NASA On The Air (NOTA) is stepping up our activity for 2025. We were successfully able to activate KSC, JSC, and SSC during the weekend, commemorating the 55th anniversary of Apollo 13. As a special treat, Sean Cannon KK4RYN from the KSC N1KSC club stopped by on Sunday for a quick shack tour and a … Read more…
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
Dan KG5PVP undertakes an ambitious multi-park POTA adventure last weekend [ddl].
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…
