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Matt, M5MAT sent us this photo of when he was enjoying being out portable again after lockdown for the FMAC and UKAC series.

For the last four weeks the club has been running its weekly 2m FM club net as G3SAD/P from a local park car park. Members meet with due regard for social distance and are really enjoying seeing each other again. You can listen out for us on the air every Tuesday at 19:30 on 145.450 Our […]

Robert passed his Foundation exam in July 2020 via remote invigilation. He said: “I had been sitting on the fence for a while as I am not keen on exams but I’m so pleased I did it. The whole exam experience was really positive and Martin, my invigilator, as well as Dave, the Exam Quality Manager, […]

Declan, who lives in South Wales, passed his Foundation exam when he was just nine years old. At the beginning of August 2020 when he was 12, he passed the Intermediate exam via remote invigilation. He wore his ‘lucky tie’ for both exams and is aiming for his Full licence next. Declan chose his new […]

Members of Poldhu Amateur Radio Club mourn the loss of its Secretary, Keith Matthew, G0WYS, who passed away on the afternoon of Monday the 30th of March 2020 at the age of 78. After several decades of extensive service, support and commitment to the club, following a short post-operative illness Keith Matthew became a Silent […]

Professor Emeritus, University of Birmingham, Ramsay Shearman DSc FREng FIET FRMetS FIEEE, 17 November 1924 – 13 December 2019 Awarded the Faraday medal of the IEE for achievements in HF Radar and Sea-State sensing Professor Ramsay Shearman was born in Cambridge on 17th November 1924. Whilst studying Electrical Engineering at Imperial College London during the Second […]

Tom Hall, GM3HBT passed away on Monday 13th April 2020 in Larkhall South Lanarkshire. He had been living in a care home for the past couple of years and succumbed to a respiratory issue he had been fighting the last few years. He had given up radio when he moved into the home but kept in […]

Peter Burden, G3UBX passed away on May 6th following a short sudden illness (not Covid-19). He was a very keen radio enthusiast his whole life and regularly participated in contests with RSGB, including in the past couple of months. I unfortunately don’t know the names or contact details of those that he would contest with, […]

Tom Hall, GM3HBT became a silent key on the 14th of March 2020. He was a very keen radio amateur and member of the RSGB for the most part of his life. Originally from Doagh in County Antrim, he gained a BSc in Electrical Engineering at Queens University, Belfast. He moved to Larkhall in Scotland, […]

I would like to report my father sadly died of COVID-19 on the 7th April 2020. My father had been an amateur since the late 80’s and a member of RSGB since then. His name is John Hagen and his call sign was G0LPQ. Karl Hagen