Episode 079 - Bob Allphin - K4UEE
Bob Allphin, K4UEE, has traveled to 126 countries and has gone on forty DXpeditions to the far corners of the Earth to active exotic and remote locations. Bob discusses his early amateur radio beginnings, his love of our hobby and DXing, and provides some advice on how to attract new hams to the hobby in this episode of QSO Today. |
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Boy Scouts Radio Merit Badge Crystal Set using germanium diode Elmer: Jim Wilson W4RKS, Birmingham, Alabama First License: April 1958, Age 14, KN4UEE First Rig:
Later rig upgrade: Bob has visited 126 countries in his life Itchy feet Okinawa United States Air Force Base United States Air Force Electronic Warfare Officer Current Rig:
CW contact with North Korea is only missing entity to have every country in both CW and SSB Bob has activated 11 of the DXCC Top Ten Most Wanted Single Operator Single Band (SOSB) - CW World Wide on 80 meter K1N video - 2015 DXpedition to Navassa Island - This was Bob’s 40th DXpedition. K4UEE DXpeditions - A listing of all of Bob’s DXpeditions DXCC Entity definition - what defines a DXCC entity? IOTA - Islands on the Air - sponsored by the Radio Society of Great Britain DX Club Advice - Join a local DX club to support your new DX addiction. Southeastern Contest Club - for interest in contesting SEDXC - Southeastern DX Club Our biggest challenge is to get hams involved after they have their license. They have shown interest. We should invite them to:
Advice to new and returning hams - find an elmer in the local club “Horizontal Club” - the local ham radio club that has hams with many different interests. The RSS Feed for all audio content from QSO today is available from here. Please join our QSO Today community by pressing the button below. It is the best way to suggest guests and topics, and provide feedback to Eric, 4Z1UG. | Bob, KN4UEE at his Novice Station Hallicrafters S38D General Coverage Receiver The Navassa Team with their gear Left to right: Glenn WØGJ, Gregg W6IZT, George N4GRN, Bob K4UEE, Lou N2TU, Craig K9CT, Jerry WB9Z, Ralph KØIR and John K6MM. Photo by Mike NA5U |