Last update: June 21, 2009

"The Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association (AFCEA), High Frequency (HF) Technical Committee (High Frequency Industry Associations (HFIA)) provides an industry driven forum for the interactive exchange of technical ideas and information in the area of High Frequency Communications."

This HFIA Web Site was created to provide interested parties information on and about the High Frequency (HF) Industry Association (HFIA) with detailed, up-to-date information about High Frequency Radio, HF Modems, and developments in HF Radio, as well as about the many ways the association is working with Governments and users around the world to support new, standardized, and interoperable systems to support HF radio users.

Review of the February 12, 2009 HFIA Meeting in San Diego, California
         For the meeting Agenda                                      click here
         To view a presentation                                        click here

ICM - No Meeting Held
 

Review of the July 24, 2008 HFIA Meeting in Toulouse, France
         For the meeting Agenda                                      click here
         To view a presentation                                        click here

ICM - No Meeting Held
 

Review of the February 7, 2008 HFIA Meeting in San Diego, CA
         For the meeting Agenda                                      click here
         To view a presentation                                        click here

ICM - No Meeting Held
 

Review of the July 19, 2007 HFIA Meeting in Rome, Italy
         For the meeting Agenda                                      click here
         To view a presentation                                        click here

ICM - No Meeting Held

Review of the February 1, 2007 HFIA Meeting in San Diego, CA
         For the meeting Agenda                                      click here
         To view a presentation                                        click here

ICM January 31, 2007 Meeting
         To view a presentation                                        click here

Review of the July 17, 2006 HFIA Meeting in London, UK
         For the meeting Agenda                                      click here
         To view a presentation                                        click here

Review of the January 12, 2006 HFIA Meeting in San Diego
         For the meeting Agenda                                      click here
         To view a presentation                                        click here

Review of the September 13, 2005 HFIA Meeting in St. Katharine's Way, London
         For the meeting Agenda                                      click here
         To view a presentation                                        click here

Review of the February 3, 2005 HFIA Meeting in San Diego
         For the meeting Agenda                                      click here
         To view a presentation                                        click here

Review of the August 26, 2004 HFIA Meeting in The Hague, Netherlands
         For the meeting Agenda                                      click here
         To view a presentation                                        click here

 Review of the February 5, 2004 HFIA Meeting in San Diego
         For the meeting Agenda                                      click here
         To view a presentation                                        click here

 Review of the May 8, 2003 HFIA Meeting in Wash DC
         For the meeting Agenda                                      click here
         To view a presentation                                        click here

  Review of the  Jan 16, 2003 HFIA Meeting in San Diego
         For the meeting Agenda                                      click here
         To view a presentation                                        click here

     Review of the  June 13, 2002 HFIA Meeting in Wash DC
         For the meeting Agenda                                      click here
         To view a presentation                                        click here

     Review of the  Jan 17, 2002 HFIA Meeting in San Diego
         For the meeting Agenda                                      click here
         To view a presentation                                        click here

Links of Interest:

The Ionospheric Radio Systems and Techniques Conference (IRST 2009).

The IRST 2009 abstract submission system is now open. All abstracts must be submitted by Monday, 29 September 2008 to be considered for the conference. Details can be found at the following URL:

http://conferences.theiet.org/irst/index.htm

AFCEA Course 09340-P - Automated High Frequency Radio
Eric Johnson of the New Mexico State University will be teaching an AFCEA short course on HF in the Washington, DC area May-05-2009 - May-07-2009.  All the details can be found at the following URL:
http://www.afcea.org/education/details.cfm?course_number=09340-P

The Nordic HF 07 Conference

A series of Nordic conferences on HF communications has been held every third year since 1986 on the island of Fårö in the middle of the Baltic Sea. The most recent conference was held 14-16 August 2007. All the details can be found at the following URL: http://www.nordichf.org

10th International IEE Conference of HF Radio Systems and Techniques
This conference is highly relevant to those involved in any aspect of future HF communication systems. All the details can be found at the following URL: http://conferences.iee.org/IRST2006

Proceedings of the 10th International Ionospheric Effects Symposium (IES2002) 
The symposium was held on May 7-9, 2002, in Alexandria Virginia and included a special session devoted to systems that use the 3 to 30 MHz HF spectrum. Considerable material on ionospheric propagation modeling is included. Proceedings in softbound and hardbound may now be ordered along with convenient CD-ROM Editions. Find details at http://www.ies2002.com.

New Mexico State University - Performance Analysis Research Lab
This site, maintained by Dr. Eric Johnson, provides a   "Resource for Computer & Communication Systems Engineering". It currently includes the NMSU Trace Base, and NMSU Wireless  Network Archive (for Land
Mobile and HF Radio).Visit at http://wireless.nmsu.edu

HF/VHF/UHF Technology - MTT Committee 17
Committee 17 of the  IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society, MTT-17 HF/VHF/UHF technology, deals primary with hardware issues and has sponsored several sessions at recent MTT IMS conferences. For more information visit their web site at  http://www.mtt.org/committees/mtt-17/index.html, or contact Dr. Frederick H. (Fritz) Rabb at f.raab@ieee.org.

