Feedback from User Groups:-! Contact Details! “Your presence at the event on Easter Powys RAYNET Powys RAYNET Sunday was a great reassurance as far a Crungoed communications was concerned and it Llanbister Road Emergency Communications! meant a great deal to us to know we had a Llandrindod Wells in Mid Wales Powys reliable and professional system in place LD1 5UR should there have been an emergency, and many of the riders commented on Tele:- 01547 550 633 your efficiency, willing co-operation and 07929 562 116 www.mid.cymru-raynet.org.uk good sense of humour.”! email:- [email protected] Web:- www.mid.cymru-raynet.org.uk “Your organisations’ knowledge and experience has been invaluable to our event over the years that you have Joining RAYNET! supported us.”! Powys RAYNET is always looking for new people who are interested in joining us, although most of our members are Amateur Radio License holders, we do have a number of members who do not hold licenses and support us on events. Two of our members are registered Amateur Radio Instructors, and we can support unlicensed members who wish to obtain their license. Although the group does not own any equipment where a new member does not have the equipment to participate in an event, a number of members have spare equipment that they will loan out. Any member who participates in events will have essential expenses such as mileage met from the Group funds. Members annual membership of the RAEN, which provides both the individual and the Powys RAYNET Group with insurance whilst out on © Powys RAYNET 2012 events id paid by the Group from income from the events we support. About RAYNET! In Mid Wales! Booking RAYNET! If you would like to talk to us about supporting your RAYNET is the UK's national voluntary RAYNET in mid Wales is provided jointly by event, please get in contact with us as early as communications service provided for the North Dyfed RAYNET and Powys RAYNET, and possible so we can be sure that we have the community by licensed radio amateurs. RAEN, together they provide communications at many resources needed, for some of the larger and longer The Radio Amateurs' Emergency Network and events in across the centre of Wales, supporting events we may need to ask for assistance from RSGB Emergency Communications jointly between 20 and 30 organisations each year.! other RAYNET Groups. support local groups in providing services.! Powys RAYNET has members spread throughout Costs! The National organisation was formed in 1953 Powys and covers events from Crickhowell in the following the East Coast floods, when radio south to Lake Vyrnwy north of Welshpool. Powys RAYNET is a charity and we are reliant on the amateurs provided emergency communications. with it's very sparse population, mountainous terrain, income from events to pay for members mileage and poor mobile phone network can present and other essential expenses. We would normally Two local groups, North Dyfed RAYNET based significant communication problems to the expect an organisation that we support to cover all around Aberystwyth, and Powys RAYNET provide organisers of events attracted to the spectacular mid the expenses claimed by our members for the event support in the mid Wales area Wales scenery. and provide a donation for our ongoing costs. What do we do?! Some of the events that Powys RAYNET have If your event is raising money for a charity, our The local RAYNET Groups can provide a flexible supported over the years include:- members may decide to not claim expenses and communications service for local community events support your charity in this way, however our and exercises as part of our training for providing The Sarn Sabrina Walk members always have the right to claim expenses. communications during major civil emergencies. The Red Dragon Endurance Ride We would normally be able to give a reasonable What have we done?! Man Vs Horse estimate of the likely expenses being claimed Lake Vyrnwy Bikeathon before the event is booked, once we know how Nationally RAYNET has provided additional many members are needed and where the event is communications at major incidents involving LDWA 100 mile / 48 hour walk taking place. aircraft, trains, flooding, evacuations, telephone The Bwlch Raid Ride exchange failures, missing persons searches, Please note: The Cross Wales Walk adverse weather, oil/chemical pollution etc. Whilst organisations running events can approach Examples include: On events, RAYNET can either just simply provide us directly, in normal situations, RAYNET will communications in an emergency, or be more require one of the 'User Services' as outlined in the Lockerbie air crash closely involved monitoring and reporting on Amateur Radio License document to be part of your event support. Severn Tunnel incident competitors progress round your event. Towyn flooding, North Wales Powys RAYNET is registered with and supported by These are organisations such as St John Ambulance, British Red Cross, Dyfed Powys Police, Portland WWII bomb evacuation the RAEN, The Radio Amateur Emergency Network, who provide our public liability insurance and a Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust, if one of Sea Empress oil pollution disaster framework to work within, we also work closely with these organisations is not involved with your event, a number of RAYNET groups that border Powys, then RAYNET may have to approach the Local including Dyfed, Shropshire, and other South Wales Authority Emergency Planning Officer to get Groups. permission to support you, it is particularly important that you contact us early on so we can do this. Powys RAYNET is also a member of the South Wales RAYNET Association.