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Dick Craig GM3NIF EI9ET

from the Irish Radio Transmitters Society Radio News Bulletin Sunday January 7th 2007

Dick Craig EI9ET, Silent Key

We are very saddened to announce that Dick Craig EI9ET became a silent key on the 2nd of January 2007 after a short illness.

Dick was a native of Glasgow, where he had the callsign GM3NIF, and he held degrees from several universities.

He developed a liking for West Cork as a result of a radio friendship, which he had with the late amateur Rex of Bantry who extolled the beauty of that area. Dick decided to move to West Cork and first lived in Durrus for a number of years before moving to Skibbereen.

Dick was well known by the Amateur Radio Community and was very active in the nineties. His voice would often be heard on R6 chatting not only to the old regulars but also to the new and the young amateurs to whom he gave much encouragement. He regularly attended the Cork Radio Club Rally in Blarney.

Dick was also very active on HF and was especially fond of 80 metres. It was on this band that he would chat to old mates in Scotland. In more recent years he used to take part in an early morning net on 40 metres regularly without fail. In spite of being blind Dick had a very inquisitive mind and was a mine of knowledge. There was very little about anything about which he did not know and he had a hunger and a thirst for knowledge.

Dick will be sadly missed by all the amateur radio community. Our deepest sympathy to June, Pamela, Irene, Marina and Rikki on their sad loss. He shall never be forgotten.

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