A low-threshold lab for high-impact radio experiments
ClearSkyRF advances insights in applied radio engineering, supporting various disciplines, such as geology, materials science, and atmospheric studies. Our secret sauce? A rare low-noise environment paired with modern digital signal processing, novel weak-signal algorithms, and long-term pattern analysis.
We provide a low-threshold experimental environment that unleashes new forms of creativity and scientific insight.
Many radio experiments are difficult to run, not because of the equipment, but because of noise, interference, bureaucracy, or the sheer logistical cost of maintaining long-term observation systems.
We remove those barriers.
By offering a clean RF environment, remotely accessible SDRs, flexible filtering, and a site optimized for long-wave and ground-wave propagation, we give researchers the freedom to test, refine, and validate ideas in weeks, not years.
An agile approach to rapid iteration
We’re building the world’s most accessible long-wave research facility — where new correlations, patterns, and experiments are discovered by people who otherwise wouldn’t have the chance to run them.
Our platform enables researchers to quickly validate hypotheses or run exploratory studies without the overhead of academic or federal facilities. We help you build the minimum viable experiment, learn from it, and iterate to generate groundbreaking insights.
The ClearSkyRF Advantage
Here’s what makes our site unique:
- RF-quiet terrain: Shielded on all sides, with minimal external interference.
- Elevation: 3,500 ft for stable long-wave reception.
- Unique propagation geometry: ~10° takeoff angle in all directions for ionospheric propagation modes.
- Flexible instrumentation: SDR-based, remotely accessible, easily reconfigured.
- Custom filtering: Add steep notch filters, bias networks, or algorithmic DSP on demand.
- Long-range, long-term insight: Ideal for day-to-day, seasonal, and multi-year pattern tracking.
A note from our head nerd
It’s often said that radio frequency and microwave engineering is the blackest of black arts, and any sane person would steer clear of it. Clearly, I’m not sane, because I made it my major in university. (Side bar: my partner-in-crime says she always wanted to go to witch school…)
Once the wireless bug had bitten and any hope of a cure was lost, I embarked on a technical career in the cellular industry, moved to Finland, and strayed into management and commercial functions — back when iPhones were barely a thing yet.
Later, my career took me to the US. While there, I pursued a personal interest and obtained my extra-class amateur radio license with callsign AB1OF.
After leaving Nokia and spending a decade in the battery analytics and renewable industry, we found an exceptionally RF-quiet property in Kern County, California. It took no time for me to pick up old curiosity and venture into new experiences to found ClearSkyRF.
So, why long waves? These bands are the least understood and most underserved area of the discipline. If RF is the darkest of dark arts, imagine the lure of this pitch-black territory.
The work at ClearSkyRF is exciting because the property’s sheer size and terrain provide the canvas for many greenfield opportunities. I always like to get down to the fundamentals, and building the infrastructure from scratch will let me tune every detail rather than accept the constraints of “what’s available,” allowing for questions that many dare not ask because the HOA says you can’t have that radio tower in your backyard.
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