XE1GE, XE1PM/M 1991 Mexico
Geoffrey William Lord was the
son of Edwin Lord and Jeanne Hibbert.
He was born June 29, 1907 in Mexico and died in April 2005. W5KNE
Geoffrey W. Lord XE1GE, born in
Mexico in 1907 with English parents.
From 1928 he was second operator at X3A and in 1933 he received
his own call X1BG.
His license was revoked in 1934 because even though he was born
in Mexico he had no Mexican citizenship.
In 1936 he got back his license and used the XE1GL call until
1941 when everybody's license was suspended on account of the
war.
After the war, he returned as XE1GE. He really kept on being
re-born from the ashes.
He was one of the founders of
the origin Mexican League of Radio Experimentadores in 1932 and
the last survivor of that group of radio experimenters.
He held the positions of Secretary and Treasurer, besides always
being a very active collaborator.
Post-war as XE1GE he was a six
meter band enthusiast; one of top operators with a Worked All
States on Six and a very efficient station on all bands.
He is still reported as being active in the 1990's. G4UZN
I worked him several times on 50 mhz, the last contact being March 1992. Yes was very active on 6 metres and a lovely man. VK3BDL / VK3QK
I did learn that he went by two
other names in Mexico:
1. Geoffrey William Lord Hibbert (Hibbert would be his mother's
maiden name).
2. In the Winter 1962 Callbook: Godofredo W. Lord, XE1GE. W5KNE
QSL VK3BDL/ VK3QK Collection
Info courtesy of G4UZN, VK3BDL/VK3QK, W5KNE