Radio Detection

Radio Detection

Radio Detection is a specialist manufacturer of cable and pipe detection equipment used by utility companies, contractors, and civil engineers to locate underground assets safely before excavation. The company's product range includes electromagnetic cable locators, underground utility locators, time domain reflectometers (TDR), and cable testing instruments designed to identify the precise position and depth of buried cables, pipes, and conduits.

Radio Detection, operating within the SPX Technologies group, has established itself as a trusted name in the utility locating industry, with equipment deployed across telecommunications, electric power, gas distribution, and water utility sectors worldwide.

Key Product Lines

• Underground Utility Locators — RD7000 and RD7100 series electromagnetic locators for tracing buried cables and pipelines
• Time Domain Reflectometers (TDR) — cable fault location instruments for telecommunications and power distribution networks
• Cable Locators — portable instruments for identifying and tracing the route of buried network cables
• Cable Testers — devices for testing cable continuity and network integrity

Industries Served

Radio Detection equipment is used in telecommunications, electric utility, natural gas distribution, water and wastewater management, construction, and municipal infrastructure sectors. Their locating tools are essential for safe digging operations and compliance with underground damage prevention standards.