RSGB Notices
Join the World Wide Award event
The RSGB Contest Club is excited to report that the third World Wide Award event will be taking place in January 2026. Award hunters can engage in a very enjoyable competition across all HF bands and modes with many special international calls to work. The RSGB will be activating seven call signs, all with the […]
Listen out for these YOTA Month operators
YOTA Month continues this weekend with special call sign GB25YOTA. Listen out for operators from the RSGB National Radio Centre and the 2nd Marlborough Scouts. Students from Buckie High School, Wick High School and Simon Langton Boys School Radio Club will be active during the week, as well as The University of Sheffield Amateur Radio […]
RSGB HQ closure over the festive season
RSGB HQ will close on Wednesday 24 December 2025 at 2pm and will open again at 8.30am on Monday 5 January 2026. In the meantime, if you need information about amateur radio, exams or RadCom you’ll find lots of details on this website. To join the RSGB, renew your membership, or purchase a range of […]
Become a Regional Representative for your area
Do you want to make a difference to the amateur radio community in your RSGB region? The RSGB has three Regional Representative posts that are available for nominations in the upcoming 2026 elections. These are for: Region 2 – Scotland North and the Northern Isles Region 7 – South Wales Region 9 – London and […]
Keep up-to-date with new tech in amateur radio
An increasing number of modern technologies are being used in different ways within amateur radio. From artificial intelligence that helps you to write software, to a 3D printer that you can use to create amateur radio equipment. The RSGB has gathered some of these together in our Making Use of Emerging Technologies pages, and has […]
5MHz: an important reminder about FT8 use
The RSGB reminds all radio amateurs that they must only operate within the UK allocated bands for each mode. Ofcom has noticed that, increasingly, radio amateurs are using FT8 outside of the UK 60m allocations. They are monitoring usage and will write to you if they observe your call sign operating outside of this band. […]
