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Posted: 06 Feb 2016 12:00 PM PST
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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.
Show Notes
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K4UEE Links: Bob Allphin K4UEE Adventures in Ham RadioQRZ
PagePalmyra 2016 BiographyHam Nation interview with Valerie

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: Hallicrafters S38D ReceiverSurplus 80 meter transmitter, 20
watt - door screen cover3714 KHz transmit crystal
Later rig upgrade: Heathkit DX-40
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: Elecraft K3 HF TransceiverElecraft KPA 500 power
amplifierElecraft P3 panadapterIcom IC-756 Pro 3Icom IC-706 (in mother in
laws home)Alpha 77 Power Amplifier
CW contact with North Korea is only missing entity to have every country in
both CW and SSB

Bob has worked 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 Bobs 40th
DXpedition.

K4UEE DXpeditions - A listing of all of Bobs 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

Our biggest challenge is to get hams involved after they have their
license. They have shown interest. We should invite them to: Field dayTo
our ham shack for HF demonstration
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.
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Bob, KN4UEE at his Novice Station Hallicrafters
S38D General Coverage Receiver
The Navassa Team with their gear
Left to right: Glenn WGJ, Gregg W6IZT, George N4GRN, Bob K4UEE, Lou N2TU,
Craig K9CT,
Jerry WB9Z, Ralph KIR and John K6MM.
Photo by Mike NA5U