  The LHC Schottky system consists for four independent 4.8 GHz triple down
conversion receivers with associated data acquisition systems. Each system is
capable of measuring tune, chromaticity, momentum spread in either horizontal
or vertical planes; two systems per beam. The hardware commissioning has taken
place from spring through fall of 2010. With nominal bunch beam currents of
1011 protons, the first incoherent Schottky signals were detected and analyzed.
This paper will report on these initial commissioning results. A companion
paper will report on the data analysis curve fitting and remote control user
interface of the system.
