I am married with 3 girls and 1 son who are all
grown up with my grandchildren 4 boys and six girls.
My wife name is Eirwen and we have been married for 25 years this May
the 2nd 2006
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Wilf Robinson
(GW3XHJ) "Club President" & Doreen Robinson (XYL)
Our long serving Club member and now
Club Life President is on the move to Ammanford
West Wales, Wilf who has been a active
member of this club for nearly 30 years his presence will be missed at
our monthly meetings.
Wilf and Doreen will be retiring to West Wales
but ensure that he will visit the Club on a regular basis,
We all wish him and Doreen the
very best.
Other Club Members with no profile as from
March 18th 2008
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John Bird (GW4BDV) and Hazel XYL
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Adrian Ham
GW1UOV & Lynne
MW0LCH
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Alan Ham
(GW8YTO) &
Jean Wiltshire
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Clive Trotman GW4YKL
1920 -2000
A Personal Appreciation
by Rob Mannion G3XFD
Clive Trotman GW4YKL was a 'little man' with a great big heart - and
what a heart! Although small and slight in stature he really made up for
it with his 'get up and go'. So, it was with great sadness that I last
met my old friend, with his wife Maureen, at the Longleat Rally
in late June 2000. "It will probably be the last time you'll see me"
said Clive, who was very ill with cancer - and it turned out to be true.
However, even though he passed away in early September, with the funeral
taking place on Monday the 11th, Clive is someone who really made his
mark.
As President of the RSGB during 1995 Clive, in his own way, made his
own history by becoming the first President of the Society to have
entered into the Amateur Radio hobby via CB radio. In fact Clive was
totally honest in telling people that he was on CB (and s.s.b. too!)
before it was legalised in the UK. The CB interest took hold and he
ventured into Amateur Radio and again made his mark. His effervescent
character and ready smile made him welcome everywhere.
Born in Bridgend in South Wales, Clive was in manufacturing
engineering for many years and ended up as a Factory Manager for a
Japanese company. As a golfing fanatic he was one of the first people on
the course I knew who invested in a mobile telephone so he could play
golf and still be 'contactable'.
Unfortunately, I was unable to attend Clive's funeral at Bridgend
Crematorium on Monday 11 September, but despite the 'fuel crisis' two
former RSGB Presidents attended amongst the many other Radio Amateurs.
The numbers attending truly reflected the esteem in which Clive was
held.
My sympathies and admiration go to Clive's widow Maureen, their
daughter, grandchildren and great-grandson. Finally, on October 3,
Maureen scattered Clive's ashes on the 7th hole on St. Mary's Hill Golf
Course in Pencoed. An appropriate final resting place because that's
where Clive scored a 'Hole in One' in 1999, something he was very proud
of and now his family and friends can think of the location as being
very special to them. It was a honour great to know you Clive!
Rob Mannion G3XFD |
International
members. Life Membership
Gareth
Stockton (WA7TAE) USA
Gary Stockton WA7TAE.
wa7tae0@dishmail.net
International
members. Life Membership
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U Gran
(LA6RHA) Mellommsvn, Trollasen, Norway.
International
members. Life Membership
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S Mickels (KE4NAK) Sautee-Nacoochee, GA-30571,
USA
International members. Life
Membership
Ben
Skinner (K7XU)
"International Life member" & Barbara Skinner (XYL)
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International
members. Life Membership
Giorgio Romanin
(SWL) 33100, Udine, Italy.
I have just received my copy of the RSGB
Yearbook 2007 and at page 35 I read
you (GW7KYT)
are the member to contact for the for the
Bridgend & DARC (GW4LNP).
I had the pleasure to get in touch with
you (GW7KYT) on
27th Jan. 1997 and at my request to have the pleasure to
become an associate foreign member, he kindly wrote me:
I am
pleased to inform you that our Club has provision within its
constitution for International Members, this being granted
for life on payment of $1 (one US dollar),
the reason for this is that the first request came from an
American amateur in Oregon, who incidentally has since
relocated to, would you believe - Bridgend
After that contact I tried to keep in
touch with the Club several times sending my letters of
inquiry to your personal address at 12,
Blackmill Road, Bryncethin, Bridgend CF32 9YN, South Wales.
I also contacted you by telephone at the
# 01656 721574 and
you promised me to let me know something about the Club
activity.
