RSGB Outreach Team announces new DMR project for under 18s

The RSGB Outreach Team is offering qualified amateur radio operators under the age of 18 the opportunity to take part in a new DMR project.

The project’s aim is to help young people get on the air and build their confidence in making QSOs. The Team has nine DMR handheld transceivers and hotspots available to borrow for three months, completely free. As part of the offering, the Outreach Team will be hosting regular youth nets that you would be welcome to join.

You can apply for the DMR kit as an individual or as a school group, as long as one member of the group is licensed.

Another part of the project is to support teachers who would like to take their amateur radio licence and set up a school club. In collaboration with the Radio Communications Foundation (RCF), the RSGB is offering to pay the licence exam fee for nine teachers to help get them and their school club started.

If you’re a teacher who is interested in discovering more about amateur radio and sharing that excitement with your students, get in touch. Once you have your licence you can apply for the free DMR kit on loan for three months to help set up your club.

If you are interested in applying for a DMR kit, fill out the application form available online.

If you are a teacher interested in starting your own radio club, please email RSGB Youth Chair Chris Aitken, MM0WIC via youthchampion.school@rsgb.org.uk

Category: RSGB Notices