Nokia Corporation

Kari Kalliojärvi

Jukka Pekka Reunamäki

Terho Kaikuranta

Joni Jantunen

Jakke Mäkelä

Arttu Tapio Uusitalo

Tom Mikael Ahola

Asko Rintamäki

A lightning detector for lightning detection and a lightning detection method, wherein the lightning detector uses at least two separate channels or frequency bands for lightning detection, and wherein the lightning detector is a mobile RF device provided with radio interfaces for at least two communication channels or frequency bands, whereby at least one of which is normally a telecom channel/frequency range and wherein these channels/ranges are used in lightning detection.

Detection of lightning

A lightning detector for lightning detection and a lightning detection method, wherein the mobile lightning detector is provided with an antenna, an amplifier front-end, an A/D converter and a digital signal processor, and wherein the lightning detector is a mobile RF device provided with an audio codec whereby the preamplifier of the codec is used for amplification of the detected lightning signal, the A/D converter of the codec is used for the A/D conversion of the amplified lightning signal, and whereby the digital audio processing unit of the codec is used for the signal processing of the lightning detection.

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Kangasala, Finland

Kari Kalliojärvi