Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society

All Radio Amateurs are invited to apply for Membership if you have an interest in the RAF and military aviation

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Blue Ham Exercise Hermia

DATES 20-21 June 2026 TIME – 1000 to 1600 (LOCAL) RAFAC and Cadet stations use standard ICAO – NATO radio procedures. Blue Ham, Exercise Hermia,…

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RAFARS Evening Radio Net Timings

John G0JYL proposed a trial change of the evening net from 18:30 to 19:30 local time. The reason for the proposed "trial" later operating time, was…

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Virtual Radio

RAFAC has established a RAFARS generic login and created a dedicated RAFARS channel within the RAFAC Virtual Radio System.

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RAFARS HF Net Survey – Update

Thank you to everyone who has taken part in the recent HF Net survey. With almost 100 responses received so far, a clear picture is emerging.The…

The aims of the Society are to promote and foster amateur radio activities within the Royal Air Force and through Amateur Radio, to maintain and foster the close bonds that exist between radio amateurs serving in the Royal Air Force and those who have retired from, or have close links with, the Royal Air Force

All Radio Amateurs (no requirement to be Ex-RAF) are invited to apply for Membership if you have an interest in the RAF, Military aviation and wish to support the aims of the society

The Member Area is exclusive to current RAFARS members who have registered to use this section of the website

Passwords are sent by email on request, via the registration form under the Member Area menu at the top of the page

Items in the Member Area include an electronic version of the RAFARS Journal 'QRV', a searchable member list with callsigns and details of the RAFARS Zoom Net.
Friday Members’ Zoom at 2.00pm
Join fellow members of the Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society (RAFARS) each Friday at 2.00pm for an informal online get-together via Zoom.
Zoom is a simple online meeting platform, you can join from a computer, tablet or smartphone, with video or just audio.
The Zoom link is available in the Members’ Area of this website.

RAFARS eQRV Journal

There are over 130 editions of the RAFARS Journal QRV in the Member Area dating back to 1937.

Members can register to access the eQRV archive

Click on the cover to read this sample edition

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