{"id":55170,"date":"2022-12-27T06:34:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T10:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=55170"},"modified":"2022-12-27T06:49:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T10:49:59","slug":"today-haarp-to-bounce-signal-off-asteroid-swls-hams-asked-to-listen-and-record-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/today-haarp-to-bounce-signal-off-asteroid-swls-hams-asked-to-listen-and-record-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Today: HAARP to bounce signal off asteroid; SWLs\/Hams asked to listen and record results"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to a number of SWLing Post<\/em> readers who share the following announcement–also previously noted by Robert<\/a>–from the University of Alaska Fairbanks (followed by an announcement from the ARRL):<\/strong><\/p>\n

HAARP to bounce signal off asteroid in NASA experiment (UAF News)<\/a><\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

An experiment to bounce a radio signal off an asteroid on Dec. 27 will serve as a test for probing a larger asteroid that in 2029 will pass closer to Earth than the many geostationary satellites that orbit our planet.<\/p>\n

The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program research site in Gakona will transmit radio signals to\u00a0asteroid 2010 XC15<\/a>, which could be about 500 feet across.\u00a0The University of New Mexico Long Wavelength Array near Socorro, New Mexico, and the Owens Valley Radio Observatory Long Wavelength Array near Bishop, California, will receive the signal.<\/p>\n

This will be the first use of HAARP to probe an asteroid.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s new and what we are trying to do is probe asteroid interiors with long wavelength radars and radio telescopes from the ground,\u201d said Mark Haynes, lead investigator on the project and a radar systems engineer at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. \u201cLonger wavelengths can penetrate the interior of an object much better than the radio wavelengths used for communication.\u201d<\/p>\n

Knowing more about an asteroid\u2019s interior, especially of an asteroid large enough to cause major damage on Earth, is important for determining how to defend against it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you know the distribution of mass, you can make an impactor more effective, because you\u2019ll know where to hit the asteroid a little better,\u201d Haynes said.<\/p>\n

Many programs exist to quickly detect asteroids, determine their orbit and shape and image their surface, either with optical telescopes or the planetary radar of the Deep Space Network, NASA\u2019s network of large and highly sensitive radio antennas in California, Spain and Australia.<\/p>\n

Those radar-imaging programs use signals of short wavelengths, which bounce off the surface and provide high-quality external images but don\u2019t penetrate an object.<\/p>\n

HAARP will transmit a continually chirping signal to asteroid 2010 XC15 at slightly above and below 9.6 megahertz (9.6 million times per second). The chirp will repeat at two-second intervals. Distance will be a challenge, Haynes said, because the asteroid will be twice as far from Earth as the moon is. [Continue reading…<\/a>]<\/p>\n

The ARRL provides the following specific information<\/a> about how SWLs and Hams can participate:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amateur Radio Operators Invited to participate in Asteroid Bounce Experiment (ARRL News)<\/a><\/h1>\n

The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) will be conducting a research campaign\/experiment on December 27, 2022, with transmissions between 1100 – 2300 UTC (0200 – 1400 AKST).<\/p>\n

[…]Actual transmit times are highly variable based on real-time ionospheric conditions and all information is subject to change. Currently, the Asteroid Bounce (2010 XC15) experiment will take place Dec. 27, 2022, from 1100 UTC to 2300 UTC; 9.6 MHz, LFM (linear FM), 0.5 Hz WRF (waveform repetition frequency), 30 kHz bandwidth. Reports recording echo are encouraged; demodulated recordings in .wav or .mp3 are recommended.<\/p>\n

For real-time ionospheric conditions in Gakona, please consult ionograms from the HAARP Diagnostic Suite at\u00a0https:\/\/haarp.gi.alaska.edu\/diagnostic-suite<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Amateur radio and radio astronomy enthusiasts are invited to listen to the transmissions\/echoes and submit reception reports to the HAARP facility at\u00a0uaf-gi-haarp@alaska.edu<\/a>\u00a0and request a QSL card by mailing a report to:<\/p>\n

HAARP
\nP.O. Box 271
\nGakona AK 99586
\nUSA<\/p>\n

Click here to read this announcement on the ARRL News website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to a number of SWLing Post readers who share the following announcement–also previously noted by Robert–from the University of Alaska Fairbanks (followed by an announcement from the ARRL): HAARP to bounce signal off asteroid in NASA experiment (UAF News) An experiment to bounce a radio signal off an asteroid on Dec. 27 will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[545,3,43],"tags":[2011,2757,2758,10074,1672],"class_list":["post-55170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ham-radio","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-arrl","tag-haarp","tag-high-frequency-active-auroral-research-program","tag-jpl","tag-nasa"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-elQ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":55086,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/radio-waves-splinter-cell-audio-drama-on-the-go-antenna-mount-antique-radio-collection-and-haarp-to-asteroid-bounce\/","url_meta":{"origin":55170,"position":0},"title":"Radio Waves: Splinter Cell Audio Drama, On-The-Go Antenna Mount, Antique Radio Collection, and HAARP to Asteroid Bounce","author":"Thomas","date":"December 23, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Radio Waves:\u00a0 Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to the\u00a0SWLing Post\u2019s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio.\u00a0Enjoy! 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