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 CW Champion

May 23, 2025

As part of the RSGB ongoing strategy to take amateur radio to new and diverse audiences, we are seeking to appoint a new volunteer to be an advocate for the use of CW within the amateur radio community. Whilst the need for a CW test has been removed from the licensing requirements, there is still a strong interest in the mode. At the time of writing, our recent World Morse Day reel has had over 40k views and 87 replies to the question o...

Tonight@8 continues in June with Morse code

May 23, 2025

The next webinar in the Tonight@8 series is on Monday, 2 June 2025. RSGB Morse Test Coordinator, Eric Arkinstall, M0KZB, will lead the webinar and will be joined by a panel of Morse experts, including RSGB Morse Assessor and GB2CW broadcaster Michael Topple, GM5AUG. The presentation will include an introduction to Morse, how to start learning the code, the different types of Morse keys and the Achillies heels that can occur when learnin...

RSGB STEM Champion

May 23, 2025

Would you like to become the RSGB STEM Champion? STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. As part of the Society’s strategic plans to reach new audiences, build relationships with related organisations and encourage more young people into STEM careers, we are advertising this new role of volunteer STEM Champion. The STEM Champion will work closely with the Board Liaison, Ben Lloyd, GW4BML and members of the RSGB...

Also in GB2RS this week…

May 23, 2025

Staff and volunteers from the RSGB had a successful time at the Dayton Hamvention last weekend. The event was a brilliant opportunity to engage with radio amateurs from around the world and resulted in 134 people joining the RSGB or renewing their membership. These included ARRL First Vice President, Kristen McIntyre, K6WX and ARRL CEO, David Minster, NA2AA, as well as Phil Karn, KA9Q and many more who took advantage of the new RSGB Dig...