About RAIBC
Kelvin Marsh,
Low Vision Officer,
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Quentin Cruse,
Chair,
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Keith Ruffel,
Vice-Chair,
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Chris Ellis,
Sales,
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Mandy Higton,
Welfare and Duplications,
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Russell Bradley,
Secretary and Membership,
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Chris Pearson,
Committee Member
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Andrew Thomas,
Treasurer,
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Sarah Loyd
Committe member
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Alec Gaffin,
Honourary Vice President,
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The RAIBC committee at the AGM 2010
Background
Established in 1954, RAIBC is a national society and Charity, dedicated to supporting Radio Amateurs and Short-wave Listeners with disabilities. The RAIBC logo is recognised throughout the amateur radio world.
The club is a UK registered charity, No 802348, and is run and managed by a group of amateurs forming an elected committee. The committee comprises various members of the RAIBC, all representing the wide range of abilities and talents found within its ranks.
As well as the positions you might expect, Chair, Secretary and Treasurer – we also have a Welfare Officer, Equipment Manager, Low Vision Officer, Equipment sales and donations officers and the Editor of our quarterly magazine.
Our activities fall into four main areas
Membership Services
The services include the recording and distribution of audio literature for radio amateurs and listeners. This includes magazines such as Radcom and Practical Wireless. In addition manuals for various radios are available in audio format along with the Foundation, Intermediate and Advance license course materials. We also loan transceivers and receivers to qualifying members. Where necessary these are adapted to suit their needs, for example by the use of voice chips.
RAIBC Community
The RAIBC runs a regular net schedule which enables members to keep in touch with each other. We also have an active Yahoo! Group which is a useful source of advice and encouragement.
News and information
Our quarterly magazine Radial, contains news, reviews, and articles of general interest concerning the activities of the club and its members.
Supporting RAIBC Members
Through our collective experience we are able to provide advice and a fresh way of looking at radio for individuals who find themselves disabled. We can encourage people to remain on air and suggest new ways of operating to cope with their difficulties.
We do our best to provide whatever assistance we can to disabled amateurs. We have a small network of supporters, but our remit is to provide the often expensive accessable equipment and put members needing assistance in contact with local radio clubs who are more than willing to help or advise.
We are funded primarily through donations of equipment that are sold at rallies and online. The funds that we raise enable us to provide the best and most suitable equipment to our members. We are also given financial donations and are often remembered in radio amateurs wills. All such generous donations are gratefully received.
The RAIBC Helpline
The number to call is 08000 141743.
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