Silent Keys
Les Bagnall, G4CWD / ZL3WD, 5th October 2016
Albert Leslie (Les) Bagnall, G4CWD / ZL3WD passed away peacefully at home in his adopted New Zealand on the 5th of October 2016 at the age of 83. Les was active on VHF and later HF from the 1960s, first as G8CQW then G4CWD. Always active with his local clubs in Leicester and Derby, he […]
Ray Blythe, MI0VFO, 30 June 2016
The death occurred on the 30th June of Raymond (Ray) Blythe, MI0VFO, late of Bready, Strabane Co Tyrone. His funeral took place on Sunday 3rd July at 3pm at Leckpatrick Parish Church, Donemana. Ray is survived by his wife Ann, MI3IGO and family. Ray was one of the founding members of the Foyle and District […]
Terry Barnes, GI3USS, 18th September 2016
Former RSGB President Terry Barnes, GI3USS passed away on the 18th of September 2016. Terry served as RSGB President in 1992. He was the first GI to hold the position for some 25 years (the last being Barney Patterson, GI3KYP, in 1967). Terry had been a volunteer for the Society for some years before his election […]
Ron Harding, G3AKU, 1st July 2016
Ron Harding, an amateur radio enthusiast all his life, sadly passed away at the age of 94 o the 1st of July 2016. Ron’s interest in radios led him to become a Leading Aircraftman Radio Mechanic in the RAF during WW2, and, after spending most of the war in the Middle East (Egypt, then-Palestine, Aden […]
Frank Emery, G3ZMF, 14th September 2016
It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I have to announce that we have all lost a true friend and fellow radio amateur. Frank Emery, G3ZMF (aka Zany Mad Frank) lost his brief but courageous battle against cancer. Having been admitted to Epsom Hospital on Tuesday 23rd August, he remained on the […]
Richard Hyslop, MM0PFR, 15th August 2016
It is with great sadness that I request that you add another silent key to your records. My husband Richard Hyslop, MM0PFR, sadly passed away on 15th August 2016. He was an avid amateur radio enthusiast among many other hobbies and is sadly missed by many friends far and near . Although He leaves a […]