Now I have the pleasure to write you this
letter as I would like to know if I still am a LIFE foreign
honorary member of the Club (pls give me a confirmation) or
in alternative (if the situation is unluckly changed) pls
quote the membership fee I have to pay now on. In the past I
was always proud to be a member of Bridgend & DARC.May I
have any news about the Club and the radio amateur activity
in Bridgend District?
I apologize for any possible trouble this
letter may have caused to you, but I wish to try also this
opportunity to have a real contact with the Club and the
involved members.
Pse give my best regards to everybody at
the members' committee I look forward to hearing from you in
coming future.
With my best regards from Italy. My
location is Udine (G. C.:
46N03 / 013E14 - JN66PB), a town in NE Italy near
the Austrian and Slovenian borders, at 80 miles NE bound
from Venice. "73"
Cordially,
Giorgio Romanin SWL IV3 - 57306
POB
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Gordon Wyatt
(GW8ASA) Life
Member
Gordon Wyatt (GW8ASA) Club
Member.
Gordon has achieved
the
RSGB 50mhz 100 countries award.
Also available is a top ten listing for the
50MHz Countries
categories. The leading stations for 1.3 to 10GHz.
Click Picture to enlarge Certificate.
Other Club's in South Wales
Radio Societies Affiliated to
the RSGB:
MID-GLAMORGAN
BRIDGEND &
DARC, GW4LNP. Meets 1st & 3rd Tuesday each month
at the Dunraven Hotel Bryncethin, Bridgend. Details from Mr. Alun Hulmes.
Tel: 01656 721574.
HOOVER
(MERTHYR) ARC, GW3RDB. Meets 7.30pm Mondays at the
Hoover Sports Pavillion, Hoover Ltd, Pentrebach, Merthyr Tydfil, Mid
Glam. Details from Mr Robert Cummings, GW0RVG.
MID GLAMORGAN
ARG, GW0VJS. Meets every Thursday (September to June)
Aberkenfig Sports and Social, Club. Details from Mr. Mervyn Carey,
GW4VSE. Tel: 01656 734668.
ST. CENYDD
SCHOOL ARS, GC4CCS. Meets after school between 3.00pm &
4.30pm. Details from Mr Clive Davies, GW3YBN. Tel: 01222 852504.
Radio Societies Affiliated to
the RSGB:
SOUTH GLAMORGAN
BARRY ARS,
GW3VKL. Meets 7.30pm on Tuesdays at Sully Sports &
Leisure Club, South Road, Sully, S Glamorgan. Details from Mr. Richard
Mortimore, GW4BVJ. Tel: 01656 658830 evenings & weekends and 02920 (old
01222) 762333 in the daytime. The club shack telephone number is 02920
(old 01222) 530135 our email address at the club is
bars7388@bars7388.screaming.net
BT WALES ARS,
GW0LST. Meets 7.30pm 2nd Wednesday in the month at the District HQ,
Pendwyallt Road, Coryton. Details from Mr S D Richards, GW0PPG.
Tel:02920 (old 01222) 593341.
HIGHFIELDS ARC,
The new web address is
www.highfields-arc.co.uk They will
also be moving
from their present venue on 6th July 2007 to Llanishen Scout Hall.
The wemaster is Brian Perrett MW0GKX and his e-mail address is
brianperrett@o2.co.uk
WENVOE TRANSMITTER
CLUB ARS,
GW4WVO. Open only to BBC staff. Details from Mr Keith Winnard, GW3TKH.
Radio Societies Affiliated to
the RSGB:
WEST GLAMORGAN
PORT TALBOT (BS PLC) ARS,
GW3EOP. Meets 7.30pm Thursdays at the British Steel PLC Sports &, Social
Club, Margam, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan. Details from Mr J Chinnock,
MW0AGE.
SWANSEA (UNIV COLL) ARS,
GW3UWS. (Primarily intended for students.) Meets 7.00pm every Tuesday at
the Radio Shack in the, Faraday Building. Tel: 01792 295412.
SWANSEA ARS, GW4CC. Meets
7.30pm 1st & 3rd Thursdays in the month at the Applied Sciences
Building, Swansea University. Details from Mr David Williams, GW4BNJ.
Tel: 01792 519 046.
SWANSEA RACC, GW4UNV.
Meets 7.30pm Fridays at the Swansea Gymnastics Centre, Dyfed Avenue,
Townhill, Swansea. Details from
Mr Mark
Pilot, GW1DTA Tel: 01792 794505.
