iProtect 1217

DETECTOR OF MOBILE AND WIRELESS SIGNAL

Searching for the illegal use of mobile signals is becoming an increasingly important task during counter surveillance sweeping. It is connected with the numerous means of eaves- dropping that transmit information via mobile networks. The mass production of components for developers, such as GSM, 3G, 4G/LTE and 5G modules, enables them to develop cheap and quick surveillance methods which have ultra-high quality of sound, video or location trans- mission. Hidden cameras camouflaged as household appliances, toys or interior objects, will most likely transmit data via mobile networks or Wi-Fi. Spy listening devices quite often have a slot for SIM-cards for functioning on a cellular network. A GPS tracker is a device that is installed in a vehicle and informs about its location, these also send coordinates via mobile communication.
Unfortunately, wide range RF detectors or near-field receivers have a low sensitivity and are not very suitable for the detection of mobile devices. This is caused by the ability of the RF detectors to receive all signals simultaneously and display them cumulatively on a bargraph, and as a result, stronger signals prevent the detection of weaker ones.
Selective detectors have a much greater distance of detecting mobile signals because they only accept them, and ignore other frequencies. Unfortunately, during the development of a selective detector, one nuance appears. It is very difficult to create a detector able to receive all mobile bands at the same time. As is well known, more and more mobile bands are being used worldwide. The GSM standard works on two bands. Then 3G appeared, occupying one more band. The introduction of the 4G/LTE standard required a wider frequency spectrum for functioning; therefore 3-7 frequency bands were allocated for it in each country. Later still 5G appeared, which requires an even wider spectrum so more wide bands have been allocated for its functioning. Thus, currently, in most countries, there are up to 10-15 different frequency bands of mobile communication according to the national frequency allocation.
It is very difficult to create a selective detector which is able to detect signals from all mobile bands which will work in all countries. Thankfully, the designers of the iProtect 1217 have achieved this. The iProtect 1217 is the only detector in the world which is able to detect all the existing mobile standards on all continents. Its table includes at least 26 bands, which can be selected automatically or manually.
In addition to mobile communication, the 1217 detects signals of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, DECT, ISM 434 MHz, ISM 868 MHz and ISM 915 MHz. It is well known that these standards can be used by hidden surveillance devices for audio and video signal transmission, and therefore such transmitters must be found and identified.
Apart from a high sensitivity, selective detectors have one more significant advantage compared to wide-band detectors. This is, the user is able to see exactly which signal has been detected. This greatly improves the ability to distinguish suspicious signals from external inter- ferences and enables the user to perform a physical search for a certain transmitter. Such an ability is not available for wide-band detectors which mix up all the signals. The iProtect 1217, as a selective detector, can inspect one separate band, which is why it is irreplaceable during professional searches.
One more important advantage of the iP rotect 1217 is the TR ACKER mode (searching for GPS trackers). In this mode, the device is adjusted for detecting only mobile signals and accumulates a histor y for finding the periodic sending of data with coordinates.

MAIN FEATURES

• Able to detect mobile and wireless signals at a much greater distance compared to conventional RF detectors (at least,10 times more)
• Selective: interference resistant and with a high sensitivity
• Has worldwide coverage of mobile standards – can detect all existing bands of GSM, CDMA, 3G, 4G/LTE and 5G in the range up to 6 GHz
• Able to detect all types of wireless signals,including Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 5 GHz, DECT, ISM 434MHz, ISM 968 MHz and ISM 915 MHz
• Detection of at least 26 mobile and wireless bands
• Can be adjusted to the frequency allocation of the country of use
• A selective multi-band principle of work informs the user of exactly which signals were found
• The mode of analysis of a certain band facilitates the physical search of a transmitter
• A separate mode for the detection of GPS trackers with history accumulation (TRACKER)
• ALARM function warns the operator about exceeding the threshold, both with sound and visually
• 43 threshold levels for setting optimal sensitivity
• Can be set up for specific tasks, for example, for the detection of Wi-Fi only, etc.
• Two antenna inputs and two antennas in the set for ensuring maximum sensitivity
• The high-band directional antenna facilitates locating of transmitters above 2400 MHz
• The built-in rechargeable battery provides an operational time of up to 5 hours
• USB recharging

Specification

• Number of bands: 26
• Antenna inputs:
• Input 1: SMA, 2400 – 6000 MHz
• Input 2: SMA, 600 – 2400 MHz

Operation modes:

• ALL BANDS (detection on all bands)
• GROUP (detection on the selected group of bands)
• BAND (analysis of a separate band)
• TRACKER (detection of GPS trackers)

Alarm function: Visual or audio

Number of alarm threshold levels: 43

Sound signals: Alarm, depression of buttons

Regions:

• US (bands of the USA)
• EU (European bands)
• TOTAL (all bands)

Operating and control elements:

• Joystick: move left-right, up-down, threshold adjustment, mode selection
• Button POWER OFF: switch off
• Button POWER ON: switch on
• Button ALARM: alarm
• Button AUDIO: sound
• Button BANDS: band set up
• Button BACK: exit to the previous mode
• Button SAVE (storing the current state)

Power supply source: USB 5V

Power: Built-in rechargeable battery 6800 mA*h 3.7 V

Battery operational resource: Up to 5 hours

Mass:

• The device without antenna: 750 g
•  Packed: 1500 g

Dimensions:

•  The device without antenna: 208 x 86 x 41mm
•  Packed: 27 x 22 x 10 cm

Operating temperature range: -5…50 °C

Supplied set

• Device
• High-band antenna Micro-Pointer LPDA-12
• Low-band rod antenna
• Charging cable USB Type C
• 2 x Angle adapter SMA
• A case for transportation
• User’s Manual

Video

User manual eng Size 13.9 Mb	Manual de Usuario Size 0.8 Mb
Table of bands Size 0.1 Mb