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The SHARP Stationary High Altitude Relay Platform was an incredible project that aimed to fly a radio repeater antenna 21kms in the air. It was powered by beaming 500kW of 5.8GHz microwaves from over a hundred ground stations. The platform could serve an area with a diameter of 600km in the most remote and inaccessible regions of the country.

0:00 Introduction
0:44 CRC's early work with satellites
1:42 Outline and scope of project
3:35 Early design work
6:15 UTIAS/CRC design studies
7:18 ISIS Sharp proposal
8:00 World's first microwave powered aircraft
9:10 Final proposal
9:32 Cancellation and Legacy
10:13 Conclusion

Music:
Denmark Portland Cello Project


SHARP: Stationary High Altitude Relay Platform; Canada's alternative to communication satellites