Training is free and open to all ages! Our new webinar format allows you to take SKYWARN courses from the comfort of your own home, wherever you are across SE Texas. Date/Time Location Point of Contact January 21st 6:30 – 8:30 PM Basic Skywarn Weather Spotter Class Virtual Class – Participate from home! Register here: … Read more…
From ARRL News: 12/31/2020 Effective on June 29, 2021, amateur radio licensees and candidates must provide the FCC with an email address on all applications. If no email address is included, the FCC may dismiss the application as “defective.” On September 16, the FCC adopted a Report and Order (R&O) in WT Docket 19-212 on … Read more…
NASA TV JANUARY 2021 Jan. 1, Friday 2 p.m. – Premiere – Down To Earth: The Astronaut Perspective (All Channels) Jan. 6, Wednesday 9:45 a.m. – Release of the Northrop Grumman Cygnus CRS-14 cargo craft from the International Space Station; release scheduled at 10:10 a.m. EST (All Channels)
Skywatchers are in for an end-of-year treat. What has become known popularly as the “Christmas Star” is an especially vibrant planetary conjunction easily visible in the evening sky over the next two weeks as the bright planets Jupiter and Saturn come together, culminating on the night of Dec. 21. In 1610, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei … Read more…
An ARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event is scheduled from the International Space Station (ISS). This will be a special SSTV event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ARISS operations on the ISS. The event is scheduled to begin on December 24 and continue through December 31. Times for the event appear to have the … Read more…
Elections were held during the October meeting. Congratulations to the newly elected officers for the term January 2021 through December 2022: President – Terry Quick (KA5TBB) Vice President – Terry Moore (N5LOW) JSCARC would like to thank Keith Grimm (KG5HOK) and Fred Gimenes (KG5WNN) for their service to the club as President and Vice President … Read more…
An ARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event is scheduled from the International Space Station (ISS) for early October. The event is scheduled to begin on October 4 at 14:00 UTC for setup and operation and continue until October 8 ending at 19:15 UTC. Dates and times subject to change due to ISS operational adjustments Images … Read more…
Here is a great graphic on 20 years of ARISS!
August 03, 2020 — A Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event is scheduled from the International Space Station (ISS) for early August. Date and times for the event are Aug 4 (12:25-18:10 UTC) for setup and operation and Aug 5 (08:15-18:25 UTC) for operation and close down. This is an MAI-75 experiment activity developed by the … Read more…
Field Day brought many challenges to the table this year. Typically, the biggest worry leading up to and during the event is what twist Murphy will throw at you! Or in simpler terms, what time the lunch and dinner meal is getting served. But not this year… Before we get into the dits and dahs … Read more…
