David Barlow (England)

David BARLOW born Malvern,  Worcestershire,  England  1940.  Attended Wireless College Colwyn Bay. First Class PMG certificate. Sailed with New Zealand Shipping Company and Marconi Marine ( all with Crawford Shipping Company). Left the sea in 1966.  Worked for the Confederation of British Industry  in  Birmingham, London and Brussels. Moved to   the   Engineering Employers Federation as Industrial Relations Executive. Retired to Cornwall in 1992 living one kilometer from Poldhu the famous Marconi site. Obtained amateur radio callsign   G3PLE   in   1958 and operates from home QTH using Kenwood TS870 and G5RV antenna. Founder member of the Radio Officers Association (ROA)  and   served   as   Chairman and Secretary of the Radio Officers Association Radio Society (ROARS). He edits the ROARS newsletter QRZ and writes articles for the ROA journal QRZ. Co-ordinator of the ROA campaign to have 500kc/s recognised as an International Heritage Frequency.