Silent Keys
Arthur J Gould, G3JKY, 25th February 2016
Arthur John Gould, G3JKY, died aged 79 on the 25th February 2016. He was known in the amateur radio community by the name Jakey, which was derived from the letters in the callsign. He obtained his license at a time when it was obligatory to use only Morse for the first year. In this way […]
Keith Cass, G3WVO, 2 March 2016
Keith Cass, G3WVO, passed away on 2 March 2016, aged 84. Keith was a long time member of York Amateur Radio Society, G3HWW. We are not sure when he joined, but it was probably in the 1950s. He became Club Secretary in the early 1970s and was its life and soul, helping many people pass […]
John Broomhead, G3NCX, 2nd January 2016
John Broomhead, G3NCX passed away on the 2nd of January 2016. He was an active radio amateur for many, many years. He was always enthusiastic about his radio equipment and being a Member of the Society. He taught amateur radio at City and Guilds level and was a member of RAYNET.
Norman Pascoe, G4USB, February 2016
Norman Pascoe, G4USB sadly passed away in February 2016. He was one of the founders of International Marconi Day and the yearly organiser. He will be missed by us all from all the over world. This is truly a major event in amateur radio and we, the Cornish Radio Amateur Club will be doing our […]
Stan Harle, G3MEA, 9th January 2016
I never met Stan in person: our short friendship was formed over the air. The first QSO we had was in 2014. When hearing that he was not getting any replies to his CQ calls I answered him. We exchanged the usual information and pleasantries; I did not expect to hear from him again or […]
Wallace Smith, G0NSE, 16th February 2016
It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of my father, Wallace Smith, G0NSE, who became a silent key on the 16th of February 2016 at the age of 90. He was an RAF wireless operator and worked at GCHQ, retiring after 50 years of service. Dad spent many hours on the key […]
