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[Michael Carper]

Well gosh... anyone can listen to the average DXpedition pile-up to assess
the "ethical limits" of a sampling of the ham radio population today.
Self-policing probably works as well as self-restraint for these folks.

...just sayin'

Mike, WA9PIE

On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 1:12 PM, Doug Renwick <ve5ra at sasktel.net> wrote:

> Here is rule # 11
>
> 11.  Issues concerning remotely controlled operating and DXCC are best
> dealt
> with by each individual carefully considering the ethical limits that
> he/she
> will accept for his/her DXCC and other operating awards.  As the premier
> operating award in Amateur Radio, DXCC draws intense scrutiny from its
> participants.  As DX chasers climb up the Standings there will be increased
> attention given to these achievements and the owner of these achievements
> needs to be comfortable standing behind his/her award and numbers.  Peer
> attention has always been a part of awards chasing, of course, but in these
> times with so many awards and so many players it is more important than
> ever
> to 'play the game' ethically.
>
> "ethical limits that he/she will accept" ; " important to than ever play
> the
> game ethically"
>
> It would appear to me that the ARRL has given up and now relies on or
> pleads
> with the operators to have 'ethical limits'.  Yes it is more important than
> ever because the ARRL has little control over ethical limits.
>
> So the ARRL is aware of the cheating that goes on and will continue to go
> on.  That coupled with the decline in ethical values in our society
> seriously affects the DXCC award.
>
> People have different ethical limits.  Some could feel that breaking an
> 'unreasonable' rule falls within their ethical limits.  Yes it is left up
> to
> the individual to decide.  But when all DXCC chasers are put in the same
> game, i.e. posted standings, it only encourages the bending of the rules.
>
> Doug
>
>
>
>
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