Welcome to the The Johnson Space Center Amateur Radio Club (JSCARC) site. We are located at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) approximately 25 miles southeast of downtown Houston, Texas. Our mission is to actively provide and promote STEAM outreach, emergency operations, mission support, and public service for NASA and the local communities.
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W5RRR is an active participant of NASA ON THE AIR (NOTA)
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W5RRR Special Event Operations
Winter Field Day
2026
Bulletins:
o Happy 2026 New Year!
o Jan 1: AB5SS just finished a 6 park POTA roadtrip. 303 QSOs over 3 days.
o Jan 16: JSCARC gets ready to support the Houston Marathon
o Jan 17-18: ARRL VHF Contest. Be on the lookout for W5OC/R at 15 grid locations.
News:
o Dec 11: The JSCARC annual Holiday Dinner was a celebrated at the League City Main Street Bistro
o After missing for 2 months, JSC Student Intern Balloon KI5CWE-1 was been spotted on Dec 3. It was 128 days aloft.
o The JSC Safety and Health Day (and JSCARC planned booth setup) has been cancelled for 2025
o Dec 6: W5RRR/NOTA commemorated the 53 year anniversary of Apollo 17.
o Nov 24 AB5SS Pico Balloon (AB5SS-163) has been aloft 184 days. Spotted over the US East coast on 11/24/25
o KG5URA finishes up Nov CW classes with JSC student interns
o JSCARC members complete activation of 4 POTA TX state parks in Nov
o Oct 31 KG5PVP activates POTA @ Kootenai National Park Mt
Blogs:
JSCARC Group Photo using AI (fail)
As part of ARRL’s “year of the clubs”, we were contacted to be a candidate club for feature an upcoming QST. One of their requests was to provide a photo of our club members. I ... Read more...
NASA On The Air Celebrates Apollo 17
As an active participant of NASA On the Air (NOTA), W5RRR got on the air on Dec 6, 2025 to celebrate the 53rd anniversary of the Apollo 17 mission. Once again, hams were treated with ... Read more...
4 POTA activations in 2 weekends – A W5RRR Saga
Lake Livingstone State Park US-3028 Sheldon Lake State Park US-3056 Brazos Bend State Park US-2992 San Jacinto State Park US-3511 by Jayant KG5LJZ This web page is about a fascinating two weekends that we had ... Read more...
2 POTA Activations by 3 JSCARC Members (addendum)
Hey Dave & all, A few more pics and details. In addition to activating Brazos Bend State Park on Saturday, Nov 1st, over the past 3 days, I activated 4 parks; Palmetto State Park ... Read more...
2 POTA Activations by 3 JSCARC Members
This past Friday and Saturday, Oct 31 and Nov, 2 POTA activations by successfully deployed by Dan KG5PVP, John AB5SS and David KB5PGY. Dan, our roving member who lives mostly in Troy, Montana but part-time ... Read more...
KG5URA Teaches Morse Code
Despite the government shutdown which has shuttered our regular JSCARC/Student Ham Radio schedule, David KG5URA is hosting a Morse Code study hall event to keep some of our interns engaged with our hobby. David has ... Read more...
Hi Todd- That is correct!!