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 Duncan McDonald Passed away
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 Phenonix
 Location: Sydney, NSW
 Member since 20 March 2025
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Hi,
I contacted Duncan to see if he still repaired radios and just received a reply that he had sadly passed away.
 
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 GTC
 Location: Sydney, NSW
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Sad to hear. (Duncan is listed on the Services Directory page for NSW.)
 
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 Marcc
 Location: Wangaratta, VIC
 Member since 21 February 2009
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Yep! There are virtually none that can now repair anything and we who repair these old radios are a dying breed. In the last few years the radio club would have lost around ten.
 
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