Silent Keys
Alan O’Neill, MW3HNB, 7 November 2014
Born on 14/10/1947, Alan O’Neill, MW3HNB, passed away on 7 November 2014 – a big loss to world wide chat which he much loved any time of day or night. Tribute by Liz O’Neill, widow
Norman J Powell, G0HPU, 15 August 2014
Norman Powell, G0HPU, until recently the Hon Treasurer of The Banbury Amateur Radio Society, passed away on 15 August 2014. F W J Manley, M1CNJ, Vice Chairman, The Banbury Amateur Radio Society
David Ian Spooner, G8CVZ, 5 September 2014
David Ian Spooner, G8CVZ, died on 5th September 2014 at the age of 63. Dave was enthusiastic about amateur radio since his teenage years. He was a chartered electrical engineer and worked in the aircraft simulator industry until he developed bowel cancer in 2010. He took early retirement and had been active on the air […]
Fred Hall, G3NSY, 22 October 2014
Fred Hall, G3NSY died at age 83 in Shrewsbury, on 22 October 2014. He was licensed in 1959 and a very keen CW operator, who worked enough countries over the years to qualify for an ARRL Honor Roll award. He was a member and former Chairman of the Salop Amateur Radio Society, based in Shrewsbury. Fred […]
Julian Moss, G4ILO, 24 October 2014
My friend Julian Moss, G4ILO, sadly lost a long and bravely fought battle on Friday, October 24, 2014, at the age of only 60, and amateur radio lost one of its most ardent contributors. Rather than give an account of Julian’s battle I refer readers to his well-supported blog “One Foot in the Grave“, which takes […]
Donald J Munro, GM3TCM, 20 September 2014
Donald J Munro, GM3TCM passed away on 20 Sept 2014. He had suffered bravely the effects of Parkinson’s Disease, which caused quite some disability over the past 18 months. I first met Donnie in 1957 and the common link was amateur radio; in these times amateurs routinely built or modified equipment to create ham stations […]