Silent Keys
David Thomas, G4OGW – 28 April 2026
It is with great sadness that I report the passing of David Thomas, G4OGW — known to many of us as “Old Grey Whiskers” — who went silent key on 28 April 2026. David was a keen Morse operator and tutored many members of the Hereford Amateur Radio Society, myself included. He was FISTS member […]
Francis Lake, G4YXS – 12 April 2026
“Francis (Frank) was the Chairman of the Trowbridge & District Amateur Radio Club (TDARC) until earlier this year. His service to the club spanned 37 years of the 43 years of TDARC”. Nick Lake (Frank’s nephew) “Frank served as Chairman of the Trowbridge and District Amateur Radio Club until January this year, when he […]
Walt Bridgen, G4XSB – 6 February 2026
Walt Bridgen, G4XSB sadly passed away on 6 February 2026. He was a true gentleman who worked hard in his local community helping many people to gain qualifications to get them into work. An avid well – respected radio amateur attending rally’s all over the country and Germany. Walt taught and guided many new radio […]
Colin Thomas, G3PSM, SK – 17 February 2026
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Colin Thomas, G3PSM. Colin died on Tuesday 17 February 2026 surrounded by family after a short illness. Colin (pictured) worked tirelessly for the RSGB and was President in 2008/9. Colin made a great contribution to the acquisition and defence of radio spectrum. In particular, […]
David Quigley, G3PRI
It is with sadness that we report the passing of David Quigley, G3PRI. Dave was first licensed as G3PRI in 1961 while serving in the Army in Germany and also gained the German callsign DL2PB. Further service in the Middle East resulted Dave gaining MP4TBK and VS9ADQ callsigns. On his return to the UK, Dave […]
Bert van den Berg, PA3GIO – 5 December 2025
With the greatest sadness we have to announce that Bert, PA3GIO, suddenly passed away on 5 December 2025. Bert was a prolific traveller and DXpeditioner, operating many DXpeditions solo with his XYL from 1993 to 2007. He received the IOTA Merit Award in 2002 for his excellent contribution to the IOTA community as wel as […]
