WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #19-43
ARRL HEADQUARTERS GUEST SPEAKER FOR 6TH ANNUAL TECHCON
Bob Allison WB1GCM, the ARRL Lab Assistant Manager, will be our special guest speaker from ARRL Headquarters for the 6th Annual TECHCON, which will be held on Friday February 21 and Saturday February 22, 2020 at the Charlotte County Emergency Operations Center in Punta Gorda just east of I-75.
Bob resides with his wife, Kathy, KA1RWY, in Coventry, CT. As Senior Test engineer at the ARRL Laboratory, Bob tests the latest Amateur Radio related equipment for QST’s monthly Product Review Column. He also has written several Product Review articles, as well as many technical and historical articles for QST magazine. Prior to his work at the ARRL Laboratory, Bob worked at WVIT-NBCCT (Channel 30) for 28 years as a Broadcast Engineer and Studio Supervisor. Bob is a graduate of Ward Technical College at the University of Hartford. His Hobbies are Amateur Radio (43 years), antique phonographs, antique radios and enjoying his 1931 Model-A. Bob also volunteers as a tour guide at the Vintage Radio and Communications Museum in Windsor Connecticut.
The 6th Annual TECHCON is the annual technical conference for the ARRL West Central Florida Section. Attendance is free of charge and if you plan on attending please register on the ARRL West Central Florida Section website at http://arrlwcf.org/section-forms/wcftechconfregistration/