Weekly Meetings
Where?
We meet every Thursday at 7 PM in our lab space in Hayden Hall, Room 503 (Northeastern’s Boston campus). If you’ve never been, directions are on our lab page.
Note: Our weekly meetings are on Thursdays. We also run workshops on Mondays (unless otherwise noted), and other events that appear on the club calendar.
This semester's schedule (Fall 2025)
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2025 | Kickoff / Open House! | N/A |
| Sep 11, 2025 | Emergency Communications | Joe Chapman NV1W (Eastern Massachusetts ARES) |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Yagi Antenna Fox Hunt Outing | N/A |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Parks on the Air ® (POTA) | Steven KC1UBT |
| Oct 2, 2025 | TBA | TBA |
| Oct 9, 2025 | TBA | TBA |
| Oct 16, 2025 | Workshop: Intro to Soldering (Through-hole) (in Hayden Hall, Room 503) | Muhammad Elarbi KC1WTC, Tyler Von Pervieux K0NX, Robert Halpern KE2EGT |
| Oct 23, 2025 | School Club Roundup radio contesting | N/A |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Ham Radio Halloween | N/A |
| Nov 6, 2025 | TBA | TBA |
| Nov 13, 2025 | TBA | TBA |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Nominations; Showcase Showdown | N/A |
| Nov 27, 2025 | No Meeting (Thanksgiving Break) | N/A |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Elections; Brownie Bake-off | N/A |
Past Meetings and Schedules
Below is a selection of meeting presentations and semester schedules from previous years. Use the accordions below to browse past semesters and explore what we’ve covered. As you can see, our topics span a wide range of interests and expertise.
Spring 2025 (Schedule)
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2025 | Kickoff / Open House! | N/A |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Digital Radio Communication | Garrett |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Ham Radio Exam Prep | Jacy |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Radio Scanning | Collin |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Intro to Amateur Radio Contesting (radiosport) | TBA |
| Feb 13, 2025 | School Club Roundup | TBA |
| Feb 20, 2025 | TBA | TBA |
| Feb 27, 2025 | TBA | TBA |
| Mar 6, 2025 | No Meeting (Spring Break) | N/A |
| Mar 13, 2025 | Intro to Soldering (Through-hole) | N/A |
| Mar 20, 2025 | TBA | TBA |
| Mar 27, 2025 | TBA | TBA |
| Apr 3, 2025 | TBA | TBA |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Elections and Brownie Bake-off | N/A |
Past Meeting Topics
Fall 2024
- Emily Shaffer (alum) — "Git Internals"
- Jacy KC1SZV — "History of Emergency Comms
Spring 2024
- Jonah K0RG — "Atomic Clocks and Radios"
- Garrett KW1RM — "Tool Assisted Speedrunning"
- Garrett KW1RM — "Building Algorithms with Tetris"
Fall 2023
- Zach Perry (alum) — "Fun with Batteries"
Spring 2017
- Luke (alum) — "Spintronics Research"