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Ron Bishop, G4DLM, 22 June 2020

| August 5, 2020

Our Dad Ron Bishop, G4DLM passed away on 22/06/2020 aged 86 from a long battle with Huntington’s. Gone to the great Radio Ham shack in the sky. Rest in peace Dad xx Sue Clayton

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Derick Browne, G4XKF, 2 May 2020

| August 5, 2020

Derick Browne, G4XKF, passed away on the 2nd of May 2020 at the age of 85. He was a great mentor to me from the age of 19 and we had done several Special Events together, which he loved. I shall miss him greatly A fuller tribute to Derick, including some details of his contact with […]

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Peter T Pitts, G3GYE, 12th May 2020

| June 17, 2020
Peter T Pitts, G3GYE, 12th May 2020

Peter T Pitts, G3GYE died on 12 May 2020 aged 92. Peter started building radios at around the age of 10, joining the RSGB circa 1942 and remaining a member for the ensuing 77 years until his death. One of Peter’s main interests was aerials and signal propagation. In 1968 Peter spent a year in […]

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Geoff Dover, G4AFJ, 28 May 2020

| June 2, 2020

Geoff Dover, G4AFJ passed away on the 28th of May 2020. For many years he was part of the GB2RS news team on GB3CF and his voice will be sadly missed. Geoff was involved with many other RSGB activities including AROS, and was a registered exam assessor. We understand that more details will be published […]

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Philip Victor (Vic) Pugh, G2CQX, 29th May 2020

| June 2, 2020

The Society is sad to report the death of Vic Pugh, G2CQX. A member of the RSGB since shortly after the Second World War, he was one of the longest-serving Members on record.  Vic achieved many things in life through pursuing career in engineering after his release as a Far East Prisoner of War (FEPOW) […]

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Jerzy Jakubowski, SP7CBG, 17 April 2020

| May 4, 2020

Jerzy Jakubowski, SP7CBG was a past President of the Polish national society. He was a very active radio amateur for more than fifty years. For a long time, he served for our community as President of the Regional Division OT-15 of the Polish Amateur Radio Union (PZK), as Vice-President and President of the Presiding Committee […]

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