RSGB Maker Community Champion

| January 27, 2025

As part of the RSGB’s ongoing strategy to take amateur radio to new and diverse audiences, we are delighted to advertise a new volunteer role. This is an opportunity for someone to be an advocate for amateur radio within the maker community.

The spirit of experimentation, curiosity and learning is common to both groups and the RSGB would like to foster greater crossover between the amateur radio and the modern maker communities. This crossover would be centred around hackspace/makerspaces and larger events but would also encourage individuals from each community to inspire and learn from each other.

The role

Specific tasks for the new Maker Community Champion will include:

  • Managing the creation and design of collateral and material suitable for representing amateur radio at maker fayres or other similar events
  • Building a team of enthusiastic representatives who can attend such events and represent amateur radio appropriately
  • Scheduling RSGB/amateur radio attendance at hackspaces/makerspaces and other suitable events
  • Leading a team to create resources to introduce amateur radio to makers, and to introduce the maker community to traditional radio amateurs. These might include:
      • Emphasising the benefits of an amateur radio licence to other hobbies
      • Promoting the use of non-licensed radio within makerspaces which may lead to more involvement in traditional amateur radio
      • Emphasising the new opportunities within makerspaces for existing amateur radio licence holders to experiment

This role is intended to help take amateur radio to a new audience with an emphasis on how the licence would support other hobbies, rather than the promotion of traditional amateur radio activities.

Could this be you?

Are you open to working with different communities? Able to spot new opportunities and inspire others? You’ll also need to be proactive, organised, able to build a team and help them to work together to achieve goals.

If you’re interested in this role, or being part of a wider team, contact Board Director Mark Jones, G0MGX via g0mgx@rsgb.org.uk

Category: Volunteer Vacancies