Anthony Martin M1FDE with the Personal Role Radio

M1FDE - Silent Key

The funeral takes place today Thursday 2nd October of Anthony Martin M1FDE who passed away at the age of 41 in the early hours of Saturday 20th September.

Anthony was a pioneer of the Personal Role Radio (PRR) introduced into the British Army in 2002, he was responsible for the RF design. Prior to its use the infantry could only communicate with each other via hand signals and shouting.

The PRR is now seen regularly on TV news reports being used by UK and Allied forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.

He devoted much of his spare time to Amateur Radio Training teaching every Thursday evening at the Amateur Radio Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced classes run by the Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society (CARS) in Danbury.

He served as a committee member of CARS and the Essex Repeater Group (ERG), ran the MB7ICM 6m Echolink node and helped establish and maintain the Chelmsford 2 metre Echolink node MB7IDA.

A keen constructor he always did well in the CARS Constructor Competitions

2000 3rd prize for automatic tester for audio leads (not on web)
2001 2nd prize for 12 volt PSU 
2002 entry for Electronic Thermostat
2003 1st prize for CTCSS Tone generator
2004 3rd prize for Digital Display Board
2005 1st prize for Packet TNC
2006 1st prize for Triplexer
2007 working away from Chelmsford so unable to enter
2008 2nd prize for Remote Station Shutdown Unit