Silent Keys
John Elsdon, G4RLS 31 August 2022
It is with much sadness that I announce the passing of John Elsdon, G4RLS. John became a Silent Key on 31 August aged 75 after many weeks of illness in Norwich & Norfolk hospital. John had a lifelong interest from the age of 13 in Amateur Radio. Starting in the days of valve domestic radios when […]
Ian Croasdale, M1EHI 5 August 2022
Ian B Croasdale, M1EHI, former chairman of Chorley & DARS Sadly went SK on 05/08/2022. Ian was one of the training team at the club, having had youngsters at just the age of seven get on the radio. You always knew Ian was about, especially when teaching safety in amateur radio because if it was […]
John Dilks, VK6CJW (also M0CJW)
With regret it is announced that John Dilks, VK6CJW (also M0CJW) is now silent key. He died on 29 July , aged 86 and will be much missed on the air by his friends worldwide. John was a character in the very best of amateur radio tradition. He divided his time until recently between Perth […]
David Megone, G7JZU
A keen radio operator and mobile DJ who spent many years of his life repairing and selling equipment, bringing friends and family into the hobby. My father was incredibly influential in my life and at the age of 12/14 myself and my sister obtained our licences with support from my father and the Basingstoke Amateur […]
Nancy Bone, G7UUR 5th May 2022
It is with great regret I announce that Nancy Bone, G7UUR, the co-founder and long-time secretary of the Angel of the North ARC became Silent Key on Thursday the 5th of May 2022. Nancy, a stalwart lady, had trained as a solicitor and dedicated her life to help the neglected, the abused and the underprivileged. […]
John Birkett, G8OPP 30th April 2022
John owned one of the last surplus electronics shops at 25 The Strait, Lincoln called simply J Birkett. Opened in 1960, John supplied generations of radio amateurs with hard to get radio components. If you visited the shop you could find a vast range of new and secondhand equipment, including vintage/military/commercial/amateur radios, wireless and test […]
