Now in his second term as Trustee, Barry Maxwell first came into the world of amateur radio in 1983 when he was appointed Head of Radio Licensing in the Department of Trade and Industry. Under his leadership notable events included the allocation of the 50 Mhz band to amateur radio, the transfer of the running of the morse test to the RSGB and the introduction of the Young Amateur of the Year Award. In 1988, Barry became Director of the Radio Investigation Service and in 1990 when the Radiocommunications Agency was formed he was appointed to the Board and his portfolio gradually expanded to take in responsibility for the Baldock Radio Monitoring Station, the Radio Technology and Compatibility Laboratory and radio research. It was Barry who arranged the donation of one of Baldock’s surplus monitoring vehicles to the RSGB for conversion to become the first GB4FUN facility. When Ofcom was formed in 2003, Barry joined as Director of Field Operations and took early voluntary retirement in 2005. Since then, Barry has chaired several conferences for Lambeth Council and undertaken consultancy work for other organisations. Within the RCF, he represents the organisation on the Examination Standards Committee.

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