Author: Communications Officer

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The weekly RSGB news broadcast, GB2RS, is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, the Society is inviting you to collect awards for listening and logging GB2RS News broadcasts between Friday 1 August and Tuesday 30 September. There are four categories, including a basic listener award and a regular listener award. Full details […]

RSGB Board Director, Ben Lloyd, GW4BML has appointed Ian Stevenson, G3YNU as the volunteer RSGB STEM Champion. This new role fits with the RSGB’s strategy to bring amateur radio to new audiences and to highlight the link between amateur radio and science, technology, engineering and maths. Ian brings a wealth of experience to this role […]

If you are looking for an activity to keep the children busy during the summer holidays, why not plan a visit to the RSGB National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park? The knowledgeable and welcoming volunteers will be on hand to give an introduction to radio technology, how it works and why it is still relevant […]

Diversity and inclusion – a strategy for the RSGB During my recent visits to the UK Northern Rally and IARU meetings in Paris, one question stood out for me: “What is the RSGB doing about inclusion and diversity?” It was posed by members, international colleagues and observers alike. It is a timely and important topic […]

Diversity and inclusion – a strategy for the RSGB During my recent visits to the UK Northern Rally and IARU meetings in Paris, one question stood out for me: “What is the RSGB doing about inclusion and diversity?” It was posed by members, international colleagues and observers alike. It is a timely and important topic […]

We’re delighted to announce that our keynote speaker for the RSGB 2025 Convention will be Professor Lucie Green. Prof. Green is a Professor of Physics and a Royal Society University Research Fellow at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL) of the University College London (UCL). She has also presented many TV and radio programmes including […]

Set yourself a challenge this summer and get involved with awards chasing. The RSGB awards are open to everyone, whatever your age, licence level and personal interests. They encourage you to push yourself further, learn something new and can even help you to make tweaks to your station to maximise performance. If HF is your […]

At a recent meeting of the RSGB Regional Forum, the RSGB Regional Representatives elected George Crawford, MM0JNL as the Regional Forum Chair. George represents Scotland South and Western Isles as the Representative for Region 1. He got involved in amateur radio in 2020 and gained his Full licence by March 2021. George has also been […]

The RSGB has two awards that are aimed at young radio amateurs. The awards are a fun way to learn about different areas of amateur radio. We spoke with the RSGB Youth Champion (Scouts, Cadets & Guides), Sam McCutchion, M7UEL to find out what he enjoyed about the programme, and which awards he’ll be chasing next. […]