Border Amateur Listings 1930-75

Data column notes –

  1. Previous Calls BRS/AA – Notes if the individual had previously been a Radio Society of Great Britain ‘British Receiving Station’ (BRS) member, a membership class for Short Wave Listeners. Or, had held an ‘Artificial Aerial’ AA non-transmitting licence in the pre-WWII era.
  2. References – The years when the amateur/listener details appeared in the publications surveyed.

A directory of Radio Amateurs in the Scottish Borders, 1930 – 1975.

CallsignPrevious Calls
BRS/AA(1)
NameTownReferences(2)-
1G2IP-Reed, C.J.Hawick1945-
2G2YY2AQPYoung, S. B. D.Berwick-on-Tweed1938-52-
3GM2IA-Burns, Miss D. A. J.Duns1938-41-
4GM2UU2AXGLamb, A.DStranraer1936-
5G2ARW-Brockbank, W.Carlisle1951-
6G2ATJ--Berwick-on-Tweed1952-
7G2DYV-Ostle, J.Carlisle1951-
8G2FXBBRS2604Brigham, F. S.Berwick-on-Tweed1951-
9GM2BMJ2BMJJardine, Thomas D. Dumfries1965-
10GM2CGY-Purves, T.Ayton1948-51-
11GM2HCZ-Fish, Edwin S.G.Moniaive, Dumfries-shire1971-72-
12GM3CVBRS2789McMahon, W.Hawick1946-49-
13GM3NIBRS2663Bruce, A./CPL. D.S.Galashiels1940-49-
14GM3OL-Percy, GeorgeDumfries1938-49-
15GM3TDBRS2205, 2CXCAnderson, W. J. A.Selkirk1939-41-
16GM3ZH2FBMAdam, F.W.Galashiels1945-
17G3ACABRS11150Taylor, J. H.Berwick-on-Tweed1948-51-
18G3ACY-Spencer, T.C.Carlisle1951-
19G3ADA-Swanston, W.Berwick-on-Tweed1946-51-
20G3AFL-Baker, W.Berwick-on-Tweed1951-53-
21G3ART-Thorne, E.A.Carlisle1951-
22G3AZH-Moore, BSc, F.M. Berwick-on-Tweed1947-
23G3BRABRS4679Doley, O.C.Norham-on-Tweed1951-
24G3DSH-Cartmell, D.J.Carlisle1952-
25G3GQH-Elliot, P.Berwick-on-Tweed1951-
26G3HDT-Graham, J.D.Berwick-on-Tweed1954-
27GM3BCD-Simpson, THawick--
28GM3BFU-Welsh, DavidKelso--
29GM3BGA-Maxwell, D. FinlayGalashiels--
30GM3BNX-Shaw, J.J.Kelso1948-53-
31GM3BQABRS11388McCaig, J.S.Galashiels--
32GM3CEA-McGuffie, A.M.Stranraer1959-
33GM3CJN-Handyside, AlexSelkirk1949-
34GM3EFJ-Ellis, J. R. Hawick1952-
35GM3FHS-Hawick Amateur Radio SocietyHawick--
36GM3FLT-Cartwright, B.W.Galashiels1949-
37GM3FSD-Bolton, GeorgeJedburgh1950-56-
38GM3IPU-Forrester, J. T.Kelso1952-53-
39GM3IYL-Fish, Mrs S.W.Moniaive1972-
40GM3JDR-Robertson, D.Hawick--
41GM3KAI-Bain, J.CReston1972-
42GM3KIG-Eaton, W. J. H.Innerleithen--
43GM3KJA-Horne, RodneyJedburgh1956-
44GM3KZL-Roberts, J.Jedburgh--
45G3KMQ-Heslop, R. G.Berwick-on-Tweed1955-
46GM3KSI-Anderson, J.Kelso--
47GM3LRZ-Gillespie, StanKelso--
48G5BA-Steven, (Captain) Gibson FerrierBerwick-on-Tweed1923-2017-
49G5CJ-Kendall1935-
50GM5FT-Blair, John, P.Selkirk1936-63-
51G5IP-Knox, R. H.Berwick--
52G6UC-Kennedy, TomSpittal1939-54-
53G6ZD-Smith, S.Berwick-on-Tweed--
54GM6IN2APLInglis, J. B.Hawick1934-44-
55GM6JD-Duncan, J. B.Galashiels1947-
56GM6RG-Groom, BryanGalashiels1926-54-
57GM6ZH-Adam, F. W. Galashiels--
58GM8CN-Cameron Jnr., J. D.Peebles1937-
59G8SGBRS2279Lyall, R.Wooler1939-1952-
60GM8NW2ASVWood, R.S,Galashiels1946-
61GM8RVBRS1010 / 2CCAVinicombe, WalterHawick1939-52-
Added/Updated16 Jun 2022

Borders Radio Amateurs – 2xxx AA (Artificial Aerial licence) series, 1934 -1946.

