It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Colin Thomas, G3PSM. Colin died on Tuesday 17 February 2026 surrounded by family after a short illness. Colin worked tirelessly for the RSGB and was President in 2008/9. Colin made a great contribution to the acquisition and defence of radio spectrum. In particular, within […]
Amateur radio continues to evolve and the RSGB, in turn, develops how it supports current radio amateurs and reaches out to new audiences. In this feature we celebrate some great achievements, in which RSGB HQ staff have often led the way. The video above shows the highlights whilst the fuller story and numbers are shared below. […]
Meet Mike, EA7JVZ (Spain) How long have you been licensed, and when did you become an RSGB member? I was first licensed in 1968 as G8BLI. I joined the RSGB in the same year. I have been living in Spain since 2014. What would you say is the best thing about RSGB membership? I […]
VER20260213, Version entity is Corsica, TK Download: [ CTY-3608 | CT8 | Win-Test | WriteLog | XML ] Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: 4UNR is Vienna Intl Ctr, *4U1V TO7O is Martinique, FM G6ICR is Isle of Man, GD G0HCQ, G0JCE, G4WZG and …
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Version entity is Corsica, TK ADIFCnt.txt has 340 DXCC entities and 62 deleted DXCC entities. arrlpre3.txt has 26341 prefix+callsign mappings. cqwwpre3.txt has 26508 prefix+callsign mappings. [download] Added Prefixes/Callsigns: G5DXR is Wales, GW IR0SAR is Sardinia, IS0 WB4VAM, WA5GUL, WA2QWP, W1ESE, …
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Version entity is Corsica, TK [download] Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: IT9DWF/SUB and IT9ETC/SUB are both Sicily, *IT9 G5DXR is Wales, GW IR0SAR is Sardinia, IS K0UM, K1GJQ, K3PS, K5XI, K9EX, KC4CR, KI7BKQ, KL5ML, N1CLC, N5DIM, N5LR, W0GOP, W1ESE, WA2QWP, WA5GUL and WB4VAM …
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Version entity is Estonia, ES Entities: 402 Prefixes: 4,715 Callsigns: 34,298 Managers: 109,152 Addresses: 14,537 [download] DX4WIN 8.05 and earlier [download] DX4WIN 9.01 and later [Entities] [Prefixes] [Callsigns] [Managers] [IOTA] Entities Prefixes Callsigns 4U13FEB during 12-14 February 2025 is Italy, I 4U13FEB during 3-28 February …
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The RSGB is aware of a current petition circulating amateur radio social media calling for the removal of the need for planning permission for amateur radio masts and antennas. In recent years here have been a number of previous petitions calling for similar consideration, all of which have failed to meet the 10,000 signatures required […]
Tap or click the link below to download this week’s news script News script for 15 February 2026 (MS Word document)
The RSGB Contest Support Committee, HF Contest Committee and VHF Contest Committee are looking for volunteers who can help to organise, support and manage the Society’s contesting activities. While applications from experienced contestants are welcome, the committees would also be pleased to hear from radio amateurs who are new to contesting. If you are interested […]
