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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WINTER FIELD DAY 2025
Get Ready for Cool Fun!
Bulletins:
o The December JSCARC Monthly meeting will be cancelled in lieu of the JSCARC Xmas Party (schedule TBD)
o Meeting Minutes of the November JSCARC monthly meeting posted here
News:
o Nov 23-24. KG5PVP and W5OC activates W5RRR NASA On The Air (NOTA) - 55th anniversary of Apollo 12
o Nov 23. KG5LJZ activates US-2986 POTA
o Nov 18. K5KGH hosts the last Fall JSC Student Intern Ham Radio activity: Introduction to CW
o Nov 17. W9TWJ and KD5TDP activates W5RRR for the ARRL November SSB Sweepstakes contest.
o Nov 15-16. AD5CQ hosts a booth to demonstrate History of CW at the George Ranch Frontier Days
o Nov 2. W5/OS4K, K5RG, K5KUA, KG5LJZ and W5OC participate in a 3 Park POTA roadtrip in S. Texas.
o Nov 1. Fall Interns participate in a JSCARC Fox Hunt of 3 hidden transmitters.
o Oct 31. JSCARC hosts a booth at JSC's Safety and Health Day.
o Oct 29. Ben OS4K an avid ham op from Belgium visits the W5RRR shack
o Work In Progress continues for a Scout Radio Merit Badge collaboration with the Lone Star Flight Museum (LSFM)
o The JSCARC is awarded a $10K Axient grant for outreach support
o Congrats to JSC Intern, Gavin Bull KF8CHK, who passed his General Class license
Blogs:
JSC Student Intern Project- Digital FM Radio Kit
With the terrific support from Kelvin K5KGH and David KG5URA, we rolled out a new kit (Digital FM Radio) for the JSC Fall Student Interns to tackle on Monday evening, Nov 11 at the Scuba ... Read more...
KB5PGY Texas ARES Net Manager
For many of us who didn’t know- since September 5, 2022, Mr. David Fanelli, KB5PGY, was appointed the position of 3873 Texas ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) Net Manager. David replaced Mr. Mark Mireles AD5CA ... Read more...
Dave’s Oct 2024 POTA/SOTA adventure in WTexas
If you enjoy the outdoors and enjoy this crazy radio hobby, Summits On The Air (SOTA) is for you. It’s like POTA on steriods and it brings out the further enjoyment of getting great exercise ... Read more...
The JSCARC 3PP (3 Park POTA) #2
Success! The JSCARC successfully completed our second 3PP this year. This was our first route towards the south- activating Galveston Island State Park, the Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area, and the Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge. ... Read more...
A Fox Hunt for Fall Student Interns
ARDF, or Amateur Radio Direction Finding, was successfully carried out last week! As part of our JSCARC Student Intern support, the JSCARC invited Sarah KC1VCT, Gavin KF8CHK, and Shirina KO6DOS to patriciate in a T-Hunt ... Read more...
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