05/12/2016
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU[1]) has become the custodian of the
operating standards guide Ethics and Operating Procedures for the Radio
Amateur[2]. The IARU Administrative Council recently accepted an offer "with
gratitude" from authors John Devoldere, ON4UN, and Mark Demeuleneere, ON4WW, to
take over maintenance and updating of the document.
"Over the last 8 years, the booklet Ethics and Operating Procedures for the
Radio Amateur has become a respected work describing the best standards of
operating on the amateur bands," the IARU said in a news release.
"Translated[3] into most major languages, the booklet is a valuable reference
work for all radio amateurs."
Devoldere and Demeuleneere met with IARU Region 1 President Don Beattie, G3BJ,
on May 5 in Brussels to officially hand over the document. IARU will now carry
the work forward in future years to ensure its continued relevance and
currency.
Ethics and Operating Procedures for the Radio Amateur is available as a PDF
document in more than 25 languages. A PowerPoint[4] presentation appropriate
for club presentations is available in English, Dutch, and French.
The authors' stated goal is, "to improve, where necessary, the behavior on the
bands in matters of ethics and operating procedures, and make available to the
newcomers in the hobby a document covering these subjects in detail." The guide
was accepted by the IARU Administrative Council in 2008 as the recommended
manual covering the subject of ethics and operational procedures.
Visit the Ham Radio Ethics and Operating Procedures website for more
information[5].
[1] http://www.iaru.org/
[2] http://www.hamradio-operating-ethics.org/files/36-Eth-operating-EN-IARU-R2-V
3-CORR-2011.pdf
[3] http://www.hamradio-operating-ethics.org/versions.html
[4] http://www.hamradio-operating-ethics.org/files/ethics-oper-procedEN-iaru.pps
[5] http://www.hamradio-operating-ethics.org/story.html
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