Two weekends ago, a group of determined HackPittsburgh members made a pilgrimage, for many of them their first, to Dayton, Ohio for the annual Hamvention. Little did they know that the journey they had decided to take would lead to an incredible time for all. Members Matt, Mandy, Marty, Andy, Isaac, Doug, Sayan, and [...]
Join us at HackPittsburgh this Friday, May 21st at 7pm, and learn a little bit about woodworking. We’ll review some of the tools available to members in the shop, run through a list of resources for beginning and experienced woodworkers in and around Pittsburgh, and learn a quick-and-easy way to sharpen chisels, planes, and other [...]
The HackPGH crew is headed to Dayton, OH this weekend for the Dayton Hamvention. Some of us have been there before, but for many of us it’s our first time. We are excited to see the sights and meet up with people there. If you are going to Dayton (and really why wouldn’t you be) [...]
On Sunday May 2nd HackPGH members Doug Philips, Sayan Chakraborty, and Matt Stultz put the amateur radio skills that they acquired at HackPittsburgh to good use by helping out with the Pittsburgh Marathon. Each year hams from around the community volunteer to help provide critical communications for the marathon. These jobs include passing on [...]
Attention amateur radio operators! This Friday at 7pm, join us at HackPittsburgh and learn about the Narrow Band Emergency Messaging System (NBEMS). Harry Bloomberg, an Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator for the Western PA Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), will talk about ARES, how the services works for Western PA and his responsibilities there.
Harry will also [...]
