Hi
I remember Bill G6NU, I often heard him on 160M in the 1970s. I know
I did contact him probably more than once, but without my logbooks I
cannot remember exactly when.? I also have vague recollections of
meeting Bill, but the man who would remember him well is Peter
Pickering G3ORP.? As many of you know the Maidstone club closed down
in the late 1950s and was restarted and became associated with the
YMCA with the help of Robbie Robertson G3ERY who died in 1976.? I
don't know if Bill Nutton was also involved also.? I think the club
was re-formed as the Maidstone YMCA Amateur Society in around
1962/3. I had a chat with Robbie's son Malcolm about when exactly
the club was re-established, however Malcolm passed away on 10th.
August.? Peter Pickering and Jack King G4EMC are the only people I
know who know what went on over 50 years ago.? The last time I
looked at the club web site it seemed to imply that the Maidstone
radio club has been in continuous existence since it was first
established in the 1930s, that is not true.
I will speak to Peter and see if he would like to come to the
meeting on the 19th. October, I should be more available then as
well.
Graham G4AXD
On 03/10/2012 10:53, Keith Anderson
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John - G6IVP
asked me to advise everyone at MYARS of the following:
Dear MYARS Friends,
It occurred to me that there may be some members, within
your club, who knew William (Bill) Nutton G6NU "Naughty
Uncle" who was a founder member of the MARTS. As well as
founding the MARTS, I believe that Bill played a part in
the formation of an amateur radio club in Maidstone.
Whether or not this became MYARS I do not know but some
members may be interested.
I would therefore like to invite anyone from your club to
the following meeting of the MARTS on Friday 19 October
2012 at the MARTS QTH (Tunbury Hall) open at 19:30 hrs
local time. Please note this open invitation to members
and friends old and new.
On the evening of Friday 19th Oct! ober 2012 the MARTS
will be privileged to welcome Bill Nutton's granddaughter,
Ms Elaine Nutton, who has asked to meet the Club members
and has offered to talk, informally, of her Grandfather.
As you may know, from the beginnings of the MARTS,
throughout until his death 30 years ago early in 1982,
Bill was active in Amateur Radio and served as a long time
President of the MARTS.
It seems appropriate that, in its 90th year, the MARTS
will have this opportunity for some of us to reminisce and
others to learn about G6NU's life and to share, with
Elaine, what we know of his part in the Club's history.
73 - John Burton G6IVP - MARTS Chairman
