Central Ohio Radio Enthusiasts—CORE—is an informal community for anyone enthusiastic or curious about radio—whether you're new to radio and want to learn or you've been tinkering for years and want to share. Ham radio operators, GMRS users, Meshtastic fans, software-defined radio nerds, makers, and technical and non-technical folks are all welcome. No experience required or expected.
We get together the first Tuesday of every month. Doors open at 6 PM and talks start at 6:30. The location may vary, but we're normally at CGI in Westerville. Bring nothing but yourself and some curiosity—and a project or gadget if you've got one.
Meetings are casual gatherings where you can listen to a talk, see and share projects, and chat with other radio curious folks. Maybe you'll even want to give a talk yourself! And, of course, a trip to the pub afterwards is always on the table.
Discord is the heart of CORE. That's where we coordinate meetups, share projects, ask questions, and get to know each other between first Tuesdays. If you want to reach out directly—to give a talk, help organize, or just ask something—message the admins there.
You can also connect on the air. We call out on 147.555 MHz simplex, we've got a Meshtastic channel you can scan your way onto, and we run a Reticulum gateway at rns.core.radio that you can reach over the Internet. Or you can set up a Reticulum node over LoRa.
Like to code? We're on GitHub as well. The code and materials from past talks, whatever projects people are collaborating on, and this website are all available there.
Prefer email? You can get meeting announcements in your inbox. Sign up for the mailing list. We won't spam you and you can unsubscribe at any time. And, you can email us directly at hello@core.radio.