Johnson Space Center Amateur Radio Club

CQ WW DX - CW
2018-11-24 - 2018-11-25
https://www.cqww.com

ARRL 160m (CW)
2018-11-30 - 2018-12-02
Starts 2200 UTC Friday, ends 1600 UTC Sunday. This is a forty-two hour period with no time limitation.
http://www.arrl.org/160-meter
CW only.

NASA On The Air: ISS Node 1 Launch 20th Anniversary
2018-12-04 | W5RRR Shack
We will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the ISS First Element Launch on November 20th, 1998.
Operators and loggers are needed – please sign-up to operate or log.
All contacts must be logged using the N3FJP software (a tutorial is available at the shack).
Reminder: a control operator with a valid amateur radio license is required while operating and operating must adhere to the control operator’s license class privileges.

ARRL 10m
2018-12-08 - 2018-12-09, 2019-12-14 - 2019-12-15
Second full weekend of December. Starts 0000 UTC Saturday; runs through 2359 UTC Sunday.
http://www.arrl.org/10-meter

ARRL Rookie Roundup - CW
2018-12-16
The third Sunday of April, August and December from 1800 UTC through 2359 UTC.
http://www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup

NASA On The Air: Apollo 8 50th Anniversary
2018-12-21 - 2018-12-27 | W5RRR Shack
We will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 8. Apollo 8 launched on December 21st, 1968. Splashdown was on December 27th, 1968.
December 27th, 2018 also marks the ending to the year long NASA On The Air event!
Operators and loggers are needed – please sign-up to operate or log.
All contacts must be logged using the N3FJP software (a tutorial is available at the shack).
Reminder: a control operator with a valid amateur radio license is required while operating and operating must adhere to the control operator’s license class privileges.

ARRL January VHF
2019-01-19 - 2019-01-21
The date will be announced annually by the ARRL but will generally be the third or fourth weekend in January. Begins 1900 UTC Saturday, ends 0359 UTC Monday.
http://www.arrl.org/january-vhf

Winter Field Day
2019-01-26 - 2019-01-27
Winter Field Day runs for 24 hours during the last full weekend in January each year from 1900 UTC (2pm EST) Saturday to 1900 UTC (2pm EST) Sunday.
For 2018, the dates are January 26th and 27th.
Station set-up may commence no earlier than 1900 UTC (2pm EST) on Friday, January 26th. Station setup may consume no more than 12 hours total. How & when you schedule/spend those 12 hours is up to you.
https://www.winterfieldday.com

Licensing Exam Session
2019-02-16 09:00 - 12:00, 2019-06-15 09:00 - 12:00, 2020-02-15 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Gilruth Center, 2101 E NASA Pkwy, Houston, TX
Monthly exam session through the ARRL VEC.
An opportunity to get your first license or upgrade your license.
Registration begins at 9:00am; testing begins at 9:30am.
Please contact David Fanelli (KB5PGY) for more information.

JSCARC Monthly Meeting
2019-02-21 18:30 - 20:30 UTC
Moved to 2/21 due to holiday.
6:30-8:30 PM CST
Gilruth Inspiration Room

CQ WW 160m - SSB
2019-02-22 - 2019-02-24
CQ WW 160m – SSB

ARRL DX - SSB
2019-03-02 - 2019-03-03
CW: Third full weekend in February.
Phone: First full weekend in March.
Contest Period: 48 hours each mode.
Starts 0000 UTC Saturday; ends 2359 UTC Sunday.
http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx

JSCARC Monthly Meeting
2019-03-07 18:30 - 20:30 UTC
Second Thursday of the month
6:30-8:30 PM CST
Gilruth Inspiration Room

ARRL Rookie Roundup - SSB
2019-04-14

ARRL Field Day
2019-06-22 - 2019-06-23
Field Day is always the fourth full weekend of June, beginning at 1800 UTC Saturday and running through 2059 UTC Sunday.
http://www.arrl.org/field-day

Texas City Hamfest
2019-07-13 08:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
JSCARC will have a table again at this year’s hamfest.
CLARC will provide a licensing exam session starting at 10am.

Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Special Event
2019-07-20 06:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago)
Come out to help operate or log to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 during our special event at W5RRR.
Sign-up here.

North American QSO Party - SSB
2019-08-03 - 2019-08-04
http://ncjweb.com/naqp/

North American QSO Party - CW
2019-08-17 - 2019-08-18
North American QSO Party

Texas QSO Party
2019-09-28 - 2019-09-29
http://www.txqp.net

JOTA
2019-10-19 - 2019-10-20
Jamboree-On-The-Air (JOTA) is always the third full weekend in October.
Check out our JOTA page for additional information.
https://www.scouting.org/jota.aspx
https://www.k2bsa.net/jota/
Contact Keith Grimm (KG5HOK) or Fred Gimenes (KG5WNN) for more information.

ARRL Sweepstakes - CW
2019-11-02 - 2019-11-04
CW: First full weekend in November.
Phone: Third full weekend in November.
Contest Period: Begins 2100 UTC Saturday and runs through 0259 UTC Monday.
http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes

ARRL 160m - CW
2019-12-06 - 2019-12-08

Greater Houston Hamfest
2020-03-07 08:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
Greater Houston Hamfest
http://houstonhamfest.org/

JSCARC Monthly Meeting
2020-05-14 18:30 - 20:30 UTC
Second Thursday of the month
6:30-8:30 PM CST
This meeting will be held via Zoom.

Final Field Day Planning Meeting
2020-06-22 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Held via Zoom.
Contact Fred Gimenes, KG5WNN, if you’d like to attend (he will send you the link and details).

ARRL/AMSAT Field Day
2020-06-26 13:00 - 2020-06-28 15:00 (America/Chicago)
June 26th
Set up 1pm – 5pm
June 27th
Resume at 8am
Operating starts at 1pm
June 28th
Operating concludes at 1pm
Tear down 1pm – 3pm
