New: Submit your Brickworks achievements here!
We’re now a Brickworks Accredited Club!
Brickworks is an exciting and fun way to build on what you have learned on your Foundation Course. It allows you to learn more about your new hobby and build your confidence. You will also gain a greater understanding of how to get the best out of your equipment and enjoy what the hobby has to offer.
Tell me more about Brickworks
Brickworks is a scheme run by local amateur radio clubs, including ours. These clubs are committed to helping all licensed amateur radio operators discover what the hobby has to offer. Brickworks Accredited Clubs are welcoming and friendly places that will support both those new to the hobby, and those who are already licensed, who want to explore the hobby more fully. They will give them advice, guidance, and help. They will work with their Brickworks participants and provide them with a refuge when things go a little wrong. It’s the scheme that we all wish had been in place when we were newly licensed.
You will have fun whilst discovering more about amateur radio and what it has to offer by completing the 23 varied activities that Brickworks is based on, centred around five themes.
Brickworks Activities:
| “Having a Go” | Log 50 VHF/UHF contacts (any mode) Log 3 contacts with stations in your home country (any mode) Log 50 HF contacts using CW or Phone modes Log 50 HF contacts using data modes Log 10 contacts using SSTV or FSTV Log 10 contacts using digital voice modes (e.g. DMR, D-Star, Fusion) Log a contact through a satellite, or with the International Space Station |
| “Getting Involved” | Activate a Summits on the Air (SOTA) summit Log 20 contacts in different Worked All Britain (WAB) squares Log 10 successful contacts in a contest Help your club set up a special event station Operate and/or log at a special event station |
| “Taking Part” | Attend 6 club meetings Take part in 6 club nets Help out at your club regularly (anything from making the tea to joining the committee) Make a presentation to the club on any amateur radio related subject Take part in a RAYNET event Help to organise a club activity |
| “Making” | Build a piece of amateur radio-related equipment Write an amateur radio-related piece of software or design a simple website |
| “Promoting Amateur Radio” | Introduce someone who goes on to start a Foundation course Attend a rally or exhibition to promote your club Help run a training course at your club |
How will I be rewarded for my achievements?
As you progress through the scheme and complete activities successfully, you will get awards! These awards recognize your progress. They include Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond.
| Certificate | Activities |
|---|---|
| Bronze | 3 |
| Silver | 5 |
| Gold | 10 |
| Platinum | 15 |
| Diamond | 23 |
Need More Information or want to join?
For more information, like the types of activities, the RSGB Brickworks page goes into more details here
If you’d like to join, please get in touch! you can either join our Groups.IO page or Facebook group, or send us a message direct through the contact form.
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