Draft of HF Radio Automatic Link Establishment (ALE) Application Handbook
This draft is available for your review and comments at: http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/pub/oa-rpt/hf-ale/handbook

While on the topic of ALE, Robin Moore (JITC, Fort Hauchuca, AZ) has provided (Oct '96) the following short overview: Automatic Link Establishment (ALE) Overview

The High Latitude Ionosphere and its Effects on Radio Propagation
by R.D.Hunsucker and J.K.Hargreaves, Cambridge Univ.Press, 2003
A preview of this book is available for your review at:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/samples/cam033/2001043551.pdf#search='The High Latitude Ionosphere and its Effects on Radio Propagation'

The HFIA Charter charter

The HF Communiqué

The HF Communiqué is the periodic news letter of the HFIA. Each edition will post news of interest to the HFIA and the HF Radio Community.

1.	December 2000	HFIA Communique 35
2.	May 2001	HFIA Communique 36
3.	December 2002	HFIA Communique 37
4.	April 2002	HFIA Communique 38
5.	December 2002	HFIA Communique 39    and HFIA Communique 40
6.	Mar 2003	HFIA Communiqué 41
7.	December 2003	HFIA Communiqué 42
8.	May 2004	HFIA Communiqué 43
9.	August 2004	HFIA Communiqué 44
10.	February 2005	HFIA Communiqué 45
11.	September 2005	HFIA Communiqué 46
12.	January 2006	HFIA Communiqué 47
13.	May 2006	HFIA Communiqué 48
14.	November 2006	HFIA Communiqué 49
15.	April 2007	HFIA Communiqué 50
16.	November 2007	HFIA Communiqué 51
17.	June 2008	HFIA Communiqué 52

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The HFIA Meeting Schedule

The HFIA conducts two annual meetings. In recent years we hold a January meeting in conjunction with the AFCEA West convention in San Diego, California. The second meeting has been held in the summer in Europe to increase participation from that area. The HFIA meetings are open to the public and interest parties are encouraged to attend. As soon as the agenda for next meeting is published it will be made available. If you would like to make a presentation, attend one of the meetings, or need additional information about the HFIA or information about HF radio and products, please contact a member of the HFIA, or one of the officers of the HFIA using the email address above.

Member Companies

TCI International Corporation (TCI/BR)	Codan Pty. Ltd.
DRS Communications Company	www.halcomm.com
Harris Corporation	rwaltman@conic.lmco.com
	(Formerly Loral Conic-TerraCom)
http://www.selex-comms.com	www.MobiComm.com
www.monteriallc.com	Motorola SSB
Rockwell	Rohde & Schwarz
http://www.saic.com/	SFA DataComm
www.signalogic.com/communications.htm	thales-systems.ca
www.mobat.com	www.ontargetenterprises.com
www.dtwc.com	http://www.icom.co.jp/world/index.html
http://www.sunairelectronics.com

And a number of associated companies -- Lockheed-Martin -- SRT -- Allied Signal -- CNR Inc. --  ELMER -- TENTEC --  ITT -- LinkPlus -- Wackenhut -- SGC -- Tadiran -- SAIC -- Johnson Research

[Note from the Webmaster:  If you are a member of the HFIA and you would like your organization or company's Home Page linked to the HFIA's Home Page, or if you notice a problem with the HFIA website, please send an E-Mail notification to the Chairman of the HFIA or the HFIA Secretary/Web Master.]

Associated Government Organizations:

Associated Government Organizations are divided into several areas, Regulatory, Standards Development, Testing, and Systems/Equipment users.

(If the organization has a World Wide Web site the listing is linked to their WWW site.)

[Note from the Webmaster: This list is not limited to US Government Organizations, if you or your National Government is supporting HF Radio, Standards, or Interoperability issues please forward the appropriate information to the Chairman of the HFIA or the HFIA Secretary/Web Master .]

US Regulatory

• Federal Communications Commission
• ITS, Department of Commerce

International Regulatory

• ITU, International Telecommunications Union

Standards Development

• ITS, Department of Commerce
• DISA Center for Standards
• US Army Information Systems Engineering Command

Testing and Research

• Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC)
• SPAWAR Systems Center San Diego
• Center For Engineering, Defense Information Systems Agency
• National Institute of Technology and Standards

Systems/Equipment Users

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Current Technical Efforts of the HFIA

• HF CHANNEL SIMULATOR
   
  • Click on the following link to view the HF Channel Simulator paper presented at the Nordic HF 01 conference (www.nordichf.org).  The paper is posted here with agreement from the Nordic HF conference organizers.
  • To view a table of the "core" requirements of the HF Channel Simulator, click here.
  • To obtain a 1.0 and 10.0 Hz WAV file which performs the Gaussian Spectrum analysis, click here.

High Frequency Radio and Modem Certifications

• High Frequency Radio and Modem Military Standard Certification Register

This information is provided from data maintained by the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC). The JITC is responsible for the MIL-STD and Interoperability Certification of systems for the DoD and other Federal Agencies as requested.

Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association (AFCEA)

• AFCEA Home Page 

NATO Consultation, Command, and Control Agency (NC3A)

• NC3A Home Page 

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