NOME: ROBERT C ALLPHIN, JR
INDICATIVO: K4UEE
QTH: MARIETTA, GA, USA
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WEBSITE: http://www.qrz.com/db/K4UEE
BIOGRAFIA:
K4UEE has visited 120 DXCC entities and operated from 69. He has participated in 37 DXpeditions, and specializes in activating “top 10 most-wanted” and so far has 9 to his credit! They are Baker/Howland (#8), Heard Island (#4), Bhutan (#3), South Sandwich Islands (#6), South Georgia Island (#10), Peter I Island (#4), Lakshadweep (#2), Desecheo (#6) and Saba/St. Eustatius (all-time new one). Malpelo, his latest activation is ranked #12 “most wanted” and set a new World Record for QSOs of non-hotel, non-fly in DXpeditions.
He has 9 “DXpedition of the Year” plaques hanging on the wall. Since retiring thirteen years ago to pursue DXpeditioning more or less full time, Bob has participated in 9 MAJOR DXpeditions that have made over 900,000 QSOs.
He is an active contester and has participated in 36 contest DXpeditions. From the mid 80’s through the early 2000’s, Bob set five single operator/single band World Records and was a competitor in two World Radio Team Championships (WRTC) events. The first in 1996 and then again in 2000.
Bob is a member of the CQ DX Hall of Fame, VooDoo Contest Group, FOC (First Class Operator Club), A-1 Operator Club, the Southeastern DX Club Hall of Fame, Chairman of INDEXA, former Chairman of the ARRL DX Advisory Committee (DXAC), past President of the SEDXC and President of The KP1-5 Project.