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Russia’s HAARP

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 16th, 2008

Depending on who you believe, Alaska’s High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) installation is designed to learn more about the electrically-conductive layer of the atmosphere. Or HAARP is designed to spy on unwitting foes, control the weather, and spew out death rays, explains Wired.

But HAARP wasn’t the first installation of its kind. The Soviets had their own, high frequency ionospheric research center in the Middle of Ukrainian Forest. It’s now abandoned, mostly. But the pictures of the place are very much worth a few clicks.

Continuing the theme of our “Creepy High Voltage Installations” article, this research station (though not completely abandoned) is just as big, full of rust and bizarre “post-apocalyptic” atmosphere.

During the 80s this place had the functioning antenna complex the size of a soccer field, plus the “Ural” super-computer presiding over it all. The Ionospheric Research Station is located near Zmiev, close to Kharkov and is still used from time to time by (no doubt desperate) scientists - the area was declassified recently.

The biggest antenna is capable of producing 25 MW impulse power (compare it to the HAARP station’s 12.5 MW) and is 25 meters in diameter. The IS (incoherent scatter) radar is quite unique (there are only 9 in the world) and covers 100 meter x 100 meter area.

This marvel of Soviet technology seems to be no match for HAARP Research Station in Alaska, but looks can be deceiving - and in the meantime it serves as a good “stomping ground” for all sorts of explorers of creepy and abandoned places.

source : dailywireless.org