RelayStation Central

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Active Tags

Locked Tags

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Stations 1

elkhorn-slough-01

Elkhorn Slough • offline • 10d ago

CPU

50.0%

Memory

60.0%

Temp

43.0°C

Frequency	Station	Location	Signal	Confidence	Detections	First Seen	Last Seen	Status	Actions
No active tags detected in the last 24 hours

Solo Range Test

SETUP

Station

Target Frequency

Station Location (Reference Point)

Station GPS coords (reference for distance)

Environment

Antenna

GPS requires HTTPS. Use manual coordinates

#	Distance	Signal	Det Rate
Walk away from station and tap "Log Waypoint"

Active Sessions

Total Waypoints

Test Session

Session Name

Station

Antenna Type

Height (m)

Azimuth (deg)

Environment

Notes

Live Signal Monitor

Start a test session to see live data

Range Test Waypoints

Name	Distance	Bearing	Avg Signal	Detection Rate
No waypoints logged yet

Session History

Session	Station	Started	Status	Actions
No test sessions yet

📡

Push Frequencies

Sync whitelist to all stations

🗑

Clear All Tags

Mark all active as retrieved

🗃

Delete Retrieved

Permanently remove retrieved tags

🔧

Recalibrate All

SDR gain calibration on all stations

Detection Pipeline

IQ Samples → Welch PSD → 13 Channels → Power Floor → Whitelist → Pulse Count → Tag Lock

Scan Range

151.19–151.45 MHz

Channels

13 × 20 kHz

Lock Threshold

10+ pulses, 90%+

Freq Sync

Auto ≤ 60s

Station registered! Add this to your Pi's config.ini:

Station Location

Click on the map to place your station pin

Latitude

Longitude

Registered Stations

Station ID	Location	Coordinates	Status	Created	Commands
elkhorn-slough-01	Elkhorn Slough	-	offline	2026-01-28 06:22:13

Tag Frequency Whitelist

Tags matching these frequencies appear on the dashboard. Changes auto-push to all connected stations within 60 seconds. Valid range: 151.190 – 151.450 MHz

Frequency (MHz)

Label (optional)

Frequency (MHz)	Label	Added	Action
No frequencies configured. Add known tag frequencies above.

Distance Model Parameters

VHF tag signal propagation model based on path loss formula.

Transmit Power (dBm)Typical VHF collar: 5-15 dBm

Antenna Gain (dBi)RTL-SDR stock antenna: ~2 dBi

Path Loss ExponentFree space: 2.0 | Forest: 3.5-4.0

Reference Distance (m)

Frequency (MHz)

Distance Calculator

Received Signal Strength (dB above noise)

Estimated Distance

-- m

Range: -- to -- m

Signal Guide

> 25 dB: Very Close (< 50m)

20-25 dB: Close (50-150m)

15-20 dB: Medium (150-400m)

10-15 dB: Far (400m-1km)

< 10 dB: Very Far (> 1km)

Active Tags with Distance Estimates

Frequency	Station	Signal (dB)	Est. Distance	Confidence	Status
No active tags

Total Detections

Retrieved Tags

Active Tags

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Retrieved Tags

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