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 Special Event Operations
Winter Field Day
2026
Bulletins:
o The next JSCARC monthly meeting Nov 13
o A JSCARC booth for the JSC Total Safety and Health Day is scheduled for Nov 19
o ARRL says that exam sessions can still be held, but FCC issuance of licenses is on hold and will not resume until after the shutdown.
News:
o Oct 31 KG5PVP POTA activates Kootenai National Park Mt
o Nov 1 AB5SS and KB5PGY POTA activate Brazos Bend State Park
o JSCARC VE support ham license exam for astronaut Jack Hathaway October 30.
o 10/20 Local Girl Scouts troop 140117 visited the W5RRR shack
o 9/24 A W5RRR shack tour was given on for the new JSC interns and UH ham/AIAA clubs
o 9/20 JSCARC members support Girls In Aviation @ Lone Star Flight Museum
o 9/14 Student Intern balloon KI5CWE, 46 days aloft, was last transmitting in the Pacific heading back to North America
o 9/6 JSCARC POTA activation of Galvestion Island State Park
o 7/29, Intern launch of 3 balloons witih WSPR beacons
o New Intern Hams: KJ5LYT, KF8ENQ, KF8ENS, KJ5LYU
Blogs:
2 POTA Activations by 3 JSCARC Members (addendum)
Hey Dave & all, A few more pics and details. In addition to activating Brazos Bend State Park on Saturday, Nov 1st, over the past 3 days, I activated 4 parks; Palmetto State Park ... Read more...
2 POTA Activations by 3 JSCARC Members
This past Friday and Saturday, Oct 31 and Nov, 2 POTA activations by successfully deployed by Dan KG5PVP, John AB5SS and David KB5PGY. Dan, our roving member who lives mostly in Troy, Montana but part-time ... Read more...
KG5URA Teaches Morse Code
Despite the government shutdown which has shuttered our regular JSCARC/Student Ham Radio schedule, David KG5URA is hosting a Morse Code study hall event to keep some of our interns engaged with our hobby. David has ... Read more...
Girl Scout Troop 140117
Girl Scout Troop 140117 Visits W5RRR A terrific group of scouts and leaders/moms visited our JSCARC W5RRR shack on Monday Oct 20. Hosting the scouts were Jeff AB4ME, Kelvin K5KGH, David KB5PGY and Dave W5OC. ... Read more...
KG5LJZ/AB5SS POTA Activation of Sheldon Lakes
The intrepid duo Jayant KG5LJZ and John AB5SS activated Sheldon Lake State Park POTA on October 7, Sunday. AB5SS callsign netted 27 QSOs. KG5LJZ made his first ~2W QRP QSO on CW using John’s Elecraft ... Read more...
Belton Hamfest Oct 4, 2025
Belton Oct 4, 2025 A beautiful day for Texas’ best hamfests at Belton this Saturday. We had a good spotting of JSCARC members: Tom N3LLL, George AD5CQ, Jerry N5FWB, Tyler KJ5MCS, Keith KG5HOK, and Dave ... Read more...
Great work Team - So proud