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Originally Posted by forkyfork

Basically, it's for measuring all different types of radio frequencies. Of course, the only one we care about is Wifi

Really? from http://www.sarsat.noaa.gov/cospas_sarsat.html

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Cospas-Sarsat is an international, humanitarian search and rescue system that uses satellites to detect and locate emergency beacons carried by ships, aircraft, or individuals. The system consists of a network of satellites, ground stations, mission control centers, and rescue coordination centers.

It's a Search and Rescue receiver. Primarily for beacon testing it seems.