Hackers On Planet Earth

Huge Antennas: Death Rays to Aliens

Steve Bossert

Ever wonder what purposes really large antennas are used for? This presentation will cover currently in use large and innovative antenna systems around the world – on the ground and in the sky. Steve shares what they are designed for and how they are used. Examples in areas like broadcast, astronomy, radar, and a few of the more niche or clandestine application areas will be covered – and not just related to amateur radio. There will also be coverage of how to scale these applications to something any radio hobbyist can copy, make, and use inexpensively at a smaller scale. This presentation will be light on history and high on modern use systems to enable cool wireless projects.

Friday 1700 Gramercy Park Suite

Steve Bossert is a lifelong wireless technology enthusiast who has worked with semiconductor, network infrastructure, content providers, and mobile operators globally since 2004 to help provid e corporate strategy market research and go-to-market assistance. As an amateur radio operator (K2GOG) now for almost 25 years, Steve continues to converge hiking, drones, 3D printing, and space communications to be a more active part of modern STEM focused crossover topics relating to the future of amateur radio and is a supporter of the ARRL.