Clubs

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Ham Radio Club

Ham Radio Page

Power Wheels Racing Series

Main website - Link: [1]

HackToTheFuture in NYC Maker Faire 2014 - Link: [2]

Post Gazette article: [3]

Awesome video of NYC Maker Faire 2014 PPPRS race [4]

Tesla High Voltage Electronics Club

Meets twice a month on Wednesdays.Dedicated to High Voltage, High Frequency, Electromagnetic Phenomena, Wireless Energy Transmission, Radio, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Tesla Coils, Theremins, Coil guns, Van der Graaf Generators, and everything High Voltage and High Frequency. Open to the Public.This club is open to the public.

Please visit the following link for photos, videos, and the most up to date information about Tesla High Voltage Electronics Club

http://www.pgh-tesla-club.com

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Software Club

Meets on the first and third Monday of every month to discuss software design, and work on various projects around the shop. Meetings start at 7:30pm. This club is open to the public.

Please visit the following link for photos, videos, and the most up to date information about the Software Club

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Unmanned Vehicle Club

Meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday of every month and works on learning about and building Unmanned Vehicles. Things like self driving cars, autonomous drones, autonomous lawnmowers, and everything in between. This group is working on the SLAMborghini autonomous power wheels car for Maker Faire.

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Please visit the following link for photos, videos, and the most up to date information about the Unmanned Vehicles Club

Vehicles Club Link

Music & Technology Club

Meets on the 3rd Saturday of every month and works on electronic musical instruments such as Theremins, Synthesizers,Musical Tesla Coils, Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars, vaccum tube amps for guitars. In addition this club is also interested in learning about music theory, and potentially interested in forming electronic music bands. This club is open to the public.

Please visit the following link for photos, videos, and the most up to date information about Music & Technology Club

Music Club Link

Model Railroading Club

Meets on the 3rd Thursday of every month and works on model trains, custom tracks, autonomous train systems, smart switches with sensors, and everything related to model trains. This club is open to the public.

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Please visit the following link for photos, videos, and the most up to date information about Model Railroading Club

Model Railroading Club Link

Mechanical Club

Meets the first Saturday of the month and works on everything related to mechanics and mechanical engineering. Want to learn to weld? Want to learn to use a manual or CNC mill? Want to learn metalworking and casting? Want to learn to use a lathe? Want to learn about gears, mechanical clocks, sterling engines, and etc? This is what the Mechanical Club is all about! This club is open to the public, but to use most of the tools, you must be a member.

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Please visit the following link for photos, videos, and the most up to date information about Mechanical Club

Mechanical Club Link

Western Pennsylvania Linux Users Group (WPLUG)

Do you use Linux? Are you a Linux developer? Do you want to play with the Raspberry Pi? Come to this group. Meets on Saturdays multiple times a month.

Please visit the following link for photos, videos, and the most up to date information about Western Pennsylvania Linux Users Group

http://www.wplug.org

Holistic Brain

A group related to startups, entrepreneurship, and a think-tank for people in the tech industry. More info soon.

Please visit the following link for photos, videos, and the most up to date information about Holistic Brain

Holistic Brain Club Link