[ADXA] FW: [The Daily DX] K4UEE SK

[Rick Harris]

Very sad news-had the pleasure of meeting
Bob several times… RIP Rick

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> On Feb 10, 2024, at 3:32 PM, w5znjoel at gmail.com wrote:
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> ADXA Folks,
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> This is shocking news! Bob was a great friend to many of us and was our special guest at the 2017 ADXA Annual Conference.
> 
> I am very sad to see this.
> 
> Joel W5ZN
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: dailydx at TheDailyDX.groups.io <dailydx at TheDailyDX.groups.io> On Behalf Of W3UR Bernie McClenny via groups.io
> Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2024 3:11 PM
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> Subject: [The Daily DX] K4UEE SK
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> Bob Allphin, K4UEE, of Marietta GA passed away peacefully at home this morning with his family by his side after a prolonged illness.
> 
> Bob had participated in, led, or co-led DXpeditions to ELEVEN of the DXCC “top 10 most wanted, and co-led the HK0NA DXPedition that a new World Record for QSOs for non-hotel, non fly-in DXpedition. Bob has participated in ten MAJOR DXpeditions that have made over 1.25 million QSOs. He has ELEVEN "DXpedition of the Year" plaques hanging on his wall.
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> He was active contester and has participated in 38 contest DXpeditions. From the mid-80s through the early 2000s, Bob set five single operator/single band World Records and was a competitor in two World Radio Team Championships (WRTC) events in 1996 and 2000.
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> Bob is a member of the CQ DX Hall of Fame, Board of Directors of INDEXA, current President of The KP1-5 Project, and former Chairman of the ARRL DX Advisory Committee (DXAC).  He is a member of the VooDoo Contest Group, FOC (First Class Operator Club), A-1 Operators Club, the Southeastern DX Club Hall of Fame.  
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> Additional info to follow.
> RIP 73, Gregg W6IZT
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> Bernie McClenny, W3UR
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