Silent Keys
Dr George Brown, MW5ACN, 9 December 2014
Dr George Brown, MW5ACN/G1VCY, passed away peacefully on the morning of 9 December 2014. An enthusiastic amateur for many years, he served the RSGB in a number of ways including as Technical Editor of RadCom from 2000-2006. Born in 1941 (according to his QRZ.com page), he was originally from near Bishop Auckland and he maintained his […]
John Dunnington, G3LZQ, 8 December 2014
John Dunnington, G3LZQ became a Silent Key on 8 December 2014, passing away peacefully in his sleep. John generously served amateur radio and the Society in many ways, including as DXpedition Fund Manager. He was RSGB Awards Manager from January 2003 until very recently, when poor health obliged him to step down from his roles. […]
William Charles Albert Carpenter, G4KQJ, 30 November 2014
Ex GB2RS newsreader Bill Carpenter, G4KQJ (known as King Queen Jack) passed away on 30 November 2014 aged 87. The report I have heard was that he had been in hospital, allowed home, collapsed, and was readmitted, only to pass away. Bill retired from his position as a West Yorkshire GB2RS newsreader in the first […]
Tom Simpson, GM3BCD, 25 October 2014
Tom Simpson GM3BCD died on 25-10-2014 aged 96. I have written an extensive SK with photographs for the website of the Lothians Radio Society at http://www.lothiansradiosociety.com/lrs-archive/68-silent-keys/554-tom-simpson-gm3bcd-silent-key Tribute by Alan J. Masson, GM3PSP Secretary, Lothians Radio Society
Simon Dominic Williams, G4RGX, 22 November 2014
It is with great sadness that I have to inform you of the sudden and untimely death of an ex-colleague and friend, Simon Dominic Williams, G4RGX, on Saturday 22nd November 2014 at home. Simon and I worked together at WS Atkins in Epsom for 3½ years, and although he was not an active amateur, he […]
John Cronk, GW3MEO, 22 November 2014
John Cronk, GW3MEO became a Silent Key on Saturday, 22nd of November 2014. He had a fall, suffered a seizure, and had a heart attack from which he did not recover. John had developed a keen interest in electricity, radio, and other topics, in south London in the 1940s. He was first licensed as G6MEO/T, […]
