Spectrum sensor for distributed spectrum sensing

For the efficient use of spectrum resource, it is important to understand spectrum occupancy at a high spatial resolution, so a large number of measurement locations are required. In this work, in order to increase measurement locations, we design and implement a low-end spectrum sensor which is capable of switching to different channels in a spectrum range of the UHF band. The spectrum sensor can provide intuitive knowledge for spectrum usage.

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