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Mt Diablo Amateur Radio Club (MDARC)
Club Meeting
Open to All!
Join Us for Dinner and a Show!
Grab your dinner and bring it to the meeting.
No Pacificon attendee badge is required
to attend this meeting.
Friday Evening, Oct. 10, 2025
7:00 PM
Bishop Ranch, Salon E
Open Research Institute and Radio Frequency Artificial Intelligence
by
Michelle Thompson, W5NYV
Open Research Institute
Summary:
The Open Research Institute (ORI) is a California-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit advancing open-source digital radio communications through collaborative international research and development. Founded in 2019 to provide a modern, effective, and ethical space for amateur radio digital communications work, ORI has evolved into a comprehensive platform supporting open-source digital radio across all applications.
This presentation covers ORI's organizational structure, key projects include the award-winning Ribbit protocol, an award-winning MSK modem, RFBitBanger QRP kit, Haifuraiya satellite communications system, and the innovative Opulent Voice digital voice protocol.
Special focus will be given to artificial intelligence projects, including ORI's RTTY receiver implemented with machine learning, the role of artificial intelligence in regulatory work, propagation prediction with WISR learning, and progress on amateur-radio customized LLMs.
Speaker Biography:
Michelle Thompson is the CEO and co-founder of Open Research Institute, a California-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to advancing open-source digital radio communications, and a commercial telecommunications executive. Licensed as W5NYV, she is a strong voice for amateur radio's digital future, advocating for high-quality open-source alternatives to proprietary systems.
Michelle's technical background spans microwave engineering, embedded devices, information theory, regulatory work and reform, FPGA development, and software-defined radio. Her work bridges the gap between amateur radio's experimental tradition and modern software-defined radio capabilities, ensuring the amateur service remains relevant in an increasingly digital world.
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