Jonathan Machon, M7FQM has always held a keen interest in radio from scanning the bands to enjoying CB radio in the 1990s. However, due to severe vocal chord damage, which he incurred at birth, he felt afraid to make the move into amateur radio. A few years ago, whilst he was listening to 2m, he […]

As a relatively new radio amateur, Jim, ME7HEF has found the Discovery Logbook to be just what he needed. As a person who enjoys having a clear path to follow Jim found the sheer breadth of the hobby made it a little difficult to know where to start, and the recently restructured Discovery Scheme has […]

Roger Cooke, G3LDI has been the RSGB GB2CW Coordinator since December 2006. His role is to organise and certify the circa 24 volunteers to the GB2CW Morse tuition service. Roger says, “I think Morse is the very basis of radio communication and through it I have made hundreds of friends around the world. I enjoy […]

Nathan Nuttall, 2M0OCC became a District Representative (DR) for Stirling, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire (DR17) in late 2020. In April 2024, Nathan also became a member of the RSGB Board and is the Board Director responsible for Beyond Exams, Accessibility Liaison, Awards and Special Interest Groups (SIG). His experience as a DR has given him the […]

Each week over 100 volunteers join together to deliver the GB2RS news broadcast. In August 2021, Jon Matthews, G6ASK joined this team. He began by reading the news each week on VHF, and then in July 2022 he joined the HF Team and does every third Sunday in rotation with two other volunteers. In the […]

For Andrew Jenner, G7KNA the best thing about volunteering as part of the RSGB Regional Team is the grassroots interaction with members and other radio amateurs, whether at rallies, club visits, or over emails. He says it is great to be able to help someone with a particular query, or perhaps put them in touch […]

Mark Jones, G0MGX joined the RSGB Board as a Director in February 2024. He is the Board member responsible for Morse Certification, Strategy, GB2CW and Intruder Watch (IW), as well as the RSGB Construction Competition. He says that since becoming a volunteer, he has enjoyed gaining a better understanding of all the diverse activities, groups […]

The RSGB QSL Bureau processes more than 1.5 million cards each year, both incoming and outgoing, making it one of the busiest QSL sorting facilities in the world. Lindsay Pennell, GI3KME is one the volunteers who is part of this process, and is the QSL Bureau sub-manager for the G1, G2 and G3G-L groups of […]

If you aren’t familiar with the contesting element of amateur radio, it can be described as a competition to see who can contact the most stations in a set period of time on certain bands and within specific rules. It is highly addictive and can draw in amateurs from around the world. Each week the […]

In May 2021, Tony, G0KXW contacted the RSGB Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) for advice regarding a written letter of complaint he had received from Warrington Borough Council. The letter concerned an antenna he had erected in his garden two months prior, which was a hustler 6btv ground mounted antenna. It had an end fed onto the gable […]