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AMATEUR RADIO

Radio communication has interested me for many years. Before becoming a teenager, I was the proud owner (and builder) of several "crystal sets". I became a Short Wave Listener and discovered Amateur Radio. I joined the Radio Society of Great Britain soon after leaving school, as a Corporate Member - BRS 20313.

Whilst doing my National Service in REME I took and passed my Radio Amateurs Examination. After several years of progressing in my career in telecomms, getting married and raising two young sons, I obtained my Class B Transmitting Licence Callsign G8AAT. I failed to progress to a full Class A licence because I was terrible on learning the Morse Code (No longer a requirement for a Full Licence!) and it took a lot of coercion and tutoring by David G3THC, and Arthur GD2HDZ, before I succesfully took my morse exam in Ramsey I.O.M in 1979, to become G4IUH. 

I became a member of the Southgate & Finchley RSGB Group in 1953, joining the Grafton Radio Society shortly after. When we moved up to South Northants I joined the Wolverton & District Radio Society. I served as a committee member for several years, seeing it's change of name to the North Bucks Radio Society then to the Milton Keynes Radio Society.

                                                                        Isle of Man Expedition 1973

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the 1970s there were many 2 Metre expeditions all over the UK to North Yorkshire, Cumbria, Wales, Exmoor even Northern France and the Isle Of Man. The Isle of Man became a second home to many of us, and we still have many friends there.

Although not as active on the bands as I was 20 years ago, I still appear from time to time on 2 Metres and the occasional sked on 20 metres H.F. I recently ressurected my old Call Sign G8AAT.