John Cronk, GW3MEO became a Silent Key on Saturday, 22nd of November 2014.\u00a0 He had a fall, suffered a seizure, and had a heart attack from which he did not recover.<\/p>\n
John had developed a keen interest in electricity, radio, and other topics, in south London in the 1940s.\u00a0 He was first licensed as G6MEO\/T, as an amateur TV operator.\u00a0 Later he got the callsign G3MEO.<\/p>\n
When TV was restored after WW2, John built his own cabinet TV set, using a surplus VCR97 tube.\u00a0 He had a plastic liquid-filled lens standing in front of the tube to increase the picture size.<\/p>\n
John married Sylvia, and they initially lived in Thornton Heath, London. Later, John got a job with Johnson Matthey at Royston, Herts.\u00a0 John and Sylvia lived nearby, at Steeple Morden.\u00a0 John was active on the air from there.<\/p>\n
After he was made redundant, he and Sylvia moved to Prestatyn, north Wales, where his callsign changed to GW3MEO.\u00a0 Sylvia unfortunately later developed a cancer, and died.\u00a0 John then continued living in the same house for a number of years, until his own recent death.<\/p>\n
John had two sons, Stephen (Steve) and Andrew, who survive him.<\/p>\n
Tribute by Vic Ludlow, G3JLZ (long-time friend)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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