George Dobbs, G3RJV, was licensed in 1962 and from the beginning used almost all home built equipment for his amateur radio operating. At the end of the 1960’s, after 5 years of student life and very little amateur radio activity, George decided to return to the hobby. To do this he had to progress from his former valve technology to solid-state circuitry. His inspiration was the series of articles by Doug DeMaw (then W1CER) in the QST. From these articles came his first simple QRP transmitters, and then 30 years of QRP construction! In 1972 he founded the G QRP Club, which began with 32 members and is now the largest QRP Club in the world. He has edited the club’s journal SPRAT since 1972. In the 1980’s he wrote many articles on the building QRP equipment for the Short Wave Magazine. This was followed by a whole series of QRP projects in the Practical Wireless magazine throughout the 1980’s and 90’s.

Currently G3RJV writes a monthly practical construction column, “Continuing the Practical Way” for the Practical Wireless and the QRP Column for the R.S.G.B. magazine Radio Communication. He recently completed a book “QRP Basics” for the RSGB. George is a Church of England (Episcopalian) priest and Vicar of St. Aidan's Church, Rochdale, in the northwest of England. His other interests include Celtic Studies. He has led Celtic Pilgrimages to Ireland and Wales and contributed to "Celtic Connections" magazine. George and his wife Jo-Anna (GØOWH) own a wooden lodge in Wales, which they use as a base for exploring Celtic sites. George also enjoys listening to Early Music.