Silent Keys
Mr Royston Hunt, M3HHR, 27 November 2013
Mr Royston Hunt, M3HHR passed away peacefully on 27 November 2013 at St Giles Nursing Home, Lichfield. Roy was a TV service engineer from the age of 17, coming through the trade in the 405 line days. He became interested in hi-fi over the years and built various amplifiers plus short wave equipment. He built an […]
Bill Learmonth, G4YZE, January 2013
Bill Learmonth, G4YZE passed away in January 2013 at the age of 88 years. Bill well be remembered for his excellent talks and slide shows, showing the complete history of Winter Hill and the development in the 1950s of the TV station, using an ex Chain Home mast for channel 9 ITV, that had just been introduced. For many, many […]
Ted Brown, MM3SYJ, 5 October 2013
Ted Brown’s interest in radio communications was kindled by CB radio, not gaining his amateur radio licence until his later years. He very much embraced the hobby and in particular the E-link facility provided via the station of the local RSGB Newsreader in Perth. Despite his ill -health, Ted was an enthusiastic fund raiser, arranging mini-rallies […]
Frank Erskine, G3WTE, 19 September 2013
Frank Erskine, G3 WTE (‘ Wireless Telegraphy Expert’ ), one of RAYNET Sunderland Group’s few remaining members, has died. He was previously a civil servant, working in the Radio Regulatory Department, monitoring radio frequencies across the spectrum and assisting with interference problems across the North East. His date of birth was 22 June 1948 […]
Bernard Insull, G3ESW, 18 August 2013
Bernard Insull, G3ESW, passed away on 18 August 2013. He was a good friend. Tribute by Roy E Corrall, GW1EWQ
Paul Nicholson, G3VJF, 11 September 2013
It is with sadness that we heard of the death of Paul Nicholson, G3VJF on 11 September 2013. Paul had been a radio amateur since the early 1960s. He was also a pharmacist, running two chemist shops in North Kent for some years. He moved to Chestfield in the early 1980s, where shortly after that, Thanet Radio […]
