Return To St. Vincent Island

Panama City ARC had four stations activating St Vincent Island on May 11th using callsign W4RYZ. The operators included Ron KK4DWE, Bob KK4DIV, Phil N4STC, Dennis WA6QKN, and Greg N4KGL. We operated for a little less than three hours and had 120 contacts. This counted as a Parks On The Air (POTA) activation and One Day Getaway for US Island. please see the videos below.

W4RYZ St Vincent Island Expedition Saturday Morning May 11th

The Panama City ARC will be operating with callsign W4RYZ from St Vincent Island, Florida Saturday morning  May 11th from 1230 to 1530 UTC or 8:30 to 11:30 EDT.. We are participating in the US Islands One Day Getaway and Parks On The Air. The Island is USI FL006S and POTA K-057. We will have several stations operating covering 80, 40 and 20 meters with all modes. We will be on 40 SSB for sure. Our time is short due to the island shuttle boat hours. Watch for our spots on the POTA spotting page, https://pota.us/#/  Contact Greg N4KGL at lanekg@gmail.com for more information. Our club website is www.w4ryz.org and the St Vincent Island website is https://www.fws.gov/refuge/st_vincent/

Don Cornelius KK4DWC Silent Key

Don Cornelius, KK4DWC, passed away on April 6th, 2019. Don was an active club member and the Panama City ARC Treasurer for several years. He was always teasing us that the dues he collected were for his truck payments. Don was also a constant voice on the club repeater. Don was everyone's friend and is greatly missed.

New Panama City area DMR talkgroup on TGIF Network!

Primarily based in the Panama City area, FL Panhandle-RC is an informal DMR talk group where local hams in the Florida Panhandle between Tallahassee and Pensacola (area code 850) can gather, hang out, and fellowship. All other hams are welcome, too, of course!

73,

Bob J.
N4RJJ

ARES Group Meeting with DSTAR Presentation on 2/14/19

The ARES group will meet the second Thursday of the month at the Bay County EOC at 7 PM. The February 14th meeting will have a presentation on D-STAR by Bob Dunkin WB4BLX. All hams are welcome to attend.

New Venue and Schedule for Amateur Radio License Testing

Testing will now be at the EOC, in room 101, the first Wednesday of the month from 1800 - 1900 before the club's business meeting until we get back into the clubhouse.  In addition, the ARES meeting will now be at the EOC on the second Thursday of every month starting at 1900 in room 101 for now on.

Those wishing to take an exam should be present by 6:00 PM CT to complete the necessary paperwork. Bring a photo ID and $14 exam fee. Other days and times can be arranged. For more information about testing, contact Gary at aj4ky@arrl.net

Volunteer Examiner (VE) assistance will be greatly appreciated. 

Gary Bills AJ4KY
VE Coordinator

PCARC Business Meetings are at the Bay County EOC for Now.

We have permission to use classroom 101 at the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) for the Business Meetings at 7 PM on the 1st Wednesday of the month until further notice. The clubhouse in Millville is currently out of service. The ARES group will meet the second Thursday of the month at the Bay County EOC at 7 PM.