The Radio Society of Great Britain

The Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) is the national membership organisation for Amateur Radio enthusiasts. The society was first founded in 1913.

Amateur Radio Licences were issued to the first UK Radio Amateurs in 1934. The RSGB looks after the interests of the UK's 55,000 licensed Radio Amateurs and is a not-for-profit organization that:

  • Promotes the general advancement of the science and practice of Radio Communication or other relevant subjects.
  • Facilitates the exchange of information and ideas on these subjects among its members.
  • Aims to obtain the maximum liberty of action consistent with safeguarding the interests of all concern

RSGB HQ

The Radio Society of Great Britain is one of the few national amateur radio societies in the world to maintain a full-time admin staff. In April 2008 the Society moved from having a multi-role headquarters to having a separate business premises and a public site.

The business premises are located in Abbey Court, Bedford and unlike the previous HQ in Potters Bar these premises are not open to the general public.

Bletchley Park

The Society is currently developing the Bletchley Park facility.  This facility, which is expected to be open to RSGB members and the public towards the end of 2008, will house the National Amateur Radio Heritage exhibition, the RSGB HQ Station GB3RS and the National Amateur Radio Library and Archive.  Centred on the Bletchley Park facility will be the GB4FUN project and the Society’s Education Office and Centre, as well as RSGB Publications sales.

Maltby & District Amateur Radio Society is an affiliate member of the RSGB

RSGB Contact Details

NEWS - the RSGB has introduced a "normal" telephone number, which is good news for all callers, especially those with call-inclusive phone packages. We have no information about any change to the fax number

Correspondence address:
Radio Society of Great Britain
3 Abbey Court
Fraser Road
Priory Business Park
Bedford MK44 3WH

Phone: 01234 832700
Fax: 0870 904 7374

Office Hours
0830 - 1630 hrs, Monday to Friday

Website
www.rsgb.org.uk

E-mail contacts:
Sales enquiries: sales@rsgb.org.uk

Subscriptions and RadCom delivery: subscriptions@rsgb.org.uk

Amateur Radio enquiries: AR.Dept@rsgb.org.uk

For RCE examinations, International Examination, courses and tutor information : RCE.Dept@rsgb.org.uk

News for inclusion in RadCom and GB2RS: newsdesk@rsgb.org.uk

The General Manager's Department: GM.Dept@rsgb.org.uk

If none of the above covers your enquiry: postmaster@rsgb.org.uk

QSL Bureau

RSGB QSL Bureau
PO Box 5
Halifax
HX1 9JR

Telephone: 01422 359362