1977 – Silent Key – Syd Rowden GM6SR
A bit of LRS history – Syd Rowden GM6SR. Syd Rowden GM6SR “Six-Scottish Radio” was […]
Silent Keys
In this section are listed the Silent Key (Obituary) notices for members and former members of the Lothians Radio Society and other local Radio Amateurs.
22 May 2020 – Silent Key – Danny Begg GM3YXJ
Danny Begg GM3YXJ died in Penicuik at the age of 99 on 22nd May 2020. He is survived by his
12 May 2021 – Silent Key – Jack McVicar GM8GEC
Former President of the Lothians Radio Society, Jack McVicar GM8GEC died on 12th May 2021.
23 Dec 2020 – Silent Key – John Hein GM1YME
2020-12-23 SK – John Hein GM1YME, Edinburgh. Click for (explicit) details.
6 Jan 2021 – Silent Key – Eric Lamb, Ship’s Radio Officer & L.N.C. Lecturer
Eric Lamb, at the Townsville Museum above, who died on 6th January 2021, was not a Radio Amateur but a
Apr 1970 – Silent Key – “Nick” Nicolson GM3FJP / VU2JP
(Archival) GM3FJP / VU2JP James Shepherd Nicholson
8 Oct 2020 – Silent Key – Prof. Colin W Davidson GM3LAV
Colin Davidson GM3LAV at a MoC meeting in 2012. Colin GM3LAV (r) with George Millar GM3UM at NFD-1960. Scotsman obituary,
23 May 2019 – Andre Saunders, GM3VLB & King Hussein of Jordan, JY1
Andre Saunders GM3VLB (SK) – a short story about amateur radio and a king. by Colin Murray GM4EAU This is
2 Jan 2020 – Silent Key – Dr David Gavine, Astronomer
David was a prominent member of the Museum of Communication. He talked to the LRS about aurora in February 2012
23 May 2019 – Silent Key – Andre Saunders GM3VLB (Kelso)
André Saunders GM3VLB of Kelso became a Silent Key on 23rd May 2019, just short of his 81st birthday, after
23 Apr 2019 – Silent Key – John Lloyd MacDonald GM4XZN
John Lloyd MacDonald GM4XZN, of Currie, Midlothian became a silent key on 23rd April 2019 at the age of 87.
27 Mar 2019 – Silent Key – Glen Campbell GM3HNE
Glenroy (Glen) Campbell GM3HNE died on 27th March 2019 aged 87 in a care home in West Lothian where he
13 Mar 2018 – Silent Key – David Anderson GM4JJJ / GM8HEY
David Anderson GM4JJJ / ex-GM8HEY of Urquhart, Fife died on 14th March 2019 at the age of 67 after a
18 July 2018 – Silent Key – John Royston Buchanan ex-GM8BYF
John Royston Buchanan, ex-GM8BYF, a former member of the LRS in the 1960s-70s, died suddenly at home on 18th July
23 Apr 2018 – Silent Key – Frank Benson GM8EKF
Frank Benson GM8EKF, a former committee member of the Lothians Radio