Silent Keys
Tony Laurence, G3GGI – 19 April 2018
As a young lad Tony had an obsession with radio communication. He attended The Wireless College in Colwyn Bay, then joined the Signals Corps. While in the Signals he was stationed in Austria at Thalerhof Airfield, Graz, where he monitored and intercepted post war Russian transmissions. Next he spent some time as Radio Officer on […]
Stuart Constable, M0CHW – February 2023
Many in the East Sussex area will recognise the callsign of Stuart M0CHW, an active amateur in the area for decades. Stuart passed away peacefully in his sleep in February. Following his early retirement from the Police Service, Stuart embraced radio as a hobby and, in true amateur spirit, spent much of his time increasing […]
Alexander Smith, GM4KQS, 30 September 2022
Born in Glasgow in 1935, Alex served his engineering apprenticeship with Howdens Engineering before attending the Moray Sea School in Burghead, and subsequently joining the Merchant Service in 1956. He served as Engineer 2nd Class for Cunard on several transatlantic passenger liners including the RMS Queen Elizabeth and RMS Ivernia where he met June, his […]
John Elsdon, G4RLS 31 August 2022
It is with much sadness that I announce the passing of John Elsdon, G4RLS. John became a Silent Key on 31 August aged 75 after many weeks of illness in Norwich & Norfolk hospital. John had a lifelong interest from the age of 13 in Amateur Radio. Starting in the days of valve domestic radios when […]
Ian Croasdale, M1EHI 5 August 2022
Ian B Croasdale, M1EHI, former chairman of Chorley & DARS Sadly went SK on 05/08/2022. Ian was one of the training team at the club, having had youngsters at just the age of seven get on the radio. You always knew Ian was about, especially when teaching safety in amateur radio because if it was […]
John Dilks, VK6CJW (also M0CJW)
With regret it is announced that John Dilks, VK6CJW (also M0CJW) is now silent key. He died on 29 July , aged 86 and will be much missed on the air by his friends worldwide. John was a character in the very best of amateur radio tradition. He divided his time until recently between Perth […]
