NASA TV – January 1st week 2021

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)

Jupiter – Saturn Conjunction

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…

2021-2022 Officer Elections

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…

ARISS SSTV Event Scheduled for Early October

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…

ARISS SSTV Event Scheduled for Early August

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…

2020 Field Day Recap

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…

45th Anniversary Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP)

The event will run from July 15th at 7:20am through July 24th at 4:18pm CDT. Members of the JSCARC will be using the W5RRR callsign from their home shacks to make contacts to commemorate this historic event. QSL cards will be sent by following our QSL instructions. At this time, no special QSL card is … Read more…

Houston Marathon Ham Registration

REGISTRATION CLOSES TONIGHT If you have not signed up to volunteer for the 2020 Houston Marathon Weekend of Events, this is your last chance! Volunteer registration will be closing TONIGHT at 11:59 p.m. We don’t want to run this race without HOU, so register now and join Race Crew! See 2020 Houston Marathon Ham Recruitment for … Read more…