The Radio Society Great Britain (RSGB) have decided to re-admit Russian stations to UK radio sport. We believe they should call an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to consult the Members on this important change.

Please make sure to include sufficient name, address or callsign to allow RSGB to verify valid Members have signed

We are also happy for non-RSGB Members to sign as this will help spread our message. 

UPDATE 17th August 2026

Any RSGB Member wishing to add their name completely anonymously can do so by sending an email that includes the Article 4 language petition statement (the bolded sentences below) to us directly QTHR.

The Issue
On 7 August 2026, the RSGB Board announced that, from 1 January 2027, eligibility to participate in RSGB contests will be open to appropriately licensed amateurs regardless of nationality or location.

We believe this decision should be reconsidered by RSGB members at an EGM.

In 2022, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the RSGB decided that Russian stations should not be permitted to enter RSGB contests, stating that the actions of the Russian Federation and its military had crossed a line and that the RSGB could not remain neutral in that instance.

Russia's war against Ukraine continues. We believe that the circumstances which led the RSGB to exclude Russian stations in 2022 have not materially changed in a way that justifies reversing that decision.

Maintaining the ban would support morale in the Ukrainian radio amateur community.

We therefore believe that RSGB members should have the opportunity to debate and vote on this important change in policy.

What this petition asks:
We are asking RSGB members to support a requisition for an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) under Article 4 of the RSGB Articles of Association.

The purpose of the EGM would be to consider and vote upon whether Russian stations should be permitted to enter RSGB contests while Russia's war against Ukraine continues.

We love the RSGB and support the Board on all other matters, we are both current RSGB volunteers, but, we believe that on this issue, the Members deserve to be directly consulted with an EGM and vote.

Article 4(a) of the RSGB Statutes provides that 300 paid-up Members can requisition an EGM, and that the Board shall convene such a meeting within eight weeks of receiving the requisition.

The Petition will remain OPEN until the EGM has been triggered.

Signing the petition is sending this message to the RSGB Board:

"I am a member of the RSGB and I wish to request the Board to hold an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) under Article 4 to discuss prohibiting Russian stations from entering RSGB Contests, and further, to consider the resolution “To require the Board to prohibit all Russian Stations from entering all RSGB Contests"

Tim Fern G4LOH

Richard Staples G4HGI