Bob Josuweit, WA3PZO, was first licensed in 1970. He has been active in public service, amateur radio public relations, and radio club leadership. He is active on HF and VHF.
Josuweit served as the Public Service Columnist for CQ Amateur Radio from 2000 - 2009. Prior to that he wrote the public service column for CQ VHF. He has reported on amateur radio assistance during major disasters in North America, Europe, and China. He has had articles appear in Popular Communications, Conformity, 9-1-1, QST, as well as amateur radio magazines in other countries. He served on the ARRL Public Relations Committee for over 10 years. In 1996 he was awarded the ARRL McGan Silver Antenna Award for outstanding public relations while a ham from the Ukraine was brought to the United States for medical care. Bob was a member of ARRL's retired Public Service Advisory Committee and past chairman of the Emergency Communications Advisory Committee. He is a former ARRL Eastern Pennsylvania Section Emergency Coordinator, ARRL Public Information Officer and Assistant Section Manager in Eastern Pennsylvania.
1n 1980 he was awarded an Olympic Appreciation Medal (the same as a bronze medal, except that it wasn’t won in competition) for providing communications for the 1980 Winter Olympic Torch Relay from Olympia, Greece to Lake Placid, NY.
For the past ten years Bob has held various leadership positions, including president, in the Holmesburg Amateur Radio Club in Philadelphia, PA. As trustee for the club call, WM3PEN, he has lead the club effort as a bonus station during the 13 Colonies Special Event for over 10 years. He is a founding member of the Mid-Atlantic Amateur Radio Club and a member of the Philadelphia Digital Radio Association.