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Signal detection
to decisive action.

Sceptre gives defense and technical security operations teams full spectrum awareness — from signal detection and identification to actionable intelligence.

What’s new at 3dB
Nomad handheld signal analyzer — rugged tablet body with joystick and keypad controls, screen showing a Signal Locator RSSI trace above a wideband spectrum sweep
Portable Signal Analyzer

Nomad

A handheld, Sceptre-powered signal analyzer for detection, identification, and localization of signals of interest — indoors and out. Built for walk-around surveys, and dockable for fixed-site monitoring between them.

Tunable Frequency100 kHz – 14.5 GHz
Bandwidth40 MHz IBW
Weight7 lbs
Apex DF static node — dome antenna on a mast-mounted transit case with battery tubes — beside an inset photo of the same dome mounted on a vehicle roof rack
Direction Finding

Apex DF

From force protection to emitter hunting and electronic warfare operations, APEX DF combines spectrum heatmapping with real-time lines of bearing in a single operating picture.

Frequency Range8 kHz – 8 GHz
BandwidthUp to 40 MHz
Sweep SpeedUp to 60 GHz/s
Who We Are

For over 20 years, 3dB Labs has built signal intelligence software and systems that give customers certainty even in the most challenging signal environments.

Sceptre Software and Hardware Systems are designed, built, tested, and supported in-house by the engineers who created them — since 2004.

Inside the 3dB Labs lab
Engineers building hardware by hand
3dB Labs lab environment
Track Record
Track record
20+ Years
in operation
Expertise in
EW/SIGINT · TSCM ·
TEMPEST
Trusted by
DoD · IC ·
NATO
Trusted by leading RF hardware manufacturers and partners
Leonardo DRS
Signal Hound
Emerson · NI
Keysight Technologies
Midwest Microwave Solutions
Rohde & Schwarz
Epiq
HTL
Leonardo DRS
Signal Hound
Emerson · NI
Keysight Technologies
Midwest Microwave Solutions
Rohde & Schwarz
Epiq
HTL
Sceptre Software

Identify, visualize, and pursue signals of interest — wherever and whenever they happen.

01
Detect & Identify
Pulse detection, demodulation, and emitter classification as it happens.
02
Locate & Track
Interactive geolocation and heatmapping to pinpoint and pursue emitter sources.
03
Act & Respond
Cueing, threat response, and intercept — feeding directly into existing systems.
04
Review & Assess
Pulse archive, decision-quality data, and historical signal analysis for after-action review and reporting.
Sceptre Hardware Systems

Purpose-built hardware for every mission profile.

Purpose-built hardware, fully optimized to maximize Sceptre performance — available as daily operations laptops, rugged laptops, and rackmount servers.

Monarch laptop running Sceptre
Laptops

Field-ready Sceptre compute in a laptop form factor — daily operations to fully rugged.

Monarch rack server
Servers

Rack-mounted processing for fixed and vehicle installations.

Mission-specific systems designed to meet evolving operational environments and needs.

Kirby
Kirby™

Purpose-built for precision signal geolocation.

LTMS
LTMS™

Self-contained rapid deployment for static, mobile, and remote monitoring.

Citadel
Citadel™

Designed for spectrum enforcement and TSCM operations.

Integration & Interoperability

Built to integrate into existing architectures or operate as a standalone remote solution.

Sceptre publishes into any C2 stack — when connectivity permits. When it doesn't, intelligence stays on-device and actionable.

JICD 4.2 SceptreNet ATAK / EW Tools ISR Architectures Tactical Networks FAR Part 12 ITAR & Commercial 50+ Receivers
3dB Labs

Innovate. Develop. Deliver.

Mission-Specific Solutions

Looking for a
mission-specific
solution?

Explore how Sceptre is deployed for electronic warfare and SIGINT operations, spectrum enforcement and TSCM missions, or speak directly with our team.

EMSO
Electronic warfare & SIGINT
Integrated electromagnetic spectrum capabilities across the mission workflow.
Explore EMSO
TSCM
Spectrum enforcement & monitoring
Purpose-built tools for spectrum enforcement, TSCM, and technical security operations.
Explore TSCM
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