Practical Wireless author, Gordon King, G4VFV dies…

I heard from my ‘boss’, Rob Mannion, G3XFD, the editor of Practical Wireless the sad news that well-known PW author, Gordon King, G4VFV died yesterday, 24th July. Gordon had been suffering from stomach cancer.

I’d known Gordon on the air ever since we got our Class A licences around the same time. Of course I knew his call as even then he was a prolific author! We had many a good chat, often when I was at my parents’ then house in Cornwall, which was a good distance to Gordon’s Brixham station on 80m.

I’m sorry that I didn’t get the chance to say goodbye to him. A full obituary will appear in Practical Wireless shortly.

Tim Kirby, G4VXE, is a regular contributor to AmateurRadio.com and writes from Oxfordshire, England. Contact him at [email protected].

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