The QSO Today Podcast hosted by Eric Guth 4Z1UG has over two hundred sixty episodes. That is quite a feat producing a weekly podcast consistently for five years. The secret is that Eric enjoys doing the interviews as much as his listeners enjoy hearing them. The fact is that Eric and I learn something new in each episode. Eric says the guests are the movers and shakers of amateur radio. He is right, and there is an endless list in this hobby. Eric starts with how each guest began in ham radio. From there, Eric explores the unique talents and accomplishments of each guest. The guest list is deep and wide. They include QRPers, DXers, contesters, homebrewers and more.
The QSO Today web site is www.qsotoday.com. Episodes are released weekly. The podcast is available on iTunes, YouTube, STITCHER, Libsyn, TuneIn, and others.
N4KGL's recommends these episodes to start listening. I find that every episode is a home run.
23 Dennis Blanchard K1YPP 28 Eddie Leighton ZS6BNE
39 Don Keith N4KC
45 Steve Galchutt WG0AT
57 Gerald Youngblood K5SDR
72 Bob Heil K9EID
80 Mike Rainey AA1TJ
85 Art Bell W6OBB
114 Laurie Margolis G3UML
168 Dennis Vernacchia N6KI
Just put the callsign of the guest in the search box on www.qsotoday.com to find the episode.
The Panama City Amateur Radio Club is participating in the 2019 ARRL Field Day on June 22/23. This year the club will set up radios and antennas at their clubhouse at 130 N. Church Ave in Panama City, FL. Emergency power will be used.
Field Day demonstrates an emergency communications capability, but it is also lots of fun. The club will contact as many other Field Day stations around the country as possible in 24 hours starting at 1 PM CDT on Saturday. Our club call sign W4RYZ will be used.
The public and media are invited. The best time to visit is on Saturday between 2 and 5 PM. All local amateur radio operators are welcome to get involved. The clubhouse was repaired by the city after Hurricane Michael damage. Panama City officials have been invited to a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday.
Addison Marvin KK4DKT is the club Field Day coordinator. Questions can be sent to panamacityarc@gmail.com.
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.
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, 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.
