{"id":12655,"date":"2015-06-10T12:42:45","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T12:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?page_id=12655"},"modified":"2026-04-17T16:13:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:13:20","slug":"benefits-of-club-affiliation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/clubs\/club-affiliation\/benefits-of-club-affiliation\/","title":{"rendered":"Affiliation for clubs, groups and societies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43760\" src=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2025\/11\/Crawley-ARC-cropped-300x129.jpg\" alt=\"Four club members outside with one holding an antenna\" width=\"612\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2025\/11\/Crawley-ARC-cropped-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2025\/11\/Crawley-ARC-cropped-1024x440.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2025\/11\/Crawley-ARC-cropped-150x64.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2025\/11\/Crawley-ARC-cropped-768x330.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2025\/11\/Crawley-ARC-cropped-1536x660.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2025\/11\/Crawley-ARC-cropped.jpg 1756w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>We look forward to your club affiliating to the RSGB. For just \u00a378 per year, look at all the great features your club will benefit from:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Be covered by our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/clubs\/club-insurance\/\">public liability insurance<\/a><\/strong> of up to \u00a315,000,000 \u2013 perfect for when your club takes part in outreach activities and field days<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Enjoy the Affiliated Clubs\u2019 newsletter and sample RadCom editions in the <a href=\"http:\/\/rsgb.org\/radcom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RSGB app<\/strong><\/a> (available for web, mobile and tablet)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Promote your club\u2019s activities in\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/radcom\/\">RadCom<\/a> <\/strong>(Around Your Region), in <a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/gb2rs\/\"><strong>GB2RS news<\/strong><\/a>, and via our website<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Take advantage of extra special book discounts by contacting the RSGB Sales Department on 01234 832700 or <strong><a href=\"mailto:sales@rsgb.org.uk\">sales@rsgb.org.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Receive a copy of the\u00a0RSGB Yearbook for your club annually<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Participate in contests for RSGB affiliated clubs<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Become a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/beyond-exams-building-experience\/brickworks\/brickworks-becoming-an-accredited-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Brickworks Accredited Club<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; welcome and support radio amateurs who want to explore the hobby more fully<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Benefit from use of the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/operating\/qsl-bureau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RSGB QSL Bureau<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; for cards bearing the club station call sign<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Help us protect the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/spectrum-protection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spectrum<\/a><\/strong>. By affiliating your club with the RSGB, you are helping us to safeguard the future of amateur radio.<\/h4>\n<h3><strong>How to affiliate<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>You will need to send your completed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsgbshop.org\/acatalog\/PDF\/RSGB_club_affiliation_form_2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>club affiliation application form<\/strong><\/a>, a copy of your club&#8217;s constitution and supporting information to your local Regional Representative. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/clubs\/club-affiliation\/benefits-of-club-affiliation\/affiliate-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How to affiliate your club <\/strong><\/a>page for guidance.<\/h4>\n<h3><strong>Looking for ways to enhance your club&#8217;s activities? <\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>Take a look at our RSGB 2025 Convention <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2mky1S3ymLk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">club panel discussion<\/a><\/strong>.<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2mky1S3ymLk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43827\" src=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2025\/11\/How-to-encourage-clubs-to-thrive-panel-discussion-thumbnail-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Slide saying 'How to encourage clubs to thrive'\" width=\"594\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2025\/11\/How-to-encourage-clubs-to-thrive-panel-discussion-thumbnail-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2025\/11\/How-to-encourage-clubs-to-thrive-panel-discussion-thumbnail-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2025\/11\/How-to-encourage-clubs-to-thrive-panel-discussion-thumbnail-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2025\/11\/How-to-encourage-clubs-to-thrive-panel-discussion-thumbnail-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2025\/11\/How-to-encourage-clubs-to-thrive-panel-discussion-thumbnail-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2025\/11\/How-to-encourage-clubs-to-thrive-panel-discussion-thumbnail.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We look forward to your club affiliating to the RSGB. For just \u00a378 per year, look at all the great features your club will benefit from: Be covered by our public liability insurance of up to \u00a315,000,000 \u2013 perfect for when your club takes part in outreach activities and field days Enjoy the Affiliated Clubs\u2019 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"parent":12650,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12655","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12655"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47232,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12655\/revisions\/47232"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}