Silent Keys
Tom Hall, GM3HBT, 13th April 2020
Tom Hall, GM3HBT passed away on Monday 13th April 2020 in Larkhall South Lanarkshire. He had been living in a care home for the past couple of years and succumbed to a respiratory issue he had been fighting the last few years. He had given up radio when he moved into the home but kept in […]
Peter Burden, G3UBX, 6th May 2020
Peter Burden, G3UBX passed away on May 6th following a short sudden illness (not Covid-19). He was a very keen radio enthusiast his whole life and regularly participated in contests with RSGB, including in the past couple of months. I unfortunately don’t know the names or contact details of those that he would contest with, […]
Tom Hall, GM3HBT, 14th March 2020
Tom Hall, GM3HBT became a silent key on the 14th of March 2020. He was a very keen radio amateur and member of the RSGB for the most part of his life. Originally from Doagh in County Antrim, he gained a BSc in Electrical Engineering at Queens University, Belfast. He moved to Larkhall in Scotland, […]
John Hagen, G0LPQ, 7th April 2020
I would like to report my father sadly died of COVID-19 on the 7th April 2020. My father had been an amateur since the late 80’s and a member of RSGB since then. His name is John Hagen and his call sign was G0LPQ. Karl Hagen
Vic Pugh, GV2CQX, 29th May 2020
Philip Victor Pugh (Vic) passed away in the early hours of the 29th May 2020 when Covid-19 claimed another victim. His call sign was GV2CQX. He told me that this was one of the oldest call signs as he himself was himself 98. Vic had achieved many things in life through pursuing career in engineering […]
Jeff Sheppeck, G0AMY, 4th February 2020
I write to inform you of the death of my Father, Jeff Sheppeck, G0AMY. He was very passionate about radio communications and spent many long hours in his radio room – much to my Mother’s frustration. He entered many competitions and was very proud to support the WAB awards group. Jeff became a Silent Key […]
