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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W5RRR is an active participant of NASA ON THE AIR (NOTA)

nasaontheair.wordpress.com

Texas State Parks On the Air (TSPOTA)

A 2024 planned JSCARC club aggregate effort

https://www.tspota.org

Bulletins:

o April 13 Belton Hamfest- "the largest ham swap in Texas"

o April 18-24 W5RRR activates NOTA commemorating LADEE

o April 20-21 Texas State Parks On The Air (TSPOTA) <TSPOTA site> <JSC proposed outing>

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o May 4 Aliens v. Astronauts Fun Run @ JSC <AVA announcement>

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News:

o New steel table supports installed in W5RRR shack thanks to KA5TBB

o Congrats Zane Peacock. Passed his General license. KQ4PDC

o A new IC-9700 Satellite Station is installed in the shack

o Welcome to Robin, K8ONS, a new JSCARC member

o Congrats to Terry, KA5TBB, for his new Collins 75A4 AND KWS1 acquisition (tube radios glow in the dark)


Fox Hunt for JSC Student Intern Group

With a break in the weather, 4 intrepid student interns, Zane, Issac, Arthur, and Eric participated in a special JSCARC Fox Hunt held a the JSC Gilruth center on Sunday March 24. For this event, ... Read more...

Lone Wolf JSCARC POTA #19 @ GISP

Due to sketchy weather and not much advance promotion/notice, the JSCARC POTA #19 was a one-person show by myself, W5OC. However, the weather behaved in spite of the harrowing thunderstorms earlier in the morning at ... Read more...

JSCARC Monthly Meeting- March 14, 2024

Minutes Here TSPOTA Presentation Here

Greater Houston Hamfest Report

Ken K5RG acquired a table for the club at this year’s Greater Houston Hamfest.  He, Carl WD5JRD, and W5OC anchored the JSCARC table from Friday afternoon through Saturday.  The early opening of the hamfest on ... Read more...

POTA #18 at San Jacinto Park

Mission Success:  JSCARC’s 1st activation for 2024 @ San Jacinto Battle Ground Park. With Houston’s crazy weather cycles, we were graced with awesome weather for Saturday Feb 16.  Participants were: David KG5URA, John AB5SS, Jayant ... Read more...

Pix from JSCARC Monthly Meeting, February 8, 2024

Pano pic courtesy of AB5SS