Category: Silent Keys

It with sadness we’ve learned of the passing of John Douglas VK2ZWD Sunday 4-May-2025 in Northern Beaches Hospital.  We are currently in touch with family and will publish details of a celebration of life when available. Here is John presenting his display at the Mar 2023 – 5th Wed – Old Kits (DSE, TANDY, EA) From Bob […]

Jim’s first visit to the MWRS was in April 1997.  It all started with a visit to Australia to see his daughter Lorraine and meet his first grandchild.  Being a UK Ham, a quick search for a local Radio Club directed him to the Manly-Warringah Radio Society, meeting weekly only few clicks from his daughter’s QTH at […]

VK2AYD passed away 19-Sep-2023. David was a president of the club many years ago and the real gentleman on the air. A keen C.W. contester, he loved his Kenwood TS870 back in the day and represented Australia at the World Radio Sport Team Championship probably about 20 years ago (~2003). Amateur Radio New South Wales’ […]

Noel was also known as VK2HU to the MWRS, a very active member for many years and responsible for the construction of many of the heavy iron structures, grids and brackets required for tower support and securing the radio sites. He was a grey nomad and followed many of the club members in the great […]

Edward (Ted) Bastow was a Radio Telegraphist in the Royal Australian Navy from 1950 to 1957, and worked from both ships and naval wireless shore stations. After leaving the service Ted worked on commercial coast radio stations VIS, VIG, VJZ, VIR, VIH and VIB until about 1980. He has had a few callsigns since first licensed – VK2QM in 1964, VK2BAS in 1965, VK9TBin 1965-1970, operating from Port Moresby from 1965 to 1969, and Rabaul in1970. His […]

Our website came long after members became silent key.  For legacy and completeness, we are looking for information on past silent key members (refer to spreadsheet).  Please comment on this post if you can supply any information.  

Born on 21 November 1951 Passed away on 15 May 2015 Aged 63 years I’m really sad to let you all know former club member Bernie Saward VK2KAD passed away from liver disease a few weeks ago. It’s been some years since Bernie was at the club but he was a long term and very […]

Silent Key 17-Sep-2001. It is with great regret we note the passing of Mark Crozman. Marque was an extremely talented person and keen electronics experimenter.  He was president of the Society during 1996-1997.  He lived locally at Terrey Hills and wrote many technical articles for Silicon Chip magazine. In addition to amateur radio, his other […]

Silent Key 22 June 2006   I remember Jim well.  Jim attended club meetings regularly and was a true gentleman. We invariably gave him the job of net controller at the equestrian events where the club provided radio communications, and he performed admirably in this role. I can also recall that sometimes he used to […]

It is with great regret that we note the passing of Bob Hawksley VK2GRY. Bob passed away peacefully at his home last Saturday, 18 August 2012, surrounded by his family. Bob, who also sported the callsign G3GBP, was raised in the village Bulmer, near Sudbury, Suffolk, in the UK. He moved to Australia in 1957, […]