Chris Lorek, G4HCL, from Whitby, Enlgand, died suddenly on 28 April 2018 after being taken ill in Goa, India.
He was 61 years old.
He worked as Chief Engineer on radio communications systems and equipment, but will be known mostly to RSGB Members as a prolific author.
He wrote many equipment reviews in RadCom and Ham Radio Today magazine, for which he was Technical Editor for seven years. In addition to having hundreds of articles published, he wrote several books, including the PMR Conversion Handbook for the RSGB.
He also co-edited the 7th and 8th editions of the Radio Communication Handbook.

He was 61 years old.
He worked as Chief Engineer on radio communications systems and equipment, but will be known mostly to RSGB Members as a prolific author.
He wrote many equipment reviews in RadCom and Ham Radio Today magazine, for which he was Technical Editor for seven years. In addition to having hundreds of articles published, he wrote several books, including the PMR Conversion Handbook for the RSGB.
He also co-edited the 7th and 8th editions of the Radio Communication Handbook.
