Who:  Anyone!  to date- KG5URA, N5LOW, AB5SS, AD5CQ, W5OC confirmed; K5RG tentative What: Activation of POTA K-3013 Galveston Island Park (and IOTA W5/NA-143) When:  Saturday February 11, 2023 0800-1200 CT Where:  Galveston Island State Park, Picnic Shelter  29.20437467939392, -94.9566918792423  https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/galveston-island/map How:  $5 entrance fee into GISP, or purchase a $70 year long pass for free entry to 89 state parks for … Read more…

Are you interested in: A.  Learning/Practice Morse Code (CW)? B.  Joining a 1 evening club project build (soldering/programming)?  C.  Willing to pay ~$15 for a kit (parts, PCB)? Currently, the club is finding the Vband website a terrific place to practice CW, for both beginner and experienced hams.  DOES NOT REQUIRE A HAM RADIO LICENSE, … Read more…

W5RRR had another great Winter Field Day outing this year. In spite of lousy weather (wind and rain), N5LOW, KG5URA, K5KUA (guest), AB5SS, KG5U, KB5PGY, and KA5TBB  came to participate.  Special acknowledgement to David KG5URA, who setup outside with his buddipole portable antenna and IC7300, while the rest of the operations were conducted in the protected indoors … Read more…

Under clear skies and plenty of sunshine, the JSCARC Fox Hunt #3 was successfully conducted on Sunday Jan 22. I ended up selecting the League City Walter Hall Park, a gorgeous 86 acre park with plenty of trees and easy driving access within to install hidden foxes.A 2m 1w Fox beacon (Baofeng UV-R5 + 3800 … Read more…

This Event is scheduled assuming good Weather Conditions hold up ** This SUNDAY Jan 22, 2023 **** A 4-Fox Activation **Who: For JSCARC members, family, friends, interested hams, hobbiests What:  FOUR FOXES, at the same general property will be activated: 20m Fox #0 146.565 MHz FM (Modulated CW) 80m Fox #1   3.640 MHz CW 80m … Read more…

George AD5CQ brought his newly homebrew 2m Triangle Loop to the January 12 JSCARC monthly meeting. An impressive looking aluminum triangle UFO, it was built by George based on the January/February 2023 QEX magazine article authored by Richard Quick, W5RQ. The triangular loop measured about approximately 12″ on each side, with an 8″ half loop at … Read more…

What an absolutely gorgeous day at Galveston Island State Park for the JSCARC POTA activation #8, K-3013 on Sat Jan 7 0800-1200 CT! Our Saturday intrepid morning trekers included Terry N5LOW (who got there 1st!), Jayant KG5LJZ, George AD5CQ, John AB5SS and Dave W5OC.  Along the way, we also bumped into a couple of hams … Read more…

Special thanks to JSCARC members Jeff/AB4ME and Dale/KG5U for participating in the Fall Semester JSC Student Interns Ham Radio program.  This past semester’s group was led by Kim Zwolshen, KE8QKU, who helped organize a terrific ham radio hands-on program for her fellow cohorts in the JSC Pathways and Student Intern programs.   https://roundupreads.jsc.nasa.gov/roundup/2053  

11/30  DIY Antenna Project Starts. Terry N5LOW embarks with a homebrew 10-40m horiz delta loop antenna design at his QTH.  The loop meanders from a tree, to fence post, to a banister at varying heights.  1/3 wavelength on 3 legs @ ~46′ each.  Using a 4:1 impedance balun to bring the impedance of the delta … Read more…