[ETS/PARC List] IARU-ENDORSED BOOKLET PROMOTING ETHICS, OPERATING ISSUES, NOW AVAILABLE]

[Drew Moore]

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 From the ARRL Letter:

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The ARRL Letter
Vol. 27, No. 39
October 3, 2008
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==> IARU-ENDORSED BOOKLET PROMOTING ETHICS, OPERATING ISSUES, NOW
AVAILABLE

A 67-page booklet, "Ethics and Operating Procedures for the Radio
Amateur" by John Devoldere, ON4UN, and Mark Demeuleneere, ON4WW, is
available for free download from the ARRL Web site
<http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc/Eth-operating-ENarrl-SITE-1jul2008.pdf>
. This is an "Americanized" version of the booklet the authors wrote for
an international audience. An international version is also available
<http://www.iaru.org/Eth-operating-EN-iaru-SITE-1july2008.pdf>.

At its June 2008 meeting, the IARU Administrative Council endorsed and
recommended the principles set out in the booklet as a means of
encouraging all radio amateurs "to operate to the highest levels of
proficiency, with proper consideration for others using the amateur
radio bands" and as a tool "to teach newcomers and others correct
operating behavior." The booklet mainly addresses HF operating issues,
but the principles are also applicable to VHF and higher bands.

ARRL Chief Executive Officer and IARU Secretary David Sumner, K1ZZ,
expressed appreciation for Devoldere's and Demeuleneere's efforts: "The
authors are well known, experienced HF operators who are concerned about
on-the-air operating standards and who decided that 'It's better to
light a candle than curse the darkness.' Anyone who reads their booklet
will learn something, no matter how experienced they may be."

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Gerry Jurrens N2GJ
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