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…
New patch/logo designed by ex KD5ULX, Cassie Kite. George AD5CQ is processing this as a patch for online shirt orders.
Many thanks to Jerry N5FWB for a short notice tour of the W5RRR radio shack. This semester’s spring students include: Left to right: Christine Goh KJ5FGT (committee lead), Diego Padilla, ( ), Amna Al-Azdee, and Mizan Mohammed. Gabriel Farris was there too but missed the picture. We’ll let the reader try to figure out which … Read more…
Our first POTA activity for 2025 landed up back to San Jacinto Battleground State Historical Site, aka US-3511 (POTA designation).This was our first Sunday AM POTA outing, which is mostly unpopular because of the events and obligations that are typically reserved at this time. We had a last-minute cold spell run through Houston, so the … Read more…
