WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #18 – 3/18/15
WCF TECHNICAL CONFERENCE SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER – BOB ALLISON WB1GCM, ARRL LAB
Our special guest speaker for the West Central Florida Section Technical Conference, which will be held on Saturday April 4, 2015, will be Bob Allison WB1GCM from the ARRL Laboratory. You will not want to miss hearing Bob doing a couple of presentations which will include how QST does Product Reviews and a description of the various functions of the ARRL Laboratory.
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 (41 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.