History
SuperDARN began in 1983, when the first radar installation was constructed in Labrador, Canada.
Additions to the ionospheric RADAR network (in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres) have occurred about once every 4 years.
Since Linux became popular, it has become the default operating system for the Superdarn network. The operating system (superdarn-ros.3.6) is currently licensed under the LGPL).
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