{"id":39757,"date":"2025-05-30T10:14:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T09:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?p=39757"},"modified":"2025-05-30T10:14:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T09:14:02","slug":"gb2rs-newsreader-pete-sobye-g0pnm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/blog\/volunteers-week\/2025\/05\/30\/gb2rs-newsreader-pete-sobye-g0pnm\/","title":{"rendered":"GB2RS Newsreader, Pete Sobye, G0PNM"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Pete<\/p>\n

How long have you been an RSGB volunteer?<\/strong> I don\u2019t know exactly! It\u2019s certainly been a few years both in the role of Morse Assessor and GB2RS Newsreader.<\/p>\n

Why did you choose to volunteer? <\/strong>A Society like ours cannot operate without volunteers. Many core roles are carried out by members who give their time to the Society. I am a firm believer that you get out of the RSGB what you put in.<\/p>\n

What have you gained from volunteering?<\/strong> I get an immense sense of pride that I am doing my bit to support our national society. Plus, as a volunteer you get a lovely, enamelled pin badge each year!<\/p>\n

What would you say to people thinking about volunteering for the RSGB?<\/strong> I believe you get out it what you put in. As a Morse Assessor I was able to share the passion I have for CW. Seeing members learn Morse for themselves is wonderful, given it is no longer a licensing requirement. Also, supporting the RSGB in my local area as a GB2RS Newsreader is fantastic. To anyone thinking about volunteering, do it! There is a brilliant support network in place within the Society to guide you. There are many different volunteering roles available too. There really is something for everyone.<\/p>\n

Fun fact: do you prefer operating or tinkering\/constructing? <\/strong>I am definitely more of an operator than a builder. My favourite mode is CW. I get a lot of enjoyment from operating the key both from my shack as well as out and about as part of the POTA scheme.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How long have you been an RSGB volunteer? I don\u2019t know exactly! It\u2019s certainly been a few years both in the role of Morse Assessor and GB2RS Newsreader. Why did you choose to volunteer? A Society like ours cannot operate without volunteers. Many core roles are carried out by members who give their time to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20395,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[409],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-volunteers-week"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39757"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39759,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39757\/revisions\/39759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}