{"id":43981,"date":"2020-06-23T07:19:02","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T11:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=43981"},"modified":"2020-06-23T08:21:58","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T12:21:58","slug":"gerry-thomas-of-radiosplus-is-silent-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/gerry-thomas-of-radiosplus-is-silent-key\/","title":{"rendered":"Gerry Thomas of Radio Plus is Silent Key"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Radio-Plus.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43983\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Radio-Plus.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"542\" height=\"687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Radio-Plus.jpeg 542w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Radio-Plus-237x300.jpeg 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><\/a>I&#8217;ve just learned via Paul (N0CTF) that Gerry Thomas of <a href=\"http:\/\/dxtools.com\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Radiosplus<\/a> passed away on June 19, 2020. Many of you are likely familiar with Gerry&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/dxtools.com\/PRODUCTS.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">excellent antennas and accessories<\/a>, especially the Quantum Loop series and Q-Stick.<\/p>\n<p>Gerry was always very kind to work with and obviously a very talented engineer.<\/p>\n<p>He will certainly be missed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve just learned via Paul (N0CTF) that Gerry Thomas of Radiosplus passed away on June 19, 2020. Many of you are likely familiar with Gerry&#8217;s excellent antennas and accessories, especially the Quantum Loop series and Q-Stick. Gerry was always very kind to work with and obviously a very talented engineer. He will certainly be missed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4199,3607,3],"tags":[8610,8091,1234,8612,8611],"class_list":["post-43981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-accessories","category-antennas","category-news","tag-gerry-thomas","tag-q-stick-review","tag-quantum-fx","tag-quantum-loop","tag-radiosplus"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-brn","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":40345,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/rons-thoughts-on-rfl200-and-q-stick-longwave-antennas\/","url_meta":{"origin":43981,"position":0},"title":"Ron&#8217;s thoughts on RFL200 and Q-Stick longwave antennas","author":"Thomas","date":"October 25, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ron, who shares his thoughts on comparing two portable longwave antennas: To begin, for reference, check out this post where The Professor reviews the RFA200. 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The author of the Active Ferrite Loop Aerial construction project is Raymond Haigh. 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This is the most charming radio doc I've ever heard out\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/100818142710_gerry_wells_466x262_nocredit-300x168.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":15310,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/bills-simple-sony-srf-59-passive-loop-antenna-modification\/","url_meta":{"origin":43981,"position":4},"title":"Bill&#8217;s simple Sony SRF-59 passive loop antenna modification","author":"Thomas","date":"October 27, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"In reference to our previous posts about the Sony SRF-59 ultralight receiver, SWLing Post reader, Bill Mead, writes: \"As someone who doesn't normally open the backs of radios, this is my mod on my ultralight. All it takes is a bit of electrical tape to hold the belt clip on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Accessories&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Accessories","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/accessories\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Sony-SRF-59-AM-Loop-Antenna","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Sony-SRF-59-AM-Loop-Antenna.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Sony-SRF-59-AM-Loop-Antenna.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Sony-SRF-59-AM-Loop-Antenna.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Sony-SRF-59-AM-Loop-Antenna.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11876,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/jonathans-interviews-with-gerry-wells\/","url_meta":{"origin":43981,"position":5},"title":"Jonathan&#8217;s interviews with Gerry Wells","author":"Thomas","date":"December 30, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Gerald Wells, the Curator of the British Vintage Wireless & Television Museum passed away on December 22nd, 2014. 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