Archive for May, 2013

David Faul, VE3TIJ, 9 December 2012

| May 13, 2013
David Faul, VE3TIJ, 9 December 2012

David died peacefully at his home in Ontario, Canada, with his wife by his side. Information couresy of Don Dorward, VA3DDN and The Globe And Mail

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Brian Grist, G3GJX, 2012

| May 13, 2013

Brian arrived in 1925 in mid ‘roaring twenties’, school days followed in the ‘hungry thirties’. Brian had a gammy leg disability but despite this played as active a part in all things as he was able. His interest from school days in radio was boosted by magazines of the day and writings of the great […]

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David Lloyd Hughes, G0RVW, 28 September 2012

| May 13, 2013

On Friday the 28th of September 2012 our friend and long serving club member David Lloyd Hughes died. David was a very well liked, respected and enthusiastic club member, he involved himself in a variety of club activities such as build projects, contests, mills on the air and museums on the air, he rarely missed […]

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Harry Heap, G5HF, 27 August 2012

| May 13, 2013
Harry Heap, G5HF, 27 August 2012

Harry Heap, G5HF passed away on 27 August 2012 at a nursing home in Chelmsford, aged 95. He was the very active President of the Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society (CARS) from October 2000 until October 2010. He presented the awards and prizes, officiated at AGMs and took part in club nets and other events. He […]

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Geoff Ingram, M0AGI, 11 September 2012

| May 13, 2013
Geoff Ingram, M0AGI, 11 September 2012

  Geoff Ingram, M0AGI was lost at sea aged 51 following the capsize of his trawler Sarah Jayne on Tuesday 11th September 2012 whilst fishing 2.5 miles off Berry Head, South Devon. When the fishing boat capsized Geoff had ordered his crew of 2 off the stricken vessel, then returned to the wheelhouse to activate the distress […]

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Sid May, ET3SID / AB30Z / G4CTQ, 25 September 2012

| May 13, 2013

Sid T May, ET3SID, was the chairman of the Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society. He was an electrical engineer and in 1993 set up the first Ham radio club of Ethiopia. The club station ET3AA was enjoyed by many different elementary schools in different times before it was moved to its ideal location, Addis Ababa University, […]

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