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Volunteers’ Week – Nathan Nuttall, 2M0OCC
Nathan Nuttall, 2M0OCC became a District Representative (DR) for Stirling, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire (DR17) in late 2020. In April 2024, Nathan also became a member of the RSGB Board and is the Board Director responsible for Beyond Exams, Accessibility Liaison, Awards and Special Interest Groups (SIG). His experience as a DR has given him the […]
Volunteers’ Week – Jon Matthews, G6ASK
Each week over 100 volunteers join together to deliver the GB2RS news broadcast. In August 2021, Jon Matthews, G6ASK joined this team. He began by reading the news each week on VHF, and then in July 2022 he joined the HF Team and does every third Sunday in rotation with two other volunteers. In the […]
Volunteers’ Week – Andrew Jenner, G7KNA
For Andrew Jenner, G7KNA the best thing about volunteering as part of the RSGB Regional Team is the grassroots interaction with members and other radio amateurs, whether at rallies, club visits, or over emails. He says it is great to be able to help someone with a particular query, or perhaps put them in touch […]
Volunteers’ Week – Mark Jones, G0MGX
Mark Jones, G0MGX joined the RSGB Board as a Director in February 2024. He is the Board member responsible for Morse Certification, Strategy, GB2CW and Intruder Watch (IW), as well as the RSGB Construction Competition. He says that since becoming a volunteer, he has enjoyed gaining a better understanding of all the diverse activities, groups […]
Volunteers’ Week profile – Lindsay Pennell, GI3KME
The RSGB QSL Bureau processes more than 1.5 million cards each year, both incoming and outgoing, making it one of the busiest QSL sorting facilities in the world. Lindsay Pennell, GI3KME is one the volunteers who is part of this process, and is the QSL Bureau sub-manager for the G1, G2 and G3G-L groups of […]
Contesting: Stephen Kopetsch, M0RTI / M0X
If you aren’t familiar with the contesting element of amateur radio, it can be described as a competition to see who can contact the most stations in a set period of time on certain bands and within specific rules. It is highly addictive and can draw in amateurs from around the world. Each week the […]
