Dave W5OC 
For this year’s Texas State Parks On The Air (TSPOTA), Joe K5KUA and David KG5URA activated Galveston Island State Park US-3013 while Jayant KG5LJZ, John AB5SS, and Paul KJ5JIO activated Sheldon Lake US-3056. Reports from our activators: Jayant KG5LJZ It was a beautiful crisp morning when AB5SS and I got to the Sheldon Lakes Park … Read more…
From our JSCARC Monthly Meeting, April 10, 2025. A few photos and recent QSLs
A 24 hour turnaround trip to Belton. Because I had previously reserved a sellers table, I decided to attend Belton despite of the bad weather forecast. The good news: I sold all of my stuff. The bad news: I had to severely discount many of my items to get them sold. The allure of my … Read more…
For our April 3rd JSC Student Intern Ham Radio group project, we decided to build a simple crystal radio. It was based on the design provided by Al Klase N3FRQ, who has a plethora of build information and history about the crystal radio. 3 years ago, Kelvin K5KGH and I (W5OC) had successfully sponsored a … Read more…
Last October, I failed to climb the Grapevine Hill summit in West Texas. Due to my inexperience in climbing I regrettably aborted my attempt and went home with disappointment and frustration In the ensuing months, I had consulted one of our premiere mountaineers, Dan KG5PVP, who gave me great advice for a novice climber. His … Read more…
Keith successfully completed his POTA activation under a gorgeous blue sky at the San Jacinto Battleground Historic site on Wednesday March 19. Keith deployed his homebrewed multi element Chameleon Spider antenna. This is a variation of the buddipole design, using a pair of rigid elements to form a dipole. However, the Chameleon Spider can be … Read more…
March 14 Soldering 101 @ Gilruth Scuba RoomJeff AB4ME and Kelvin K5KGH hosted 6 interns learning how to solder.Using our 2 LED blinker kit, they had a great time building up a working electronic project while learning about electronic components, PCB assembly, and through hole hand soldering. March 18 Congrats to Diego Padilla KO5IMH- Newly … Read more…
Celebrity sightings: George AD5CQ, Paul KJ5JIO, Jerry N5FWB, David KB5PGY, Joe K5KUA, Keith KG5HOK (and Sophie!), John AB5SS, Ken K5RG Friday afternoon was a slog- tight fisted spenders, few great deals, but fun atmosphere. The best deal was a pristine old Colling 75A4 with stocked filters for…. $200. It sold immediately. I also saw a … Read more…
Kurt Rowland K6URT (founder and trustee of the UH Ham Club KI5UCW) sponsored a group of about 20 students from University of Houston for a visit to the W5RRR shack. Jerry N5FWB and David KG5URA both co-hosted the group consisting of UH Amateur Radio Club (UHARC) and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) student … Read more…
A classic gorgeous day out by the Brazoria National Wildlife Reserve (US-0545). In attendance were Joe K5KUA, Jeff AB4ME, David KG5URA, George AD5CQ, and Dave W5OC. We setup relatively close together at the Discover Center/Information area. Joe smartly setup at a table about 100′ down the road; Jeff took to the elevated wooden platform above … Read more…
