Silent Keys
Tony Wadsworth, G3NPF, 11 December 2014
It is with much sadness that I have to report the passing of Tony (A C) Wadsworth C.Eng MIET, G3NPF. Tony died suddenly at home of heart failure on the evening of Thursday 11th December aged 74. Tony had been suffering severe heart problems for the last 18 months after a major heart attack and […]
Roger Johnson, GW4UJT, 27 December 2014
Roger Johnson, GW4UJT suffered a second heart attack on Saturday 27th December 2014, which he did not survive. He was a long standing and valued member of Porthmadog And District Amateur Radio Society and also the Midlands Amateur Radio Society. He leaves his wife, Audrey. Tribute by Bob, MW0RHD
Derek Stanley Babbage, G4CI, 2 December 2014
Derek Stanley Babbage, G4CI, passed away peacefully on 2nd December 2014. He is survived by his wife Joan and their two children Ian and Susan. He was born in Wimbledon and attended Tiffins school in Kingston and subsequently took a degree course in radio engineering at the Regent Street Polytechnic, now the University of Westminster. […]
Eric Young, G4MZX, 1 January 2015
Eric Young, G4MZX, Northamptonshire’s RAYNET county controller for over 30 years and President of The Northampton Radio Club passed away peacefully on the evening of 1st January 2015. Eric lost his battle with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma at home with his wife Irene early into the new year. He was incredibly knowledgeable about radio and always willing […]
Basil N Tait, G3DDN, 1 December 2014
Basil Tait, G3DDN, passed away on 1 December 2014 at the age of 89. His interest in radio began during the Second World War when he was attached to an RAF mobile communications unit. After service in India and Singapore he was moved to Hong Kong, where his was the first signal out of that country […]
Bill Carpenter, G4KQJ, 30 November 2014
Ex GB2RS newsreader Bill Carpenter, G4KQJ passed away on 30 November 2014. The report I have heard was that he had been in hospital, allowed home, collapsed, and was readmitted, only to pass away. I understand he was a long standing member of the news team. Tribute by Darren Whitley, M0WIT Secretary, Halifax and District ARS
