. By analyzing the base station's high-stability pilot signal, Kalibrate calculates the ppm frequency offset of your SDR crystal, providing a correction factor. This offset calibration is stored and used in downstream tools.
Operating Software-Defined Radio (SDR) hardware for cellular sniffing or transmission requires strict compliance with international radio frequency emission guidelines. Broadcasting signals on licensed cellular bands (GSM, LTE, 5G) without government authorization (FCC, OFCOM) is a severe offense in almost all jurisdictions. All active signal generation or transmitter testing within GNU Radio flowgraphs must occur inside Faraday cages or shielded RF chambers.
When building receive-only flowgraphs for passive spectrum monitoring, ensure your GNU Radio pipeline does not log or store decoded user data payloads from live cellular broadcasts. Restrict capture sinks to logical broadcast channels — such as System Information Blocks and paging indicators — and avoid writing intermediate frequency recordings that capture private subscriber communications to persistent storage.
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