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Spectrum Search Lite

Spectrum Search Lite is a graphical software tool designed to search and display data contained in the Register of Radio Frequencies (RRF).

About the database

The Spectrum Search Lite database is supplied in Microsoft Access 2000 format. It contains the majority of licence information that is held in the Register of Radio Frequencies (RRF).

Limited information is available via the Spectrum Search Lite user interface — however, this information can be accessed directly via the Microsoft Access database through queries or interfaces with any user tools.

Downloads

The Spectrum Search Lite software and database are available for download from the links below. The database is currently refreshed weekly, usually on a Monday.

Spectrum Search Lite [ZIP, 10 MB] (7-Zip(external link) file archive). Also contains updated information on database structure.

Spectrum Search Lite Database [ZIP, 43 MB] (14 September 2020).

Note: We have had to update the PRISM.MDB database version to Access 2000. The Spectrum Search Lite application has also been updated (version 1.0.5) to perform better with the Access 2000 version and Windows 32 & 64 bit versions. Please uninstall the old version before installing the updated one.

Saving the files

Save all unzipped files to folder where Spectrum Search Lite will reside (default folder for Windows is: C:\Program Files\SpectrumSearchLite\).

To save these files: Right-click the link (Windows users) and select Save Target As... (Internet Explorer) or Save Link As... (Firefox/Chrome). Mac users CNTRL-Click.

Training guide

We also provide a guide to searching the New Zealand radio spectrum downloadable database.

Training Guide for Spectrum Search Lite [PDF, 1.2 MB]

This guide contains user information for the PRISMS Lite software, which has been decommissioned.

Disclaimer

The information contained within the Spectrum Search Lite database is not a complete set of information from the Register of Radio Frequencies, as there has been some information deliberately withheld as per section 28 (3) of the Radiocommunications Act 1989(external link).

The data provided is current as at the date of the production stated on the opening screen. Radio Spectrum Management will not be responsible for any incorrect or incomplete information contained in Spectrum Search Lite.

Spectrum Search Lite screenshots

This page has examples of the types of information you'll see when using the Spectrum Search Lite tool.