Former LRS member Alister J Mitchell GM3UDL died on 15th December 2012 in Glasgow. Alister was the CCF Signals Sergeant at George Watson’s College and active in the LRS in the 1960s, running several Field Days and other portable events. He spent most of his career with the BBC. He was an expert on military radio equipment and was working on his second book on that subject for the Wireless Set No.19 Group. Click for Silent Key on the Watsons Radio Club site.
Alister’s funeral on 8th December 2012 at Linn Crematorium, Glasgow was followed by a reception at the nearby King’s Park Hotel which was attended by several members of the LRS and former BBC colleagues.
Alan J Masson GM3PSP