GB2RS News Manager appointed

The Board has appointed Steve Richards, G4HPE as the new RSGB GB2RS Manager. A long-time GB2RS newsreader himself, Steve has had a lifelong BBC career in broadcasting. He will start his new role in the New Year, and can be contacted by email on gb2rs.manager@rsgb.org.uk.

ICQ Podcast update on GOTA4C

The latest ICQ Podcast (episode 340) contains an update on the RSGB’s Get on the air for Christmas campaign as well as a wider look at amateur radio construction. The chat with Board Director Stewart Bryant, G3YSX; Construction Competition Lockdown Category winner Roy Bailey, G0VFS; and RSGB Communications Manager Heather Parsons starts at 1:18:15 in […]

Emergency Services Times – December 2020

The RSGB/NHS campaign Get on the air for Christmas was profiled in the December 2020 edition of the Emergency Services Times (EST). The publication is circulated in hard copy to every emergency services base in the country as well as 7,500 individual leaders. Read EST article Get on the air to care #GOTA4C (1-page/122KB PDF) […]

GB1NHS and GB3RS on the air on Sunday 20 December

As part of the RSGB and NHS campaign ‘Get on the air for Christmas’ the NHS amateur radio station GB1NHS will be on the air on Sunday 20 December from the Midlands. Due to changes in the Tier restrictions announced by the Government on 19 December, it is no longer possible for it to be […]

GOTA4C charity auction raises fantastic amount!

Our ‘Get on the air for Christmas’ charity auction has ended with an incredibly generous final bid of £1,025.99 The RSGB Board has promised to match-fund the winning bid so we are delighted that we will be able to send such a significant amount to NHS Charities Together  (registered charity no. 1186569). Roy Bailey, G0VFS […]

RSGB November Board meeting proceedings

The proceedings of the RSGB Board meeting on 21 November are now online for members to read. Key topics to note are: The RSGB has submitted its response to the Ofcom EMF consultation RSGB representatives will be meeting Ofcom in December The RSGB is looking to appoint a new Convention Chair for 2021

Update from the RSGB’s ETC Committee

The RSGB’s Emerging Technology Coordination Committee (ETCC) will be having a break from processing and renewing repeater, gateway and beacon Notices of Variation from 22 December to 4 January. It has had its busiest year ever with three times the number of usual applications. The Committee would like to remind all NoV holders whose renewals […]

‘Get on the air for Christmas’ charity auction is live

Our ‘Get on the air for Christmas’ charity auction is live now on eBay Roy Bailey, G0VFS won the Lockdown Category in the RSGB’s annual Construction Competition and has donated this beautifully-engineered VirusPerpleXed Bug CW Key for the auction. It was created during the first lockdown period of self-isolation and he says that, “It seemed […]

RSGB elections

Would you like to volunteer for the RSGB? We’re looking for one Board Director and three Regional Representatives in Regions 2, 6 and 12. Our President Dave Wilson, M0OBW will also retire at the AGM and we need to elect someone to continue the excellent work that he has undertaken for the last three years. […]

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