{"id":45023,"date":"2026-01-30T10:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T10:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?p=45023"},"modified":"2026-01-27T13:20:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T13:20:48","slug":"gb2rs-newsreader-volunteers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/blog\/volunteer-vacancies\/2026\/01\/30\/gb2rs-newsreader-volunteers\/","title":{"rendered":"GB2RS Newsreader volunteers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">GB2RS Newsreader volunteers\u00a0\u2013 could you join the team?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_45025\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45025\" class=\"wp-image-45025\" src=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2026\/01\/Pete-Sobye-G0PNM-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"GB2RS Newsreader Pete Sobye, G0PNM with his home set-up\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2026\/01\/Pete-Sobye-G0PNM-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2026\/01\/Pete-Sobye-G0PNM-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2026\/01\/Pete-Sobye-G0PNM-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2026\/01\/Pete-Sobye-G0PNM-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2026\/01\/Pete-Sobye-G0PNM-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2026\/01\/Pete-Sobye-G0PNM-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2026\/01\/Pete-Sobye-G0PNM-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-45025\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GB2RS Newsreader Pete Sobye, G0PNM with his home set-up<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The RSGB news is broadcast around the UK every Sunday, by a team of volunteers who are authorised to use the special call\u00a0sign <a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/gb2rs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>GB2RS<\/strong><\/a>. Newsreaders use their own equipment, usually at their home location, to transmit a prepared script. The aim is for the RSGB news to be heard as widely as possible, and we are always looking to expand the number of Newsreaders, amateur bands or modes that can be accommodated in the <a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/gb2rs\/gb2rs-news-broadcast-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Broadcast Schedule<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you are interested in becoming a GB2RS Newsreader, you must be an RSGB member and hold a Full or Intermediate licence.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">New volunteers might:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:780,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Join an existing team to support a particular broadcast<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:780,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Propose\u00a0a\u00a0brand-new\u00a0transmission<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:780,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Provide\u00a0a \u2018local\u2019 service on VHF or UHF<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:780,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Transmit\u00a0a \u2018regional\u2019 broadcast covering\u00a0a wider area of the UK<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:780,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Become a \u2018national reader\u2019 if they have\u00a0particularly well-appointed stations\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We\u00a0are keen to improve the number of broadcasts in Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as bolstering our existing QO-100 and Digital Voice\u00a0services.\u00a0We\u2019d\u00a0also like to add new stations to our national teams on 40m, 60m and 160m. Your proposals for transmissions using new modes or bands will always be considered.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0interested,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/10WTsZvJLDE?si=jQddZ_GBPeXhZCb0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">take a look\u00a0at this short video<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0about the RSGB\u2019s\u00a0GB2RS\u00a0news service.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can find out more about the schedules on the <a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/gb2rs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>GB2RS web pages<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If\u00a0you\u2019d\u00a0like to find out more about joining the GB2RS team, helping to keep your fellow enthusiasts up to date with the latest developments in amateur radio and beyond, please contact the GB2RS News Manager, Steve G4HPE, via<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong>gb2rs.manager@rsgb.org.uk\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GB2RS Newsreader volunteers\u00a0\u2013 could you join the team?\u00a0 The RSGB news is broadcast around the UK every Sunday, by a team of volunteers who are authorised to use the special call\u00a0sign GB2RS. Newsreaders use their own equipment, usually at their home location, to transmit a prepared script. The aim is for the RSGB news to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20395,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[306],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-volunteer-vacancies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45023","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=45023"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45028,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45023\/revisions\/45028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}