a field organization of the National Association for Amateur Radio®
The Clay Center ARC will feature guest speaker Russel Nickerson of Collabots on February 6, 2018 at 6:30 PM.
“Robotics is a combination of technology that changes life as we know it. Transistors increased the adoption of radios in the past; now there are other technologies that are making robotics a reality.”
The Clay Center is located at the Dexter School at 20 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts.
via Clay Center ARC e-newsletter
NSRA General Meeting on September 18th, 2017
NOTE: Third week this month
Doors open at 7pm, meeting starts at 7:30pm
Link to Meeting Location
Speaker:
Media Historian, Professor, & Former broadcaster
Dr. Donna Halper
Speaking on:
How the Amateurs Created Commercial Radio… and what happened after that
Today, people can listen to radio in a number of ways– online, in the car, at home, even on their smartphone. But there was a time in the early 1920s when radio was new, and there was only one way to listen– in your “radio room.” In those early years, one group of people helped to keep your favorite stations on the air– ham radio operators.
Join media historian, professor, and former broadcaster Donna Halper on September 18th, as she brings along her rare radio memorabilia and takes you back in time. She will introduce you to some pioneering hams who kept a foot in both amateur and commercial radio (without them, there would have been no stations like WBZ or WEEI or the first station in Massachusetts– 1XE/WGI).
Dr. Halper will also share some interesting facts about the history of Boston radio, including why radio today isn’t as good as what many of us remember from when we were growing up. And she will tell you about some performers and announcers who came from the North Shore.
Benjamin Lee, K7JS writes on BARC-list:
On April 29th from 9 am to 5 pm, the Harvard Wireless Club will be hosting the Harvard Amateur Radio Symposium on campus. We will have a variety of interesting speakers from around the world on topics ranging from the technical to the historical to the social. All are welcome at this exciting meeting! The event is free but a donation is humbly requested in order to help us put this event on for the public.
RSVP is required here http://tiny.cc/hwc2017.
I’ve attached the flyer and hope to see as many of you there as possible!
73,
Benjamin Lee, K7JS
Harvard Wireless Club, W1AF
PS: If you’re still not convinced, there’ll be an ice cream break generously donated by JP Licks!
The North Shore Radio Association will feature special guest Tom Gallagher, KY2RF, ARRL’s Chief Executive Officer at its general meeting on Monday, April 3 at 7:30 PM. The club meets at the Peabody Municipal Light Plant Auditorium, 201 Warren St Ext., Peabody. Talk-in is provided on the 145.470 MHz repeater.
According to ARRL, Gallagher joined the leadership team with “three decades as an international investment banker and financial services executive. His career has included senior leadership positions with JP Morgan Chase & Co and CIBC Oppenheimer & Co in New York, and with Wachovia Capital Markets in Charlotte, North Carolina. He has also served as an adjunct professor at the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and as CEO of the Secondary School Admission Test Board in Princeton, New Jersey. Gallagher has served on boards, both public and non-profit, including two NYSE companies, the NPR affiliate in Charlotte, the Executive Board of The PENN Fund at the University of Pennsylvania, and The International Center of Photography.”
David Wolfe, KG1H writes:
Lieutenants Theodore Kruczek and Meredith Prinz will be visiting from Cape Cod Air Force Station on Tuesday, March 28, 6:30-8:00 pm. They are crew commanders on the Early Warning Radar located there. The site’s primary mission is detecting and reporting intercontinental ballistic missiles and sea launched ballistic missiles. The secondary mission is tracking satellites in low earth orbit, including amateur radio satellites utilized by amateur radio operators. They will be discussing radar operations, how that data helps amateur radio operators, and the importance of proper amateur radio use.
6:00 – Refreshments and Pizza
6:30 – Guest Speakers
Clay Center Amateur Radio Club
Dexter Southfield School
20 Newton Street
Brookline MA