On February 28, 2001, at exactly 10:54 a.m., the earth beneath Western Washington decided to get everyone’s attention. The 2001 Nisqually earthquake—a magnitude 6.8—rattled Seattle, Olympia, Tacoma, and just about every coffee mug in a five-county radius. The shaking lasted for about 45 very long seconds.  If you lived here then, you probably remember the […]

MeshCore is a community-based network for secure text-based communications using unlicensed LoRa radios, and can use people's smartphones. There's an active Meshcore community here in the Puget Sound and it could potentially provide emergency communications within our area independent of the commercial infrastructure. The goal of these workshops is to help introduce MeshCore to people who […]

Learn the basics about amateur radio - FRS, GMRS, and Ham.  This class is for radio newbies and those considering getting into radio communications. Sunday, March 1st 1pm to 3pm North Seattle College (9600 College Way N.) Education Building, Room 2843 Parking rules are enforced - $6 for 2 hours - pay stations on map […]