Membership
Membership of RAYNET-UK provides the Member with a wide range of services and benefits, specifically designed to ensure that the organisation is fully equipped to deliver the emergency communications our User Services expect.
The National membership fee is currently £12 per year.
For your membership fee, you get:
- A secure photo ID card, recognised by the User Services.
- Public Liability and Third-Party insurance whilst on RAYNET activities.
- Personal Accident Insurance whilst on RAYNET activities.
- Checkpoint, RAYNET-UK’s regular magazine.
- A Google Workspace account with an @raynet-uk.net address.
As a Member, you get direct access to:
- RAYNET supplies at a discounted price.
- Members Website.
- Additional Membership Supplies items exclusive to Members.
- Support of the National teams.
How to join
Membership of RAYNET is open to anyone aged 14 or over with an interest in the organisation’s aims. It does not matter whether you hold an Amateur Radio licence, as there are many disciplines involved in RAYNET work. All classes of Amateur licence are welcome and can operate during a RAYNET exercise
To join RAYNET, you must register with a local Group, which will handle your application to the National Organisation. Some local Groups pay all or part of the National membership fee on your behalf and give you a reduced rate; others charge a higher fee to cover the cost of running the Group. Contact details for your group are on the ‘Contact Us’ page.
Upon first joining, your membership runs from the date of registration to the Group’s common renewal date. Thereafter, your membership will be on a one or two-year renewal period, depending on the local group policy.
Insurance
RAYNET-UK automatically provides the following insurance to all registered Members.
- £5 Million Public Liability (3rd Party) insurance
- £10 Million Employers’ Liability
Please remember that it is the Member who is insured, not the Group.
If your membership is not current or you have operators on the event who are not insured (even if they are members of your local RAYNET group), your cover with RAYNET-UK may be invalidated, and you could be personally liable in the event of an incident.
Personal Accident Insurance
Personal Accident Insurance (PAI) is automatic for all registered members.
The benefits under the scheme are as follows:
- Death or total disablement of part of the body – £50,000
- Temporary total disablement – £100 per week
Insurance policy documents
Insurance policy documents are available to current Members of RAYNET-UK through the Members’ area.
RAYNET-UK’s certificate of Employers’ liability is circulated annually via the Checkpoint magazine.
