G3SMU SK

Ideas, technical topics, help and discussion for ATV enthusiasts
Forum rules
This forum is run by the BATC (British Amateur Television Club), it is service made freely available to all interested parties, please do not abuse this privilege.

Thank you
Post Reply
g7lwt
Posts: 31
Joined: Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:33 am

G3SMU SK

Post by g7lwt » Sun Oct 29, 2017 11:10 am

So sad to report that Brian G3SMU fell silent key on Thursday after being admitted to hospital. Brian was first licensed in 1963 and was active on one band or another (top band to 10 GHz) almost every day until he passed.

Brian's professional broadcast TV background naturally led to an avid interest in ATV; an opportunity for early retirement in the 90s saw his transition to "professional radio amateur", giving him more time to assist local and DX stations with technical ATV issues. Living in a QTH located 850 feet ASL, on the side of Winter Hill Lancashire, provided a wonderful take off for the higher bands, even yielding a 3 cm FM ATV link to EI2DJ in Dublin somewhat earlier than recorded by the official list of "firsts". Brian's video signals were received across the UK and parts of Europe with an early adoption of DATV too. Only a slight enhancement was required for Brian to receive GB3HV (DATV in very early 2008) and the IoW repeater and his transmissions were also seen via many popular repeaters around the country.

Here's a quick clip of GB3HV, as received by G3SMU in May 2008, with deep QSB and some radar interference:
http://www.g7lwt.com/documents/datv/g3s ... v_datv.wmv

More recently Brian's eyesight failed which cruelly prevented him pursuing his passion for all forms of ATV. Local ATVers G1LWX and 2E0SAF kindly spent many visits implementing HF antenna systems, which rekindled Brian's interest in top band and 40 metres - eliminating QRM was the new challenge. The vertical that Mike and Sean installed all but silenced the local QRM much to Brian's delight.

RIP Brian - here's hoping for GD DX up there!

73 de Darren
G7LWT

User avatar
G0NMY
Posts: 99
Joined: Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:10 pm

Re: G3SMU SK

Post by G0NMY » Wed Nov 01, 2017 1:03 pm

Sad News indeed, Brian was always active on 144.750, a true Gentleman indeed. Rip Brian
:cry:
   

   

http://www.g0nmy.blogspot.co.uk/

¡ʎɐqƎ ɟɟo pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ɐ ʎnq I ǝɯᴉʇ ʇsɐl ǝɥʇ sᴉ sᴉɥʇ

g0mjw
Posts: 2329
Joined: Sat Sep 20, 2014 9:15 am

Re: G3SMU SK

Post by g0mjw » Wed Nov 01, 2017 4:28 pm

Indeed, a sad loss.

I was concerned about Brian when I was last up there in August when I did not hear him on the air. For those that don't know, Brian was LOS from my family home about 500m away along the same road and consequently, a strong signal. I had known him since the 1980s. I could also regularly hear him here in Harwell on 144.750. I always looked forward to our regular 2m and 70cm chats which ranged from pretty technical to local issues, like which local Chinese takeaway was the best to order from and what incoming weather (rain) we could see from our vantage point looking over the Cheshire plain.

Its going to be very quiet up on Winter Hill from now on.

Mike

sean2e0saf
Posts: 83
Joined: Thu Nov 21, 2013 5:29 pm

Re: G3SMU SK

Post by sean2e0saf » Fri Nov 03, 2017 11:20 am

Brian's funeral will be held at 14.00 on Friday 10th of November at Overdale Crematorium, Bolton, BL1 5BU, with drinks at the Old Links Golf Course, Chorley Old Road at 15.00. Dress code is informal, as Brian would have wished. Brian's family have asked for numbers who might be attending.
23cms AATV from io83qn ( wn68ns )
23cms DATV from i083qn ( wn68ns )
70cms DATV from io83qn ( wn68ns )

wimo shf-2344
parabeam 70cms/18ele

glen_turner2002
Posts: 36
Joined: Wed Mar 25, 2015 5:21 pm

Re: G3SMU SK

Post by glen_turner2002 » Sun Nov 05, 2017 6:16 pm

I was saddened to hear about the passing of Brian. I always enjoyed a chat with him, he was such a clever man and always there to give a report or advice.
He will be missed by all who knew him.

73 & RIP Brian - G3SMU.

g7lwt
Posts: 31
Joined: Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:33 am

Re: G3SMU SK

Post by g7lwt » Sun Nov 12, 2017 4:33 pm

Brian's funeral was very well attended with mixture of family, friends and OM from across the North West, Wales, Shropshire and The Potteries.

It was definitely a first to see PM5544 adorning a coffin but Brian's test card brought a smile of recognition and delight to friends and ATV aficionados alike.

Image

RIP Brian

73 de Darren
G7LWT

Post Reply

Return to “General ATV Discussion”