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RSGB is official British Science Week partner

| January 17, 2025

The RSGB is delighted to announce that it is an official partner for British Science Week 2025, run by the British Science Association. The RSGB Outreach Team worked with the RSGB Comms Team to offer an amateur radio-related activity, and this will feature in the British Science Week Community Pack. This links with the Society’s […]

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Nominations open for two RSGB Elected Board Directors

| January 17, 2025

If you are an RSGB member, have excellent leadership skills and would like to contribute to the amateur radio community, how about becoming an RSGB Board Director? Nominations are now open for applicants to stand for two Elected?Board Director roles. The existing Board is looking for Directors who have specific skills to replace outgoing Directors. […]

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Review Club Finder information for your club

| January 17, 2025

If you are a member of an RSGB-affiliated club or society, the RSGB is encouraging you to check that your organisation’s details are up to date on Club Finder. The RSGB Club Finder allows people to search for local amateur radio groups. Those people could want to join your group, find out more about amateur […]

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Also in GB2RS this week…

| January 17, 2025

Ofcom has announced a consultation which seeks to simplify the licensing of amateur radio visitors to the UK from a specified list of countries. The consultation also covers the proposed simplification of other wireless equipment usage. Ofcom says: “We propose to introduce a new licence exemption for short-term use of radio amateur equipment by radio […]

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Opportunities in RSGB Regional Team

| January 10, 2025

If you are looking to get involved in a different side of amateur radio this year, have you thought about becoming a volunteer RSGB Regional Representative for your area? There are eight Regional Representative posts available for nomination in this year’s RSGB elections. This rewarding role will give you the opportunity to represent the views […]

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World Thinking Day on the Air 2025

| January 10, 2025

On 15 February 2025, Girlguiding members celebrate World Thinking Day on the Air. The aim of this event is to encourage Girlguiding members to make friendships with those in other units, using amateur radio as the means of communication. On this day, Crawley Amateur Radio Club and RSGB volunteers will be hosting special event call […]

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