Rowley Shears, G8KW, SK
The RSGB has learned with great sadness that Rowley Shears BEM, G8KW, passed
away on Tuesday 17 November 2009. Responsible for re-introducing amateur radio
into Germany after the second world war, he was perhaps best known for his KW
range of amateur equipment from the 1950s to the 1970s. Through KW Electronics
and the KW2000 transceiver, he was largely responsible for popularising SSB in
the British amateur community. Rowley passed away peacefully at the ripe old age
of 90.
The RSGB has learned with great sadness that Rowley Shears BEM, G8KW, passed
away on Tuesday 17 November 2009. Responsible for re-introducing amateur radio
into Germany after the second world war, he was perhaps best known for his KW
range of amateur equipment from the 1950s to the 1970s. Through KW Electronics
and the KW2000 transceiver, he was largely responsible for popularising SSB in
the British amateur community. Rowley passed away peacefully at the ripe old age
of 90.