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.<\/p>\n
Rather than give an account of Julian’s battle I refer readers to his well-supported blog “One Foot in the Grave<\/a>“,\u00a0which takes readers to when he was first diagnosed with a virulent brain tumour in June, 2011. From there it progresses to his final postings during September, 2014. Towards the end, Julian had\u00a0lost most of his faculties and needed help to produce the\u00a0blog content. The sidebar to the blog gives a useful insight into Julian’s background.<\/p>\n Julian was a prolific writer as well as a brilliant software developer. He had held editorial posts in prime UK computer magazines and he designed and\u00a0operated many websites over the years. Writing comprehensive\u00a0reviews was a speciality – not just pertaining to amateur radio but on anything that\u00a0he wanted to support. N.B. If Julian decided to support something he gave it everything he had got. You will find him on “You Tube” too where he ably demonstrates equipment etc.<\/p>\n An enthusiastic fell walker, Julian left his native county of Essex and set up home in Cockermouth in the Western Lake District to gain better access to the lakeland hills that he so loved. This ultimately led him\u00a0to\u00a0produce the much acclaimed WOTA (Wainwright On The Air) website<\/a> and its associated database.<\/p>\n Julian’s comprehensive amateur radio website (G4ILO’s Shack<\/a>) and its associated blog<\/a> brought him worldwide recognition and a multitude of friends. When it came to helping fellow hams nothing was too much trouble. He also contributed to several radio\u00a0forums over the years. A web search for “Julian Moss G4ILO Cockermouth” will produce much more material.<\/p>\n