{"id":12660,"date":"2015-06-10T13:49:12","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T13:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?page_id=12660"},"modified":"2025-12-05T11:56:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T11:56:34","slug":"affiliate-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/clubs\/club-affiliation\/benefits-of-club-affiliation\/affiliate-club\/","title":{"rendered":"How to affiliate your club"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-43898 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2025\/11\/241106-TDARS-Construction-Night-1-cropped-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Group of people sat around tables working on amateur radio construction activities\" width=\"590\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2025\/11\/241106-TDARS-Construction-Night-1-cropped-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2025\/11\/241106-TDARS-Construction-Night-1-cropped-1024x514.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2025\/11\/241106-TDARS-Construction-Night-1-cropped-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2025\/11\/241106-TDARS-Construction-Night-1-cropped-768x385.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2025\/11\/241106-TDARS-Construction-Night-1-cropped-1536x770.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2025\/11\/241106-TDARS-Construction-Night-1-cropped-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2025\/11\/241106-TDARS-Construction-Night-1-cropped.jpg 1952w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>How to affiliate your club, group or society to the RSGB<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>Any UK club, group, society or emergency communications group may affiliate to the RSGB, provided it fulfils just a few requirements.<\/h4>\n<h4>The affiliation fee is currently <strong>\u00a378.00<\/strong>, with a \u00a34 discount for those who pay by Direct Debit.<\/h4>\n<h3><strong>Completing the application form<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2025\/05\/RSGB_club_affiliation_form_2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Affiliation Application Form<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>If your organisation has a call sign, please let us know on the application form.\u00a0If it does not, we will issue a receiving station number for reference purposes.<\/h4>\n<h4>Note that for UK clubs, groups and societies, the RSGB region and RSGB district will be determined by the address given on the application form.<\/h4>\n<h4>Clubs, groups and societies near to, or spanning, county boundaries should decide carefully the county they wish to be associated with and insert the appropriate choice in the address of the club they are entering on the application form.<\/h4>\n<h4>Please also note that once your club address is on our files, we will regard it as information that can be freely given out to those seeking to contact clubs, including publication on <a href=\"https:\/\/thersgb.org\/services\/clubfinder\/\"><strong>UK Club Finder<\/strong><\/a>.<\/h4>\n<h3><strong>What to send to your Regional Representative<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>Please send the following to the appropriate <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/about-us\/regional-managers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regional Representative<\/a><\/strong>:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Your completed application form signed by the club chairman or secretary<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>A copy of the club\u2019s constitution or rules &#8211; there is no prescribed form of constitution but we provide <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thersgb.org\/publications\/club-constitution\/rsgb-example-club-constitution.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an example<\/a><\/strong> for guidance<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>A list of current officers of the club<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>A statement of the number of members, and the proportion who are RSGB Members<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>The Regional Representative will vet your constitution or rules and, if suitable, will countersign your application form. He or she will then return the form and your constitution or rules to you or forward to RSGB Membership on your behalf.<\/h4>\n<h4>Please note, only Regional Representatives may countersign an application for a local club, group or society membership.\u00a0 If a group is what might be considered a National Club, Special Interest Group or the like, then the application should be sent to the <strong><a href=\"mailto:sig.manager@rsgb.org.uk\">Special Interest Group Manager<\/a><\/strong>.<\/h4>\n<h4>Overseas organisations should send their application form and constitution or rules direct to RSGB HQ addressed to the RSGB Membership Secretary.<\/h4>\n<h3><strong>And finally&#8230;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>Please send your countersigned application form, constitution and remittance to:<\/h4>\n<h4>Membership Secretary<br \/>\nRadio Society of Great Britain<br \/>\n3 Abbey Court<br \/>\nFraser Road<br \/>\nPriory Business Park<br \/>\nBedford, MK44 3WH<\/h4>\n<h4>Tel: +44 (0) 1234 832700<br \/>\nEmail: <strong><a href=\"mailto:membership@rsgb.org.uk\">membership@rsgb.org.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to affiliate your club, group or society to the RSGB Any UK club, group, society or emergency communications group may affiliate to the RSGB, provided it fulfils just a few requirements. The affiliation fee is currently \u00a378.00, with a \u00a34 discount for those who pay by Direct Debit. 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