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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JSCARC 3PP (3 Park POTA) 2024
Bulletins:
o The JSCARC September Meeting Minutes are now posted
o The next JSCARC POTA is now scheduled for November 2
o Nomination/Election of new JSCARC Officers @ JSCARC monthly meeting on Oct 10.
News:
o Sept 21. Girls in Aviation Day. The JSCARC host3e a table to inspire young women during this even at the Lone Star Flight Museum, Houston, Texas
o Sarah KC1VCT will be leading the JSC Student Ham Radio Interns for this fall
o The Flex "Beta" radio has been repaired by Flexradio and is back in the shack 100% functional again.
Blogs:
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Dave’s 5th VHF Rover Adventure
The September ARRL VHF Contest, Sept 14-16, 2024 In hopes this post inspires others… This was my 5th outing as a VHF/UHF Rover. A Rover is a mobile station that run a route throughout Maidenhead ... Read more...
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W5RRR Attempted POTA Activation at Glacier National Park
<Submitted by Dan Nagla KG5PVP> It was a beautiful Montana morning at Apgar Village on the shore of Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park (POTA US-0028). Dan Nagala (KG5PVP) and Jayant Ramakrishnan (KG5JLZ) attempted an ... Read more...
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Congrats Jeff, 1st POTA activation
Saturday Aug 31, 2024 @ Sheldon Lake, Texas US-3056 Following right behind the heels of Jayant KG5LJZ’s recent 1st CW POTA activation, Jeff AB4ME did it today with over 30 SSB QSOs on 20m. ... Read more...
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JSCARC 3PP (3 Park POTA) 08/31/24
With no hurricanes in sight (as of today), it’s safe to plan another 3PP (3 Park POTA). We’ll be tackling Galveston Island State Park first, and continue our route to Justin Hurst Wildlife Area ... Read more...
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A Hot August JSCARC POTA @ San Jacinto. #21
San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site remains the most convenient and popular POTA site for our JSCARC members. Today’s visit was another good POTA outing with a smacking reminder this is Texas in August… Mosquitos, ... Read more...
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DIY Tape Measure Yagi Build @ W5RRR
July 30-31, 2024. This was the club’s first attempt to host a DIY build of a 2m Yagi antenna. The popular 3 element tape measure beam was successfully built using NT1K’s online drawings. To keep ... Read more...
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