WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #24
ARRL HEADQUARTERS GUEST SPEAKER FOR 4TH ANNUAL TECHCON
Bob Allison WB1GCM, the ARRL Lab Assistant Manager, will be our special guest for the 4th Annual TECHCON, which will be held on Saturday February 24, 2018 at the Polk County Emergency Operations Center between Winter Haven and Lakeland.
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.