W5RRR

Serving NASA and local communities since 1967

Welcome to the The Johnson Space Center Amateur Radio Club (JSCARC) site.  We are located at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) approximately 25 miles southeast of downtown Houston, Texas. Our mission is to actively provide and promote STEAM outreach, emergency operations, mission support, and public service for NASA and the local communities.

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JSCARC 3PP (3 Park POTA) 2024

Bulletins:

o Nomination/Election of new JSCARC Officers @ JSCARC monthly meeting on Oct 10.

o The next JSCARC POTA is now scheduled for November 2 click here


News:

o Oct 1. Underground cables to our old tower base have been successfully extracted. More work underway for a new tower base and tower install.

o Sept 21. Girls in Aviation Day. The JSCARC hosted a table to inspire young women during this even at the Lone Star Flight Museum, Houston, Texas

o Sarah KC1VCT will be leading the JSC Student Ham Radio Interns for this fall

o The Flex "Beta" radio has been repaired by Flexradio and is back in the shack 100% functional again.


Blogs:

3PP (3 Park POTA) for JSCARC- a 2nd try

There’s not too much to say here except we’re going to attempt our 2nd 3PP (3 Park POTA) roving adventure on Saturday November 2, 2024. The linked Power Point presentation provides the detailed information of ... Read more...

Belton Hamfest Oct 2024

Belton Hamfest hails as the largest hamfest in Texas held twice a year- Spring and Fall.  This venue is a conveniently located equi-distance from the surrounding big, populated cities of Houston, San Antonio, Dallas/FW, and ... Read more...

Work In Progress- Removal of the Old Tower Foundation

The center is extending the outside patio by the shack as a planned upgrade to host larger crowds and the likely increased use of the Snack Shack. Our old tower foundation in a caged wire ... Read more...

Dave’s 5th VHF Rover Adventure

The September ARRL VHF Contest, Sept 14-16, 2024 In hopes this post inspires others… This was my 5th outing as a VHF/UHF Rover.  A Rover is a mobile station that run a route throughout Maidenhead ... Read more...

W5RRR Attempted POTA Activation at Glacier National Park

<Submitted by Dan Nagla KG5PVP> It was a beautiful Montana morning at Apgar Village on the shore of Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park (POTA US-0028). Dan Nagala (KG5PVP) and Jayant Ramakrishnan (KG5JLZ) attempted an ... Read more...

Congrats Jeff, 1st POTA activation

Saturday Aug 31, 2024 @ Sheldon Lake, Texas US-3056 Following right behind the heels of Jayant KG5LJZ’s recent 1st CW POTA activation, Jeff AB4ME did it today with over 30 SSB QSOs on 20m.   ... Read more...