The JSCARC ARISS team is seeking new members.  Our W5RRR station became certified as an Amateur Radio on International Space Station (ARISS) ground station shortly before the pandemic. Now we are ready to re-engage.  As a ARISS ground station, W5RRR assists schools to make telebridge contacts with the astronauts on the ISS via our tested … Read more…

Lucy is scheduled to launch no earlier than 5:34 a.m. EDT Saturday, Oct. 16, on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 401 rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Live launch coverage will begin at 5 a.m. EDT on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s … Read more…

HF Net the next four weeks or longer starting at 6:30pm CST. Using EchoLink W5RRR or the W5RRR repeater as a starting point we are going to work HF on 20M(14mhz), 40M(7mhz), 80M(3-4mhz) depending on conditions and input. If you start on the repeater or EchoLink then we can communicate what band and frequency we … Read more…

Contest University will host Propagation Summit on January 23, 2021. All times are USA EST. 11 AM – “Update on the Personal Space Weather Station Project & HamSCI activities for 2021” – Dr. Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF Noon – “Solar Cycle 25 Predictions & Progress” – Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA 1 PM – “Maximizing Performance of HF … Read more…

Training is free and open to all ages! Our new webinar format allows you to take SKYWARN courses from the comfort of your own home, wherever you are across SE Texas. Date/Time Location Point of Contact January 21st 6:30 – 8:30 PM Basic Skywarn Weather Spotter Class Virtual Class – Participate from home! Register here: … Read more…

From ARRL News: 12/31/2020 Effective on June 29, 2021, amateur radio licensees and candidates must provide the FCC with an email address on all applications. If no email address is included, the FCC may dismiss the application as “defective.” On September 16, the FCC adopted a Report and Order (R&O) in WT Docket 19-212 on … Read more…

NASA TV JANUARY 2021 Jan. 1, Friday 2 p.m. – Premiere – Down To Earth: The Astronaut Perspective (All Channels) Jan. 6, Wednesday 9:45 a.m. – Release of the Northrop Grumman Cygnus CRS-14 cargo craft from the International Space Station; release scheduled at 10:10 a.m. EST (All Channels)

Skywatchers are in for an end-of-year treat. What has become known popularly as the “Christmas Star” is an especially vibrant planetary conjunction easily visible in the evening sky over the next two weeks as the bright planets Jupiter and Saturn come together, culminating on the night of Dec. 21. In 1610, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei … Read more…

An ARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event is scheduled from the International Space Station (ISS). This will be a special SSTV event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ARISS operations on the ISS. The event is scheduled to begin on December 24 and continue through December 31. Times for the event appear to have the … Read more…

Elections were held during the October meeting. Congratulations to the newly elected officers for the term January 2021 through December 2022: President – Terry Quick (KA5TBB) Vice President – Terry Moore (N5LOW) JSCARC would like to thank Keith Grimm (KG5HOK) and Fred Gimenes (KG5WNN) for their service to the club as President and Vice President … Read more…