Sorry to hear.
Bob was kind and helpful to newcomers to the Topband as well.
In 1993 Bob was with the AH1A DXpedition. I was using a balloon supported ΒΌ
wave vertical to try to work AH1A. Early Sunday morning of the CQ 160 contest
that year as the sun began to peek over the horizon, I copied
I met Bob many times at the Visalia DX Convention. He was always a delight to
talk with.
In early 2015 he led the K1N Navassa team that logged over 138K Qs. I invited
him to be the featured presenter at that next April's Visalia Top Band Dinner,
which of course he was happy to do. Bob was an
This is very sad news indeed. Bob was a superb Topband operator and we
could always count on him making a 110% effort on 160 wherever he went.
For any who would like to leave condolences for the family, here's the
website:
First encounter with the K4UEE callsign was in a DX Bulletin in 1990:
3A/K4UEE would be active, CW only, from Monaco.
The first ever '3A' I worked, was a pirate. along came another opportunity
for bagging a new DXCC entity.
Bob handed out my very first confirmed 3A-contacts, quite a thrill.