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IARU Endorsed Booklet Promoting Ethics

Oct 1, 2008 09:57 ET
Bill Moore, NC1L



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. The booklet is an "Americanized" 
version of the booklet that the authors wrote for an international audience. 
An international version is also available. 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."

73 ES DX!

Bill Moore NC1L
ARRL Awards Manager
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