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.

 

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George P. Millar GM3UM died peacefully at the age of 96 at the Glencairn Care Home in the Grange on 5th June 2016. He was possibly the last surviving founder-member of the Lothians Radio Society, having been its first Secretary in 1946-7 and its second President in 1947-48. A keen CW contester, he operated GM3HAM/P  for the LRS in National Field Day for many years and also, using his own callsign, in other contests with the Royal Naval Amateur Radio Society. He was the LRS Auditor and RSGB Rep for many years. 

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James E Priddy GM3CIG. Member of the Dunfermline club and very active on the air especially in the 1960s with his beautifully-constructed homebrew equipment.

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Ken Street GM3ENJ.

Active in the Dunfermline club. RTTY contester in the mechanical days!

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Iain Maconochie GM3GIG was an active member of the Lothians Radio Society in the 1950s and 60s, participating in National Field Days and other events. During WWII he had served as a Radio Officer with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and survived being torpedoed. He died on 19th July 2015 at the ripe old age of 94. His funeral service at Oakvale Funeral Home and subsequent interment at Morningside Cemetery were attended by Alan GM3PSP on behalf of the LRS. He was buried not far from Tom Simpson GM3BCD and Sir Edward Appleton. Subsequently his sons kindly provided a number of photographs of LRS events and QSL cards for scanning for this website. 

  1. 25 Oct 2014 - Silent Key - Tom Simpson GM3BCD
  2. 18 Oct 2014 - Silent Key - Dick Richardson GM3AKM
  3. 8 June 2014 - Judith Abseils from Forth Bridge in Memory of OM Brian Wilson MM0WZB-SK
  4. 1 June 2014 - Silent Key - Cdr. John Steven GM0JIN