A picture of the radio room (BE-308) with a demonstration of Yagi antenna principles by Professor Peterson with club members around a table listening closely.

UCSC Amateur Radio Club

We’re UCSC’s official Amateur Radio Club!

Want to get officially licensed as an Amateur (or “Ham”) Radio Operator? Interested in RF? Do you have a general enthusiasm for engineering? Do you want to learn more?

  • Go to the “Meetings” page to find out previous meeting discussion topics.
  • Join our Discord (and introduce yourself) if you have any questions and learning about upcoming meetings and events.
  • Meetings are Fridays 1pm-2pm in BE-308

All are welcome, no prior experience necessary!

The Amateur Radio Club has been active at UCSC since 2002 after IEEE Student Chapter members first became involved.  The club was informally formed in 2010, and unofficially recognized by the School of Engineering in 2012. Following official recognition by the ARRL and efforts by students since that time, the club ratified its Constitution and Bylaws on March 12, 2014, thereby gaining official status as a student organization at UCSC.

Sponsors

Shout-outs

A sincere thanks to the following HAMs for imparting their time, energy, wisdom, and equipment to the UCSC Amateur Radio Club.

  • AC6P
  • WB6CJE