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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RSGB attends IARU Region 1 Interim Meeting

April 25, 2025

The RSGB is participating in the International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 Interim Meeting in Paris this weekend. The event is of particular historical significance as it coincides with the centenary of the founding of the IARU in 1925, as well as the 75th anniversary of the establishment of IARU Region 1 in 1950. The French host society (REF) is also marking its 100th anniversary. This year’s meeting in Paris reflects a broader scope ...

Join the RSGB in celebrating World Morse Day

April 25, 2025

World Morse Day is on Sunday, 27 April 2025. The day honours the birthday of the inventor of Morse code, Samuel Morse, who was born on this day in 1791. To celebrate the occasion, the RSGB has released a video with a question in Morse code for you to answer, sent by Jonathan, G0DVJ. Once you have used your Morse skills to decipher the question, get involved by leaving your answer in the comments section under the post. We’re looki...

Apply now to be YOTA Summer Camp Team Leader

April 25, 2025

The deadline to apply to be the RSGB Team Leader for this year’s Youngsters On The Air (YOTA) Summer Camp is Friday, 2 May 2025. This year’s camp takes place from 18 to 25 August 2025 near Paris, and is a chance of a lifetime for young RSGB members to represent their country and their national society. If you are an RSGB member, aged between 21 and 30, and are able to motivate a team of young people, then the RSGB would love...

Also in the weeks GB2RS

April 25, 2025

The RSGB Exams Quality Manager would like to remind everyone that clubs can still run exams if they are a registered exam centre. Exams will be conducted online unless a candidate has a special requirement for a paper exam. The introduction of remote invigilation to allow people to take an amateur radio licence exam in their home does not affect this. If clubs have any queries about delivering exams, they should contact the RSGB Examina...