GB2RS News

Welcome to GB2RS News, the RSGB’s weekly radio broadcast news service relayed by our team of newsreaders to listeners across the UK and beyond every Sunday

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Items for GB2RS News must be sent to radcom@rsgb.org.uk by 10am on the Thursday of the week of broadcast

RSGB AGM: last chance to submit Board questions

April 4, 2025

The RSGB 2025 AGM is taking place at 10am next Saturday, 12 April. The Society is encouraging RSGB members to take the time to vote for the two resolutions that need your approval. During the AGM, Board members will be answering your questions. Whether your question is about the RSGB, the Board, any of the RSGB services or even the future of amateur radio, your contribution to the discussion is important. Priority is given to questions ...

RSGB Maker Champion appointed

April 4, 2025

The RSGB is pleased to announce that Tom Wardill, 2E0JJI has been appointed as the RSGB Maker Champion. In his role, Tom will assist the RSGB to take amateur radio to new audiences in the hackspace and makerspace communities. Tom will also investigate opportunities to encourage crossover in both directions, offering new areas of experimentation to more traditional licence holders. If you have any ideas you’d like to discuss with Tom, or...

Reduced exam slots over Easter weekend

April 4, 2025

A reminder that the RSGB remote invigilation team will be taking a break over the Easter weekend. You will be able to book to take an exam on Friday 18 April and Saturday 19 April, however no exam slots will be available on Sunday 20 April or Monday 21 April. Exam bookings will resume as normal after that.

Also in the weeks GB2RS

April 4, 2025

The next webinar in the RSGB’s Tonight@8 series airs on Monday, 7 April 2025. Nick Wood, M0NTV will show you how to use a regular glue stick housing—in a rather novel way—to form the basis of a variable tuning inductor in a homemade 40m receiver. Nick has a lifelong fascination with radio and electronics, and an insatiable curiosity to discover how things work. His passion is for designing and building his own radio equipment—particular...