Supporting Amateur Radio in Essex
One key session at the 2025 RSGB Convention was “How to encourage clubs to thrive” – a panel discussion aimed at clubs that may be struggling. The session was chaired by BBC Radio 4 ‘s Jim Lee G4AEH, and the panel consisted of the following clubs: Cray Valley Radio Society Bracknell Amateur Radio Club Mid…
At the RSGB Convention 2025, there was an interesting talk from Kjetil Vinorum LB4FH – He was licensed in 2016 at the age of 31 and currently serves as the country manager for both Parks on the Air (POTA) and Worldwide Bunkers on the Air (WWBOTA) in Norway. His talk was about elmering newer amateurs…
Following on from a discussion within the UK training community, we performed a “UX test” – testing the User Experience of taking the first step in getting a licence. The starting assumptions were that 1) we knew some very basic details about amateur radio, and 2), we started the national society, the RSGB. Here’s a…
When used well, the “Greetings Message” can be a hugely powerful tool when it comes to promoting amateur radio. During an online chat with the inspiring Michael G0POT, we’re sharing our thoughts on Special Event Stations, and how we can do a better job of promoting the hobby. Keeping the Focus: It’s easy to lose…
We’ve recently been asked to give some thought to new ways for clubs to promote the hobby to non-amateurs, and how to encourage amateurs who aren’t affiliated to their local club, to become active club members. We thought it may be helpful to share some of our ideas with the rest of the ham radio…
We have a discussion group to allow exchange and discussion of ideas between people running UK amateur radio clubs. What is a discussion group? If you’re not familiar with one of these, it’s an email group where you’re able to send an email to a single address, and it’s received by all of the members…
The RSGB is in the process of launching an initiative called ‘Amateur Radio Discovery‘ (ARD), part of a suite of schemes under the umbrella of “Beyond Exams”. This page is a placeholder in preparation for the launch. The scheme was scheduled for launch in 2019, but it has been delayed. At the time of writing,…
Amateur radio is all about learning and experimenting. One of the key aims of an amateur radio club should be to to inspire new amateurs to try new things, ask questions and delve deeper into the hobby. On this page, you’ll find a few suggestions relating to amateur radio training, skills development, and mentoring the…
Amateur radio is a communication hobby. We’re great at communicating with other amateurs, but what about the rest of the world? Here are some notes on how amateurs and clubs can raise awareness of the hobby. Your Club’s Website This is the front door to your club, and potentially to amateur radio in your area….
A letter in the August 2015 Radcom highlighted a serious problem with the way amateur radio clubs present themselves online – Outdated, broken, poorly-designed and invisible websites do no favours for clubs, and more importantly, the hobby. To help give clubs a greater understanding of some of the common problems with online promotion, we’ve added…