CallsignLater
Callsigns
NameTownReferences (2)Notes
12APLGM6INInglis, J.B.Hawick--
22AQPG2YYYoung, B.D. Berwick-on-Tweed1934-
32ASVGM8NWWood, R.SGalashiels1937-
42ATH-Thomson, Mr-1936-
52AXG2UULamb, A.D.Stranraer1936-
62BFD-Cameron, J.D.West Linton--
72BMJ-Jardine, T.D.Dumfries1945-
82BVI-Balmer, A.G.Greenlaw1936-
92CCAGM8RVVinicombe, W.---
102CGYGM2CGYPurves, T.Selkirk--
112CVH-Christie, T.W'burn--
122CXCGM3TDAnderson, ASelkirk--
132CXZ-Bruce, D.Galashiels--
142FBMGM3ZHAdam, F.W.Galashiels--
152FVW-Bryson, A.Gala/Selkirk?1946-
Updated -09 Oct 2022

Borders Shortwave Listeners – Radio Society of Great Britain ‘BRS’ – British Receiving Station membership number series, 1936 – 1952.

BRS NumberLater
Callsigns
NameTownReferences(2)Notes
1BRS10102CCA / GM8RVVinicombe, W.Galashiels / Hawick--
2BRS15572ATHThomson-1936-
3BRS1667-Cochrane, J.D.Jedburgh1935-
4BRS1790-Lothian, WGordon1935-
5BRS2070GM5FTBlair, J.P.Selkirk1935-
6BRS2200-Weatherstone, A.C.Walkerburn--
7BRS22052CXC / GM3TDAnderson, W. J. A.Selkirk1936-
8BRS2279G8SGLyall, R.Wooler1936-
9BRS2280GM2CGYPurves,TomSelkirk1936-
10BRS23132BVIBalmer, A.G.Greenlaw1936-
11BRS23312CVHChristie, T.Walkerburn--
12BRS2604G2FXBBrigham, F.S.Tweedmouth1936-
13BRS2663GM3NIBruce, D.S.Galashiels1936-
14BRS27032ASV / GM8NWWood, R.S.Galashiels--
15BRS2789GM3CVMcMahon, W.Galashiels1937-
16BRS2817-Marshall, A.J.Galashiels--
17BRS2845-Turnbull, J.Galashiels1946-
18BRS3103-Mirtle, W.J.D.Galashiels--
19BRS3279-Peacock, G.W.Galashiels--
20BRS4430-Telfer, WillieHawick1941-
21BRS4679G3BRADoley, O.C.Norham-on-Tweed1947-
22BRS5036-Young, J.A.P.Wooler1942-
23BRS5099-Willianson, J.Earlston1942-
24BRS5844-Burns, J.F.Paxton1943-
25BRS6000-Simpson, William O.Nr.Carlisle1943-
28BRS6690-Greive, R.Eyemouth1943-
29BRS6699-McMurdo, E.G.Dumfries1943-
30BRS8315-Macvey, J.W.Kelso1944-
31BRS8488-Lindsay, Miss I.M.Selkirk1944-
32BRS9180-White, W.A.Kelso1945-
33BRS9547-Hawkins, D.Melrose1945-
34BRS9613-Ellis, J.R.Hawick1945-
35BRS9801-Compton, W.S.Annan1945-
36BRS9819-Harvey, R.Peebles1945-
37BRS10086-Turnbull, W. Hawick1945-
38BRS10247-Galloway, T.M. Carlisle1945-
39BRS10470-Moore, F.M.Berwick-on-Tweed1945-
40BRS11058-Darling, W.Peebles1945-
41BRS11133-Cartwright, B.H.Galashiels1945-
42BRS11150-Taylor, J.H. Berwick-on-Tweed1946-
43BRS11362-Young, R.A.Tweedmouth1946-
44BRS11388GM3BQAMcCaig, J.S.Galashiels1946-
45BRS11479Tuddenham, T.D.Longtown1946-
46BRS11705-Taylor, A.W.R.Hawick1946-
47BRS11833-Ternent, K. Galashiels1946-
48BRS11362-Young, R.A.Tweedmouth1946-
49BRS12858-Laurie, J.H.Duns1946-
50BRS13259-Hutcheson, R.Jedburgh1947-
51BRS13319-Snowball, E.T.Carlisle1947-
52BRS13513-Ternent, J.Eyemeouth1947-
53BRS13659-McGill, J.Dumfries1947-
54BRS13737-Mitchell, J.Moffat1947-
55BRS13781-Irving, W.Dumfries1947-
56BRS14366-Cockburn, A.D.Selkirk1947-
57BRS14503-Howie, H.H.Yarrow1947-
58BRS19806-McMillan, W.I.Galashiels1952-
Updated -18 Jun 2022