[Ares-races] What is compensation? RTFM

[W6YN Don Milbury]

Amateurs operating in RACES would do well to refer to the ARRL -
especially the web page:

http://www2.arrl.org/FandES/field/pscm/sec1-ch4.html

It is the only place I have found on the net that has correct and
complete information on RACES.
There are literally hundreds of sites with erroneous RACES information.

The ARRL is wrong on some FCC issues from time to time but generally can
be relied upon to be correct.

73,  Don

On Wed, 19 May 2004 19:45:08 -0400 Bill Ricker N1VUX <wdr at world.std.com>
writes:
> > I don't believe we really had someone say that the ARRL's answer is 
> all
> > that ever needs to be said on any topic -- and apparently with a
> > straight face.
> > 
> > The League almost certainly does happen to be right in this 
> particular
> > case, but the ARRL position on FCC regulations has been known to 
> be
> > wrong.
> 
> If a ham who is a lawyer who practices before the FCC wants to say 
> the ARRL is
> wrong, I'll listen.  If the FCC says the ARRL is wrong, I'll listen. 
>  If the
> W5YI team says the ARRL is wrong, I'll consider it.  But a bunch of 
> barracks
> lawyers, no.  Until the FCC says the ARRL is wrong, I'll take the 
> ARRL's
> advice, and consider that to be follwing the regulation to follow 
> Best Amateur
> Practice.  Second guessing the League and the Commission is NOT best 
> practice. 
> 
> RACES members have no other reason to listen to the League, but ARES 
> members
> might consider their appointments as an investment in working within 
> the
> League system -- which would suggest the League interpretation of 
> the
> Commission rules is the first reference, not the last.
> 
> Bill
>
>