Steve Estes

Who Am I

Alaskan
by choice since 1974.

A Seismologist
MS 1978 University of Alaska

See what is shaking in Alaska.

A Geophysicist
BS 1974 University of Hawaii

An Electrical Engineer
BSEE 1972 University of Hawaii (computer option)

An Honors Student
1969 Rothesay Collegiate School

I work at the top research institution in the state of Alaska: the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska as a Project Support Engineer in the Alaska Earthquake Information Center (AEIC) and Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO).

Authored over 30 scientific papers on Seismology, Volcanology, Radio and Solar Power.
manage a network of nearly 200 seismic stations in Alaska.
operate several digital seismic stations.
developed a digital earthquake event detection system in 1978 baised on a Z80 microprocessor and 7000 lines of assembly language code.
installed the first remotley telemetered seismic network in Antarctica in 1980.
installed one of the first digital seismic data aquisition systems in the USSR, 1991.
Principal Investigator in the PFRR communications microwave system and an extensive fiber-optics system.
Monitored the Russian "Woodpecker", over-the-horizon radar.
Investigated radio noise for the US Over-the-horizon Radar.
Developed a ship-to-shore digital packet radio system at WHOI, 1987.
Designed and built computer to magnetometer interface for air-borne data logging.
Designed and built wind data logger. For wind energy studies.

I am the Webmaster for the:

National Preformance Review

Hammer award from Vice President Al Gore

EIT engineer certificate.

Holder of an FCC General Radio Telephone License Number P2-23-2994.

NABER certified radio technician.

KL7XO, an Amateur Extra Class Amateur Radio Operator with an EXTRA class wife.

Trustee: KL7KC, Arctic Amateur Radio Club (AARC).
Honorary LIFE Member AARC.
Member repeater committee.
Trustee: KL7AVD, Voice of Alaska Radio Club license.
Member Anchorage Amateur Radio Club.
Member American Radio Relay League (AARL) since 1983.
Apointed Assistant Director,Northwest Division ARRL 1996
Member DX Century Club (DXCC) #14,835, Feb 4, 1985, 277 countries worked, 268 confirmed
Worked All States certificate #40,069, June 12, 1984
HHH Net worked all states #222