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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FIELD DAY 2025
JSCARC/CLARC to activate SSB/Digital/CW/Sats/GOTA
Bulletins:
o The May 8 JSCARC monthly meeting minutes are posted here
o JSCARC and CLARC are beginning to plan for Field Day 2025 (June 28-29)
News:
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)
o Apr 26 JSCARC activates NOTA commemorating the 35 yr anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope
o Apr 24 Student Interns from Ham Radio and Rocketry committees collaborate to build and test Avionics control boards
o Apr 19-20 JSCARC activates NOTA 55th Anniversary of Apollo 13
o Apr 12 JSCARC operates TSPOTA @ Galveston Island and Sheldon Lake parks
o Apr 10- JSCARC Student Interns operate W5S special event station
o Apr 4-7 KG5PVP POTA activation of US-0403, 2583, 3387
o Apr 3- JSCARC Student Interns build Xtal Radios @ the Gilruth
Blogs:
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...
NOTA Hubble Space Telescope
The JSCARC had another treasured moment when Milt Heflin K5KRM graciously took time from his busy life to spend almost 2 hours on-the-air with us on Sunday April 27. This weekend featured the 35th years ... Read more...
Ham Rocketry Collaboration
Ham Radio and Model Rocketry Interns join forces The Model Rocketry intern team collaborated with the Ham Radio intern team to assemble, solder, and test avionic control boards that were to be flown on the ... Read more...
NOTA Apollo 13 + KSC Visitor
NASA On The Air (NOTA) is stepping up our activity for 2025. We were successfully able to activate KSC, JSC, and SSC during the weekend, commemorating the 55th anniversary of Apollo 13. As a special ... Read more...
Totally agree! BTW, this radio sold for $3495 in 1979, without options. More that my first car costed. Mine has…