RSGB Clubs Newsletter
November 2014
Please find below a link to the November 2014 RSGB Clubs Newsletter, which as always we hope you find useful and informative.
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Mark Allgar, M1MPA
Commercial Manager
Radio Society of Great Britain
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Ofcom Licence review – URGENT and IMPORTANT
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 The RSGB held its regular meeting with Ofcom last Thursday and, as you will know, Ofcom attended the Convention at the weekend.
Feedback from those events is that -
- Only 300 or so people have responded to the consultation document so far.
- Ofcom will be relying heavily on the volume and content of the responses as evidence of what the amateur radio community feels about the proposals.
Whilst we published some explanatory notes on the website soon after the document was released, it is apparent that many amateurs have not yet read the document which is far from straightforward in several places.
Whilst the questions posed by Ofcom appear simple, there are various important points that may not be entirely obvious on first reading of the document.
We are thus today publishing further guidance together with suggested responses to the key questions ?.
There is now just one week before Ofcom’s consultation period ends (20 October) and thus time is of the essence. Please encourage all members of your club to respond by the deadline using the form in the link above.
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Special Event Promotion Working Group
In support of the RSGB’s desire to identify how best to promote amateur radio to recruit newcomers to the hobby a work group is being set up to identify best practice when running special events open to members of the public.
The focal point of this Special Event Promotion Working Group will be a Yahoo discussion forum where members will be encouraged to share their experiences and approaches organising and running special events with the aim of developing guides, resources, recommendations and a set of ‘best practices’ for all UK Clubs to share.
This working group needs your support and all UK clubs and societies are encouraged to participate to share their approaches to organising public events, what works well, and what doesn’t work so well.
RSGB and affiliated club members are welcome to join the Yahoo Group ‘RSGB_Inspire’——to take part in the discussion. For more information please see page 8 of the .
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Club of the Year 2014
Clubs will see from the newsletter that we are, once again, inviting applications for the , sponsored by .
From reports received, it appears that, in the past, smaller clubs may have been deterred from entering the contest.
To ensure a “level playing field” we have thus divided the competition into two segments based on the number of club members—less than 25, and 25 and over.
We will also give weight to entries that are supportive of young people.
The judging criteria are as follows:
- Membership age profile
How successful has the club been in encouraging “new blood” into membership, particularly younger people?
- Training and Advancement of members
What initiatives has the club taken during the year to develop the skills and interests of their members? Additional credit will be given for initiatives that the club is undertaking for the first time and/or are “out of the ordinary”
- Spectrum use
How active is the club on the air and what new activities have been undertaken during the year?
- Outreach and promotion
What outreach activity has the club undertaken to promote amateur radio?
- Success stories
An opportunity for the club to report on any activity not covered above that they are proud of
I hope that as many clubs as possible will enter this year.
Details of how to enter can be found at .
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