Dave W5OC 
<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 hit 21 states, surprisingly, many of which were located in the mid-west. I worked 10, 15, 20 and 40 meters … Read more…
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 didn’t have one and was not likely to get one in time of their deadline, especially during the busy holiday … Read more…
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 our VIP operator, Milt Heflin K5KRM, who famously was onboard the USS Ticonderosa to retrieve the crew and capsule during … Read more…
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 in November 2025 where we decided to activate a series of parks on the air using digital modes and some … Read more…
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 (US-3045), Lockhart State Park (US-3033), Bastrop State Park (US-2986), and Buescher State Park (US-2993). My wife and I departed … Read more…
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 in Houston, successfully activated from US 4505 at the Kootenai National Forest, Montana on Friday. Dan KG5PVP (@ Kootenai National … Read more…
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 sought and received special no-charge teaching modules from Stan K7SBF at the Long Island CW Club (LICW) for special use … Read more…
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. We tooks the opportunity to show them an excellent ARRL video, “what is ham radio” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDn-6SDxyD4 followed by an excellent … Read more…
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 KX1 transceiver. Soapbox from Jayant KG5LJZ Beautiful Parks on the Air (POTA) Sunday at the Sheldon Lakes State Park US-3056 … Read more…
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 W5OC. Perhaps some more that I didn’t see? In general, the equipment for sale were mostly a good variety of … Read more…
