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.

Introducing the RSGB YOTA Paris team

June 20, 2025

The RSGB has announced the team of young members who will be representing the Society at this summer’s Youngsters on the Air camp. The event, hosted by the French national amateur radio society and the IARU, will take place at the historical Château de Jambville near Paris between 18-25 August. The team is made up of team leader Leon, 2E0VUF and team members Sophie, M7IJG and Emily, M7HPU. You can read more about the camp and the team a...

International Women in Engineering Day

June 20, 2025

The RSGB knows that amateur radio is a great foundation for careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM as it is often known. That’s why for International Women in Engineering Day on Monday 23 June 2025, the Society is sharing stories of female radio amateurs involved with STEM. From a young radio amateur who was inspired by an ARISS contact, through to a Professional Transmitting Engineer at Woofferton Transmit...

Exam Standards Committee annual report

June 20, 2025

The RSGB Examinations Standards Committee (ESC) has published its annual report, relating to activities in 2024. The report shows that overall candidate numbers have increased to above pre-pandemic levels and are well above the extrapolation of the declining trend over the decade before the pandemic. The ESC believes that this is probably due to the availability of remote invigilation online examinations taken at home and the increase i...

Also in GB2RS this week…

June 20, 2025

Whether you are just starting to learn Morse code or are already an experienced operator, the GB2RS Morse Practice web page is just what you need to brush up your skill! Created by GB2RS Newsreader Graham, G4JBD, you can select different sections of the latest RSGB news which are then played in Morse code at the pitch and speed of your choosing. What makes this resource unique is that you can also add in different degrees of man-made no...