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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W5RRR is an active participant of NASA ON THE AIR (NOTA)
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Tidelands Texas City Hamfest 2025
Doyle Convention Center
Bulletins:
o The upcoming Texas City Hamfest is this weekend 7/12/2025
o JSCARC July Monthly Meeting 7/10/2025
News:
o June 28-29 JSCARC and CLARC conduct Field Day 2025
o May 10 JSCARC activates POTA #28 at Galveston Island US-3013
o May 3-4 JSCARC activates NOTA operations commemorating Alan Shepard Freedom 7 mission (first US crew in space)
Blogs:
40m Dipole Antenna is Back ON-LINE
The W5RRR antennas are the flagship features of our club. Over the last year, we’ve been having issues with the D40 rotatable 40m dipole. Through the efforts of Ken K5RG, John AB5SS, and Tanner W9TWJ ... Read more...
ARRL Field Day 2025- A CW Journey
By Terry N5LOW Field Day 2025. It feels like I’ve been preparing for this for years—because I have. The journey started back in the summer of 2022 when Dave, KG5URA, convinced me to join him ... Read more...
June 2025 VHF Rover- W5OC/R
It’s been 57 years of ham radio for me yet this awesome hobby continues to be an intoxicating gulp of mystery, adventure and new learning. In this case, I’m hooked on VHF roving- an opportunity ... Read more...
The Anatomy of a Radio Repair
The ask John AB5SS asked me to power up and checkout his Collins KWM-380 transceiver after it had been in sitting unpowered for a few years at his QTH. At some point during this effort, ... Read more...
JSCARC POTA #29 @ San Jacinto
Another successful POTA outing on Saturday May 24th for George AD5CQ, Jayant KG5LJZ, and John AB5SS. Soapbox from KG5LJZ It was a beautiful Saturday morning on the 3 day memorial day weekend 2025 and the ... Read more...
JSCARC POTA # 28 @ GISP
JSCARC POTA #28 @ Galveston Scheduling a POTA event always carries risk because of the unpredictable status of Houston’s quick moving weather conditions. But today was a banner perfect day! Slight breeze, early morning sunlight, ... Read more...
Amazing - I hunted on CW as well and cheated using RBN to decode contacts - Then got the courage…