Thank you to everyone who has responded to our call for Jamboree on the Air participation. Samuel McCutchion, M0UEL is the RSGB Youth Champion for Scouts, Cadets and Guides and has compiled a list of Scouting groups that are involved with the annual event. View the list on our ‘JOTA Stations on the Air’ web […]
Volunteers at the RSGB National Radio Centre had a particularly busy weekend at the end of September. It was 1940s weekend at Bletchley Park for which the Centre set up the GB1SOE station and over the weekend RSGB volunteers welcomed almost 1,100 visitors through the doors. If you’d like to be part of this engaging […]
The RSGB wishes to record, with sadness, the passing of GB2RS Newsreader Peter Valentine, G0NQZ at the grand age of 101. Age was no barrier to Peter. At a mere 96, he walked 96 miles for his local hospital charity, and he was still broadcasting GB2RS from Eastbourne in his 100th year. He was described by […]
Sunday, 5 October 2025 is the last day for you to buy your RSGB 2025 Convention and dinner tickets. The online ticketing portal closes at 11.59pm on Sunday so be sure to act quickly to guarantee your attendance. You will be able to buy a Convention ticket on the door but not at the reduced […]
Jamie Williams, M0SDV will be talking you through a DXpedition to the Marshall Islands in the RSGB’s next Tonight@8 webinar on Monday, 6 October 2025. In February 2025, the V73WW team made 103,864 QSOs using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. The team of six came from four countries, with the operators having an average age […]
Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) is taking place between 17 and 19 October 2025. The event promotes friendship and global citizenship, and is a brilliant celebration of amateur radio among the groups within the Scout Association. Samuel McCutchion, M0UEL is the RSGB Youth Champion for Scouts, Cadets and Guides, and is compiling a list of […]
The RSGB is offering four awards for GB2RS news broadcasts that were logged between 1 August and 30 September. The awards are part of several activities that have been taking place to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the weekly news broadcast. Applications for awards should be submitted no later than 31 October 2025, and should be sent […]
The programme for RSGB 2025 Convention has nearly 50 presentations for you to enjoy, including leading industry speakers such as Mike Walker, VA3MW from FlexRadio and Hans Summers, G0UPL from QRP labs. There will also be well-known names such as Neil Smith G4DBN, RadCom Technical Editor Peter Duffett-Smith GM3XJE, Brian Coleman G4NNS and Walt Hudson […]
The RSGB was pleased to welcome Callum Anderson, MP for Buckingham and Bletchley, to the RSGB National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park last week. Callum enjoyed seeing the history of radio, watching live CW contacts, and listening to his voice coming back from space, having been relayed via a satellite. Callum was invited to meet […]
Do not forget to listen out for three special one-off broadcasts from the RSGB National Radio Centre on Sunday, 28 September 2025. The broadcasts are part of the celebrations which are taking place to mark the 70th anniversary of GB2RS. Listen out at 1pm, 2.30pm and 4pm. Go to the GB70RS web page for details […]
