Emerging Technology Coordination Committee (ETCC) member, Steve Morton, G8SFR

I’ve been an RSGB volunteer since 1994 and I’ve been doing more or less the same role ever since! When I first joined the RSGB DCC (Datacoms Committee) I was using my organisation and communication skills to process large number of NoV applications for Nodes and Mailboxes throughout UK.

Today I’m still doing more or less the same, but for Simplex Internet Gateways and Packet Radio applications. The method of applying and processing the applications has changed dramatically over the last 29 years. Back in the 1990s I used to spend hours on the phone sorting out applications, but that is all done via emails these days.

I retired from paid employment as a spectrum manager for a UK government department in 2010, so my volunteer role keeps the grey matter ticking over. I enjoy giving back to the hobby the friendship I’ve been given by many amateurs over the years.

Category: Volunteers' Week