RAFARS Network Radio Channel is Live
The RAFARS Network Radio channel is now live on Zello. If you would like to be authorised (or 'trusted') please ensure that you include your callsign and/or RAFARS number in your Zello profile so that I can authorise you when I see you logged into the channel.
Network Radio - RAFARS Channel
Network Radio, what's it all about?
If you have read the recent articles in RadCom and Practical Wireless, then you will be aware of the growing popularity of Network Radio, or PTT over Cellular. Some of you might have glossed over this or ruled it out without a second thought as of course 'It's not REAL radio!' However, I do recommend that you do at least read what you can about this means of COMMUNICATION.
EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
On 28 May 2018, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force. A summary of just how this affects you as an individual is included below, but for more comprehensive details of the regulation see the link at the bottom of this page.
Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society RAF100 Award Certificate
The Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society (RAFARS) G8FC is inviting all Amateur Radio Stations to take part in the RAF100 Award Certificate. The aim is to contact RAFARS members and Affiliated Clubs. The Award Certificate will be presented to Amateur Radio Stations who collect a minimum of 250 points.
RAFARS Member List Updated
The list of current RAFARS members in the Member Area of the website has been updated. The list now has additional functionality with the ability not only to sort by column, but to search across the list. As members will already have full membership details in the RAFARS callbook QRZ, only number, callsign, first name and county are shown in the list.
RAFARS Timeline Added to the Website
2018 will mark the 100th Anniversary of the formation of the Royal Air Force. It will also mark the 80th Anniversary of the formation of the Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society (RAFARS), which absorbed the Cranwell Amateur Radio Transmitting Society that had been founded in 1936.