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Bert van den Berg, PA3GIO – 5 December 2025

With the greatest sadness we have to announce that Bert, PA3GIO, suddenly passed away on 5 December 2025. Bert was a prolific traveller and DXpeditioner, operating many DXpeditions solo with his XYL from 1993 to 2007. He received the IOTA Merit Award in 2002 for his excellent contribution to the IOTA community as wel as […]

School club goes from strength to strength

The Heritage School Electronics and Radio Club, G7HSC, run by myself, Jon Bonsor-Matthews, M0NOJ, and supported by Colin Tuckley, G8TMV, has gone from strength to strength over the autumn term. The club is hugely grateful to the Radio Communications Foundation which awarded a very generous grant enabling us to purchase a Xiegu G90 and XPA-125B […]

RSGB HQ Christmas and New Year closing times

RSGB HQ has now closed for the Christmas and New Year holidays and will re-open at 08.30 on Monday, 5 January 2026 In the meantime, if you need information about amateur radio, exams or RadCom you’ll find plenty of resources on this website. To join the RSGB, renew your membership, or purchase a range of […]

GB2RS News Script for 28 December 2025

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s news script News script for 28 December 2025 (MS Word document)

Dr Julian Gannaway, G3YGF, SK

It is with great sadness that we share the news that Dr Julian Gannaway, G3YGF is now Silent Key. He volunteered for the RSGB over many years, most recently on the RSGB Examination Standards Committee and as a corresponding member of the Spectrum Forum. He was made an RSGB Honorary Life President after serving as […]