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RCA Interview Steve Floyd, W4YHD, HAARP Chief Engineer, Principal Systems Engineer, Ultra Electronic

Date and Time

Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 9:00 PM until 10:00 PM Central Time (US & Canada) (UTC-06:00)

Category

Industry Events

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About this event

This interview will be a continuation of Steve Floyd's 2022 Technical Symposium Presentation - "The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program, HAARP, A Brief History and Review".

The HAARP Research Station is a state-of-the-art ionospheric research project located in Alaska and was jointly funded by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Designed and built by a Washington, DC based APTI/BAE Systems team, its purpose is to analyze the Earth’s ionosphere and investigate the potential for developing ionospheric enhancement technology for radio communications and surveillance. The HAARP facility was built in three stages starting in 1993, research operations began in 1996, and was completed in 2007. In 2015, the HAARP program and all assets were officially transferred to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), and it continues to operate today.

As Chief Engineer for the HAARP, Steve was responsible for all hardware systems designs, equipment installation, and site operations until 2014 when he became a part time consultant to the program. His current responsibilities are primarily involved in the design of high power SDR based Radar systems, including EW and Communications systems, at Ultra Electronics.