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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Apollo 13th 55 yr Anniversary
NASA On-The-Air (NOTA) activation
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11Bulletins:
o Apr 4-7 KG5PVP POTA planned activation of US-0403, 2583, 3387
o Mar 24-26 K5KUA POTA activating US-3028 Lake Livingston
o Congrats Diego KO6IMH newly licensed Technician- Student Intern
News:
o Apr 3- JSCARC Student Interns build Xtal Radios @ the Gilruth
o Mar 22- JSCARC Student Interns hunted foxes @ the Gilruth
o Mar 19- KG5HOK Activates POTA US-3511 with new Spider Antenna
o Mar 14- JSCARC Student Interns learn Soldering 101
o Mar 7- JSCARC POTA activation @ Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge US-0545
o Mar 6- JSC Interns take prep HamCram @ Gilruth
o Mar 3 - University of Houston club visits W5RRR shack
Blogs:
Belton Hamfest April 2025
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. ... Read more...
Crystal Radio DIY @ The Shack
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 ... Read more...
Retribution (W5OC SOTA trip)
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, ... Read more...
What Antenna is this?? (POTA KG5HOK Activation)
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 ... Read more...
JSC Student Intern Update
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 ... Read more...
Greater Houston Hamfest 2025- March 8
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 ... Read more...
Cool antenna setup, and I never thought the hub for something like this would be SO simple! Wow.