Tanner Jones

Be a W5RRR SLACKER…. NOW

July 4, 2018March 6, 2018 by Tanner Jones

Be a SLACKER, join W5RRR.slack.com. Slack is a super seamless cloud-based collaboration service. It’s like an instant messaging environment to pass conversations among JSCARC club members in realtime. Questions, comments, announcements, thoughts and ideas can be immediately distributed out to the group or selectively to individuals. It’s most convenient to be installed on your cellphone so you can be tied to the club members and our activities, wherever you may be. Slack is used extensively across large and small commercial businesses to bolster communication and collaboration among employees. It’s used in teams across Ebay, Sony, Yelp and NBC, and its growth is staggering. Prognosticators believe it will replace email.

ARRL Requests Expanded HF Privileges for Technician Licensees

May 29, 2018March 1, 2018 by Tanner Jones

3/8 Monthly Meeting Information

June 4, 2018March 1, 2018 by Tanner Jones

Brown Bag Lunch Meeting: 12:00pm–1:00pm CT in Building 4N, Room 3025.

Evening Meeting: 6:30pm–8:30pm CT at the Gilruth Center Inspiration Room.

3/10 Licensing Exams – Room Change

May 29, 2018February 28, 2018 by Tanner Jones

Licensing exams on March 10th at the Gilruth Center will be administered in the Discovery Room.

Check-ins start at 9:00am with the exam starting around 9:30am.

If you have any questions, please contact David Fanelli (KB5PGY).

What we’ve done in a week! 2/25/18

July 4, 2018February 26, 2018 by Tanner Jones

Weekly Report @ JSCARC
Whew, hold onto your satellites… JSCARC is radio active in its activities, events, and membership.
During the week ending February 25, we’ve moved mountains and continue our climb upwards to soaring heights.

National Hurricane Conference to Include Amateur Radio Session

May 29, 2018February 26, 2018 by Tanner Jones

Article published by the ARRL: http://www.arrl.org/news/national-hurricane-conference-in-late-march-to-include-amateur-radio-session

JSCARC classes are baaaack…

July 1, 2018February 21, 2018 by Tanner Jones

We’re baaaack… providing amateur radio license classes to all JSC center employees and students.

Dr. Bob Scully has taken the instructor lead to kickoff this years first series of Technician licensing training courses beginning today February 21 and lasting approximately 9 weeks. At the end of the course, an FCC license exam will be provided by our team of VE’s, led by KB5PGY at the Gilruth Center.

W5RRR tracking pass with the ISS

May 29, 2018February 21, 2018 by Tanner Jones

Mike, N8MTV, is leading the JSCARC’s efforts to rebuild the W5RRR satellite tracking station as an ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station ) ground station. Through guidance from Ken, N5VHO, the ISS Ham Project Coordinator, Mike successfully captured a downlink pass of a school contact with the ARISS on Feb 15th .

Shack Under Construction

July 1, 2018February 20, 2018 by Tanner Jones

Yep, the W5RRR is still in the midst of a facelift.

Echo-Echo-Echo- Echo…. link!

July 4, 2018February 20, 2018 by Tanner Jones

AB5SS delivers again! John setup a remote echolink station which adds a new capability for W5RRR. At least for now, John has implemented an echolink remote station at his QTH to serve as the W5RRR-R echo link connection to our repeater in support of the weekly W5RRR FM net held on Tuesdays on 146.640 @ 7:00PM. With this new capability, anyone outside of the immediate W5RRR repeater coverage area can participate in our weekly net.