The RSGB Contest Club has recently exceeded one million QSOs. These have been made by RSGB members activating historic RSGB call signs and special event call signs, either in contests or in radio marathon activations. The QSOs have all been uploaded to Logbook of the World. The most prolific call sign has been G6XX with […]
RSGB club insurance, and beacon and repeater insurance have now been renewed for the year to April 2026. Club insurance certificates can be downloaded via the RSGB website. You will need to log in to obtain your certificate. Beacon and repeater insurance certificates are available for an admin fee of £15 from the RSGB shop. […]
Celebrations for the 70th Anniversary of GB2RS are well underway. To find out how you can get involved with special event stations and awards go to the GB70RS web page. The RSGB has recently updated the web page to add a selection of newsreader stories, which you can access by clicking ‘GB2RS Newsreader Stories’ from the […]
The presentation June’s Tonight@8 will feature a panel of Morse experts. The RSGB’s Morse Test Coordinator, Eric Arkinstall, M0KZB, will lead the webinar and will be joined by RSGB District 13 Representative Michael Topple, GM5AUG, among others. The presentation will begin with an introduction to Samuel Morse, Morse code and its merits. It will then cover topics […]
The RSGB is participating in the International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 Interim Meeting in Paris this weekend. The event is of particular historical significance as it coincides with the centenary of the founding of the IARU in 1925, as well as the 75th anniversary of the establishment of IARU Region 1 in 1950. The […]
World Morse Day is on Sunday, 27 April 2025. The day honours the birthday of the inventor of Morse code, Samuel Morse, who was born on this day in 1791. To celebrate the occasion, the RSGB has released a video with a question in Morse code for you to answer, sent by Jonathan, G0DVJ. Once […]
The deadline to apply to be the Team Leader for this year’s Youngsters On The Air (YOTA) Summer Camp is Friday, 2 May 2025. This year’s camp takes place from 18 to 25 August 2025 near Paris, and is a chance of a lifetime for young RSGB members to represent their country and their national […]
Following the RSGB 2025 AGM on Saturday 12 April 2025, a brief Board meeting was held. The Board elected Stewart Bryant, G3YSX to continue in the role of Board Chair and Peter Bowyer, G4MJS to continue as Vice Chair. Both will remain in these roles until the 2026 AGM. The Board liaison roles with RSGB […]
World Amateur Radio Day is on Friday, 18 April 2025. On the same day in 1925 the International Amateur Radio Union was formed in Paris. To celebrate this the RSGB has shared a T & R Bulletin from 1925 that details the original announcement about the IARU’s formation. This unique document has been made publicly available […]
Professor Gwyn Griffiths, G3ZIL is a well-known member of the RSGB Propagation Studies Committee, as well as someone involved with Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation, also known as HamSCI. In celebration of Citizen Science Month during April, we’ve shared Gwyn’s HamSCI presentation from the RSGB 2024 Convention on our YouTube channel. In the talk, Gwyn […]
