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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Greater Houston HamFest
Fort Bend County Fairgrounds 4310 TX- 36 S, Rosenberg, TX 77471
February 20 Noon to 6pm and February 21st 8am till 3pm
Bulletins:
o Jan 30: After being lost since Dec 3, JSC Student Intern Balloon KI5CWE-1's 20m signal was spotted again, cruising over China. It's now been airborne for 185 days.
o Feb 2: JSCARC will be meeting with JSC Center Ops to refine the new location of our Self Standing Tower installation. Funding has now been formally approved by the center for this project.
o Feb 12: JSCARC Monthly Meeting
o Feb 14: The Monthly VE Licensing Exam will be held at the Gilruth starting at 9 AM
o Feb 21: Rosenberg Hamfest. JSCARC to likely host a sellers table.
News:
o Jan 24-15: Winter Field Day. KB5PGY operated from W5RRR shack; KG5PVP operated from QTH in Montana.
o Jan 17-18: ARRL VHF Contest. W5OC/R activated 13 grid locations.
o Jan 1: AB5SS just finished a 6 park POTA roadtrip. 303 QSOs over 3 days.
o Dec 11: The JSCARC annual Holiday Dinner was a celebrated at the League City Main Street Bistro
o After missing for 2 months, JSC Student Intern Balloon KI5CWE-1 was been spotted on Dec 3. It was 128 days aloft.
o The JSC Safety and Health Day (and JSCARC planned booth setup) has been cancelled for 2025
o Dec 6: W5RRR/NOTA commemorated the 53 year anniversary of Apollo 17.
o Nov 24: AB5SS Pico Balloon (AB5SS-163) has been aloft 184 days. Spotted over the US East coast on 11/24/25
o KG5URA finishes up Nov CW classes with JSC student interns
o JSCARC members complete activation of 4 POTA TX state parks in Nov
o Oct 31 KG5PVP activates POTA @ Kootenai National Park Mt
Blogs:
An 8th Rover outing- W5OC/R
OVERVIEW This is my 8th Rover outing. You’d think I should be pretty good at this by now, eh? NOPE. After each event, I quietly sit down, reflect, and write down all the failures or weaknesses in ... Read more...
WFD (Winter Field Day) /7
<Posted by our remote JSCARC member, Dan KG5PVP, operating from his QTH in Montana.> I had a great WFD in NW Montana. I was able to easily make 65 contacts located across the country. I ... Read more...
JSCARC Group Photo using AI (fail)
As part of ARRL’s “year of the clubs”, we were contacted to be a candidate club for feature an upcoming QST. One of their requests was to provide a photo of our club members. I ... Read more...
NASA On The Air Celebrates Apollo 17
As an active participant of NASA On the Air (NOTA), W5RRR got on the air on Dec 6, 2025 to celebrate the 53rd anniversary of the Apollo 17 mission. Once again, hams were treated with ... Read more...
4 POTA activations in 2 weekends – A W5RRR Saga
Lake Livingstone State Park US-3028 Sheldon Lake State Park US-3056 Brazos Bend State Park US-2992 San Jacinto State Park US-3511 by Jayant KG5LJZ This web page is about a fascinating two weekends that we had ... Read more...
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...
Hi Todd- That is correct!!