Henry was licenced in 1966 and was operational from Spennymoor, County Durham. He became an enthusiastic member of Raynet soon afterwards, initially with Mid Severn Valley Raynet Group, then Solihull and Chelmsley Wood Raynet Group around 1979, and West Midlands County Raynet Group. From July 1975 to December 1981 he was the RSGB Regional Rep. […]
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It is with tears in my eys to report the my best mate Dave GM3WIL passed away last night due to a massive heart attack. RIP Pal.
Roy
GM4VKI
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Sad to hear that Roy. I didn’t know Dave very well but my thoughts go
out to his friends and family especially as a funeral will be so
different and difficult at these times.Andy
MM0FMF
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Oh no – this is tragic. I’ve known Dave from away back in the 70’s when we were both experimenting on 2M – specifically Auroral contacts.
My last chats with him seem to reassure me that he had made a good recovery for the previous underlying heart problems. It appears not to have been the case?
As I’ve said – tragic and sad, and we’ll miss his ‘quirky’ experimentation. A true amateur (:>(
In message <0a5w.1585997020047929611.qLF7@groups.io>, Roy – GM4VKI via
groups.io <rkavampsev=aol.com@groups.io> writes
It is with tears in my eys to report the my best mate Dave GM3WIL
passed away last night due to a massive heart attack. RIP Pal.
Roy
GM4VKI
I’m sorry to hear that; I knew he had health problems. I’ve known him
since I lived in Troon some considerable time ago. I was chatting to him
at Galashiels in October. Worked him many times on 4m and 2m.
Brian GM4DIJ
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The news headlines:
- G2HCG becomes centenarian this week
- Remember to vote in RSGB elections
- Foundation exams online during pandemic
GB2RS Script – HERE .
CLUB NEWS
On Monday Edinburgh and District Amateur Radio club has a net. Contact Norman, GM1CNH, on 0774 094 6192.
West of Scotland Amateur Radio Society has a net on Wednesday from 8pm on 433.425MHz from 8pm. On Friday there’s a net on 145.375MHz from 8pm—details at wosars.club
A good news story to start this week’s news. The RSGB would like to wish Bill Sykes, G2HCG a happy 100th birthday for Wednesday, 8 April 2020. Bill is well-known for his involvement with JBeam aerials and for his in-depth knowledge of aerials in general. He is still active, mostly on 80m slow scan television.
Don’t forget that voting for the RSGB elections is still open. If you’ve struggled to find your Membership number, the Society has made it easier for you by adding it to the righthand sidebar of your Members’ page when you log into Membership Services. This is your opportunity to choose who you want to be […]
On the 20 March 2020, the RSGB stopped accepting new exam bookings as part of its response to the government’s guidance concerning coronavirus. Since then, it has been exploring ways in which it can use the online exams platform to enable new people to access amateur radio and obtain their licence. Following rigorous tests, the […]
To help and support radio amateurs who are isolated at home and would appreciate contact with other people, the RSGB Contest Committees are launching a new six week initiative: the Hope QSO Party. Starting on 6 April 2020 and open to every radio amateur, not just RSGB Members, this contest will also welcome international participation. […]
Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 5 April 2020 (8-page/165KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link.
Due to social distancing and movement precautions around the world, most contest organisers are not accepting entries from multi-operator groups or from portable stations. Check the rules before taking part. The First 70MHz contest runs from 0900 to 1200UTC this Sunday, the 5th. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. […]
The high speed stream of solar particles from a coronal hole on the Sun last week wasn’t moving as fast as we initially thought. As a result, its impact on Earth, and the subsequent rise in the Kp index to four, happened in the early hours of Tuesday morning and not the weekend as we […]
