IAP 2018 Activities by Sponsor - Radio Society

Daniel Sheen

Jan/31

Wed

07:00PM-08:30PM

50-358

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

There will be a "fox" (a radio transmitter) hidden somewhere on campus. Join the Radio Society in using our ham radio equipment to locate and retrieve the fox. No radio experience or equipment necessary, and no animals were harmed in the making of this event.

Note: We will be leaving from 50-358 and searching around campus. If we have already left when you arrive, feel free to email us. If you are looking for us and email at the given contact email but don't get a response quickly enough, please email w1mx-officers@mit.edu or call Daniel Sheen at 617-390-6480.

Sponsor(s): Radio Society
Contact: Jordyn Mann, JORDYNM@MIT.EDU

Steve Finberg

Jan/24

Wed

07:30PM-10:00PM

1-150

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

On the second-to-last Wednesday of each month, exams are held to earn ham radio licenses. Come this month and get or upgrade your license! Technician, General, and Amateur Extra exams are offered. 

Sponsor(s): Radio Society
Contact: Jordyn Mann, JORDYNM@MIT.EDU

Matthew Goldstein, Daniel Sheen

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend the class to attend the antenna building session

The MIT Radio Society will be teaching an introductory class on ham radio, including antenna theory, ohms law, RF modulation, propagation, radio history, emergency uses, weather balloons, and mounbounce. Join us to learn about these topics, and maybe even get inspired to take your ham exam with us the following week! After the class, we'll have an antenna building session. Then you can put your new antenna and knowledge to use the following night with a foxhunt, which is essentially a scavenger hunt in which we seach for a radio transmitter using radio equipment. Sign up for the class here.

Sponsor(s): Radio Society
Contact: Jordyn Mann, JORDYNM@MIT.EDU

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Ham Radio Class

Jan/17

Wed

05:30PM-07:00PM

2-135

Join us for an introductory class on ham radio, including antenna theory, ohms law, RF modulation, propagation, radio history, emergency uses, weather balloons, and mounbounce!

Matthew Goldstein, Daniel Sheen

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Antenna Building

Jan/17

Wed

07:00PM-09:00PM

50-358

Put your new knowledge to good use by building an antenna!

Note: You should attend the class session if you plan on attending this session.

Matthew Goldstein, Daniel Sheen

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Foxhunt

Jan/18

Thu

07:00PM-08:30PM

Meet at 50-358

Bring the antenna you built the day before and join us for a foxhunt, in which we search around campus to find a radio trasmitter. Attending the class and building an antenna beforehand is not required for this session.

Matthew Goldstein, Daniel Sheen

Daniel Sheen

	Jan/20	Sat	02:00PM-11:45PM	Green Building
	Jan/21	Sun	12:00AM-11:00PM	Green Building

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Repeating event, participants welcome at any session

Join the UHF Repeater association and the Radio Society for this rapid-fire contest and help us make as many contacts as possible on VHF amateur radio bands! Make contact with people all over the area. No prior radio experience required.

Note: Please head to the base of the Green Building and email w1mx-officers@mit.edu, and someone will come find you. If you are looking for us and email at this email but don't get a response quickly enough, please call Daniel Sheen at 617-390-6480. Feel free to email the given contact email (jordynm@mit.edu) with any questions you have!

Sponsor(s): Radio Society
Contact: Jordyn Mann, JORDYNM@MIT.EDU

Joey Murphy

	Jan/12	Fri	07:00PM-11:00PM	50-358
	Jan/19	Fri	07:00PM-11:00PM	50-358
	Jan/26	Fri	07:00PM-11:00PM	50-358
	Feb/02	Fri	07:00PM-11:00PM	50-358

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Repeating event, participants welcome at any session

Each week, the Radio Society meets in the shack for a few hours on Friday night and does something fun and related to ham radio. Join us! Past activities include tuning in to amateur radio bands and hearing stations all over the world, opening up and looking at a radio transmitter, and learning about how our antennas work. This is also a particularly good event to chat with and get to know the members of the Radio Society.

Sponsor(s): Radio Society
Contact: Jordyn Mann, JORDYNM@MIT.EDU