United Kingdom
The UK has the best-documented amateur net calendar outside the US: GB2RS runs every Sunday on HF, 2m and the QO-100 satellite, and RSGB regional news lists dozens of club nets that change week to week.
Spectrum regulator — the FCC equivalent
Ofcom
Office of Communications
Ofcom is the UK's FCC equivalent — it licenses amateur radio and sets the licence-exempt rules.
National amateur society
RSGB
Radio Society of Great Britain
Exams, band plans and the club network — the local counterpart to the ARRL.
Emergency communications
RAYNET-UK
The UK's emergency-communications volunteer network, formed after the 1953 East Coast floods — around 2,000 members across 100+ autonomous local groups.
Visit RAYNET-UKNets in United Kingdom
No nets published for United Kingdom yet. We add them once a national society or regulator source confirms the schedule and frequency.
Times are as published locally. Club and branch nets shift frequency and time more often than national broadcasts — always check the source link before you tune up.
Licence-free radio here
Notes and gotchas
- There is no GMRS in the UK. The licence-free service is PMR446: 0.5 W ERP, hand-held, simplex only — repeaters and base stations are not allowed.
- UK amateur licences are issued by Ofcom in Foundation, Intermediate and Full classes; exams are run through RSGB-approved clubs.
Official links
Apply for or vary a UK amateur licence, and read the current licence conditions.
The interface requirement that sets PMR446 channels, bandwidth and the 0.5 W ERP limit.
Syllabus, exam booking and club training for the three UK licence levels.
Frequencies, times and regional relays for the national Sunday news broadcast.