Looking for a UK amateur radio contact for a news story, interview or expert comment? Essex Ham welcomes enquiries from journalists, editors, researchers and broadcasters.
Essex Ham is one of the UK’s largest amateur radio groups. Over 16,000 people have enrolled on our free online Foundation training course, helping newcomers discover radio and prepare for their first amateur radio licence.
Comment, interviews and background information
We can help explain amateur radio in plain English and provide practical insight into:
- UK amateur radio: what it is, who takes part and how to get started.
- Emergency radio communications: the role of amateur radio, its capabilities and its limitations.
- Radio and preparedness: staying informed during power cuts and communications disruption.
- Radio technology: radio equipment, antennas and emerging ways to communicate.
- Training and community: learning new skills and connecting people through radio.
In the media
Essex Ham has featured on the BBC and in the Sunday Telegraph, Practical Wireless and local press, as well as on local and community radio.
Contact Essex Ham
If you would like a quote, an interview or background information about UK amateur radio, emergency radio communications or radio technology, please get in touch.
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