The earliest records that we have suggest that the society was
formed around August 1967. It was known at that time as The Bishop’s
Stortford and District Amateur Radio Society. We do have a list of
the ten founder members. Unfortunately none of these are members now
but at least two still live locally.
Until 2007, the society always met at the Royal British
Legion in Windhill, Bishop's Stortford.
The president in those early days was Sir Roger P. Hawkey B.A.R.T.,
G5ZG. We do not have a record of the date that Sir Roger passed away
but one of the members, Bernard Salt, G4ITL, managed to acquire the
G5ZG callsign for the society. This was around 1983 and we have been
proud to use this distinctive two-letter callsign during contests
and special events ever since.
Several years ago the society was renamed The Bishop's Stortford
Amateur Radio Society.
This information is based on the
records that we have to hand. However we apologise if any of the
above is inaccurate. We would be pleased to hear from anyone who can
provide any further details regarding the history of the society to
enable us to expand on the above or correct any inaccuracies.
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