Key Features

Kestrel TSCM® Professional Software

Redefining Modern Spectrum Dominance

The Kestrel TSCM® Professional Software is one of the most powerful and versatile TSCM | SIGINT | ELINT platforms available to today’s professional spectrum operator.

Built on a scalable “one platform does it all” architecture, Kestrel transforms Software Defined Radio (SDR) technology into a fully integrated, operator-centric spectrum dominance system — designed for corporate security teams, government agencies, law enforcement, military, and national security applications.

This is not laboratory test equipment.
This is deployment-grade operational software.

A New Generation of TSCM | SIGINT Capability

Kestrel leverages modern SDR hardware and high-performance computing to deliver:

  • RF, Power Line (PL), and Optical (Photonic) detection capability

  • Real-time and post-analysis spectrum intelligence

  • Autonomous monitoring and remote deployment support

  • Dimensional geo-location heat mapping

  • Advanced AI-driven threat detection models

Designed from more than four decades of field experience, Kestrel integrates workflow-based operational methodology directly into the software architecture — enabling professionals to detect, localize, analyze, and document threats with precision.

Integrated Power — No Fragmented Licensing

The standard Kestrel license includes fully integrated core technologies that many platforms treat as optional add-ons:

  • Automatic Export Control (AEC)™

  • Command Line Programming (CLP)™

  • Tap Capture Plot (TCP)™ Dimensional Heat Mapping

  • Dual Radio Operation (DRO)™ capability

  • Advanced detection analytics

  • Standards-based reporting tools

This unified licensing model ensures full interoperability, seamless deployment transitions, and consistent operator experience across the global Kestrel community.

Advanced Threat Detection Architecture

Modern threats evade traditional exceedance-only detection models.

Kestrel deploys multi-layered intelligent detection strategies, including:

  • Exceed Detect Model (EDM)™

  • Burst Detect Model (BDM)™

  • Harmonic Signature Threshold (HST)™

  • Minimum Detection Amplitude (MDA)™

  • Chirp Threat Mode (CTM)™

  • AI-based Kestrel Learning Mode (KLM)™

These systems work independently or in tandem to detect low-power, burst, frequency-hopping, and evasive signals — dramatically increasing Probability of Detection (POD) and Probability of Intercept (POI).

Kestrel does not rely on outdated Cold War-era threshold models.
It evolves continuously to meet modern signal environments.

Visualize the Invisible — Dimensional RF Heat Mapping

The Tap Capture Plot (TCP)™ technology transforms spectrum data into actionable intelligence through:

  • Floor plan and map import capability

  • Real-time geo-location heat mapping

  • RF propagation modeling

  • Power line energy mapping

  • Vertical and horizontal 3D deployment capability

With TCP™, operators can see RF energy distribution across defined target areas and functional threat zones — turning invisible emissions into visual evidence.

For mobile, airborne, and wide-area deployments, the optional DTAP-GPS™ platform enables fully autonomous GPS-based RF mapping with one-touch activation.

Operator-Centric Interface

Kestrel’s workflow-driven User Interface is engineered for mission clarity:

  • Multi-band tabbed spectrum windows

  • Drag-and-drop zoom control

  • Dynamic signal comparison tools

  • Real-time waterfall and spectral analysis

  • Seamless multi-receiver handoff

  • Integrated demodulation and visualization suite

Unlike engineering test instruments designed for controlled lab environments, Kestrel is built specifically for live operational TSCM and SIGINT missions.

Demodulation & Analytical Visualization

Kestrel includes powerful integrated demodulators and visualizers for:

  • AM | FM | SSB | CW

  • NTSC | PAL analog video

  • Audio spectrum and oscilloscope displays

  • 3D IF-FFT analysis

  • IQ capture, playback, looping, and sub-sampling

  • RSSI tracking and visualization

Operators maintain full command of collection, review, and evidence preservation without interrupting runtime acquisition.

Enterprise Monitoring & Remote Deployment

Kestrel scales from single portable deployments to global infrastructure.

Capabilities include:

  • Single, Dual, and Multiple Receiver Operation (SRO™ | DRO™ | MRO™)

  • Remote Radio Management (KCV-RRM™)

  • Autonomous Measurement & Collection System (AMCS™)

  • 24/7/365 monitoring environments

  • Alert zones with GO | NO-GO visual confirmation

  • Autonomous Alert Focus (AAF™)

Whether deployed in a secure facility, vehicle, aircraft, or distributed network — Kestrel maintains control and operational resilience.

Professional Reporting & Documentation

Modern security operations demand defensible documentation.

Kestrel includes:

  • Session Report Generator (SRG)™

  • Advanced Report Generator (ARG)™

  • Operator Deployment Log (ODL)™

  • Inspection Summary Checklist (ISC)™

  • CSV signal export and spectral export capability

  • Metadata extraction tools

From rapid field summaries to enterprise-grade formal reporting, documentation is fully integrated into the workflow.

Hardware Agnostic. Future Ready.

Kestrel supports a wide range of industry SDR and spectrum analyzer platforms, with scalable frequency coverage from near DC to 325 GHz — positioning the system for next-generation SDR hardware advancements.

Dynamic radio hand-off enables synchronized operation across mixed hardware environments without interruption.

The platform is engineered to evolve — not stagnate.

Government Edition — Mission-Specific Capability

The Kestrel GOV Professional Software extends the platform with advanced SIGINT and project management capabilities tailored for qualified government operators.

Enhanced features include:

  • Advanced Project Management (APM)™

  • Hot-Swap Radio (HSR)™

  • Advanced Radio Recovery (ARR)™

  • Spectral Energy Direction Finding (SEDF)™

  • Large-scale metadata export and deep-dive analytics

Built to bridge operational collection and analytical exploitation workflows, the GOV platform strengthens the link between field operators and intelligence analysts.

Why Kestrel

✔ Standards-based methodology
✔ Continuous generational advancement
✔ Operator-centric architecture
✔ Integrated AI-assisted detection
✔ Scalable from portable to enterprise deployments
✔ Built for modern threat environments

Tomorrow’s threats are already active today.

Kestrel ensures you detect them first.