In this section
- Introduction
- RAYNET: Amateur radio emergency communications in the UK
- RSGB affiliated emergency groups
- RAYNET ID cards
- Talk-Through units: guidelines for use
- RAYNET Personal Accident Insurance: who is covered?
- Insurance: group accident and business travel schedule (1-page/601KB PDF)
- RSGB Position Statement with respect to public service radio (3-page/1.13MB PDF)
RAYNET: amateur radio emergency communications in the UK
In the UK amateur radio emergency communications are usually provided by organized groups under the general term RAYNET.
Some groups affiliate as societies to the RSGB; others join The Radio Amateurs’ Emergency Network (RAEN)—the ‘Network’—an organization dedicated to RAYNET. Some join both; a few operate as independent groups.
The ‘Network’ is a registered charity, affiliated to the RSGB and there is regular liaison between the two, promoting a coordinated approach to emergency communications.
There are about 200 groups around the country.