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@dl9et POTA verpflichtet, ein Regelwerk von 68 Seiten zu lesen und zu befolgen. Wenn Du POTA für "unkompliziert" hältst, @DL7DL 🧵, sind wir da nicht im selben Boot.
Ich diskutiere Regelwerke gerne. Von universellen Menschenrechten bis zu "Code of Conducts" kleiner Gemeinschaften ist viel Potential, das Leben von Menschen zu verbessern.
Dafür müssen Regeln gut sein und befolgt werden.
Dass der IARU/POTA #hamCoC nicht so doll ist, habe ich ausführlich argumentiert.
Befolgt? Wohl auch nicht.
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@dl9et POTA verpflichtet, ein Regelwerk von 68 Seiten zu lesen und zu befolgen. Wenn Du POTA für "unkompliziert" hältst, @DL7DL 🧵, sind wir da nicht im selben Boot.
Ich diskutiere Regelwerke gerne. Von universellen Menschenrechten bis zu "Code of Conducts" kleiner Gemeinschaften ist viel Potential, das Leben von Menschen zu verbessern.
Dafür müssen Regeln gut sein und befolgt werden.
Dass der IARU/POTA #hamCoC nicht so doll ist, habe ich ausführlich argumentiert.
Befolgt? Wohl auch nicht.
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@dl9et POTA verpflichtet, ein Regelwerk von 68 Seiten zu lesen und zu befolgen. Wenn Du POTA für "unkompliziert" hältst, @DL7DL 🧵, sind wir da nicht im selben Boot.
Ich diskutiere Regelwerke gerne. Von universellen Menschenrechten bis zu "Code of Conducts" kleiner Gemeinschaften ist viel Potential, das Leben von Menschen zu verbessern.
Dafür müssen Regeln gut sein und befolgt werden.
Dass der IARU/POTA #hamCoC nicht so doll ist, habe ich ausführlich argumentiert.
Befolgt? Wohl auch nicht.
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@dl9et POTA verpflichtet, ein Regelwerk von 68 Seiten zu lesen und zu befolgen. Wenn Du POTA für "unkompliziert" hältst, @DL7DL 🧵, sind wir da nicht im selben Boot.
Ich diskutiere Regelwerke gerne. Von universellen Menschenrechten bis zu "Code of Conducts" kleiner Gemeinschaften ist viel Potential, das Leben von Menschen zu verbessern.
Dafür müssen Regeln gut sein und befolgt werden.
Dass der IARU/POTA #hamCoC nicht so doll ist, habe ich ausführlich argumentiert.
Befolgt? Wohl auch nicht.
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10 days' toots on #hamCoC: I today finish the series with a particularly disputable topic: What should we in #hamRadio talk about on the air?
Many say: "Religion and politics are off limits" or even "everything not about #hamRadio is off limits".
I argue against the entire approach. It is not topics we should rule, not "what" we talk, but "how" we talk.
The important distinction is friendliness+acceptance vs. toxicity.
These arguments are longer, you find them here:
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10 days' toots on #hamCoC: I today finish the series with a particularly disputable topic: What should we in #hamRadio talk about on the air?
Many say: "Religion and politics are off limits" or even "everything not about #hamRadio is off limits".
I argue against the entire approach. It is not topics we should rule, not "what" we talk, but "how" we talk.
The important distinction is friendliness+acceptance vs. toxicity.
These arguments are longer, you find them here:
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10 days' toots on #hamCoC: I today finish the series with a particularly disputable topic: What should we in #hamRadio talk about on the air?
Many say: "Religion and politics are off limits" or even "everything not about #hamRadio is off limits".
I argue against the entire approach. It is not topics we should rule, not "what" we talk, but "how" we talk.
The important distinction is friendliness+acceptance vs. toxicity.
These arguments are longer, you find them here:
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10 days' toots on #hamCoC: I today finish the series with a particularly disputable topic: What should we in #hamRadio talk about on the air?
Many say: "Religion and politics are off limits" or even "everything not about #hamRadio is off limits".
I argue against the entire approach. It is not topics we should rule, not "what" we talk, but "how" we talk.
The important distinction is friendliness+acceptance vs. toxicity.
These arguments are longer, you find them here:
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50 years ago, we learned that burglars roam airports to collect home addresses of departing people. You enjoy your faraway vacation, they can empty your house in peace. Today, suitcase tags typically no longer display home addresses visibly, without handling.
In #hamRadio, when you operate from a foreign country, lots of ops will happily publish that fact via the internet for everybody to see. Legal situation? Dubious. And our existing #hamCoC|s? Never even mention data privacy as a topic.
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50 years ago, we learned that burglars roam airports to collect home addresses of departing people. You enjoy your faraway vacation, they can empty your house in peace. Today, suitcase tags typically no longer display home addresses visibly, without handling.
In #hamRadio, when you operate from a foreign country, lots of ops will happily publish that fact via the internet for everybody to see. Legal situation? Dubious. And our existing #hamCoC|s? Never even mention data privacy as a topic.
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50 years ago, we learned that burglars roam airports to collect home addresses of departing people. You enjoy your faraway vacation, they can empty your house in peace. Today, suitcase tags typically no longer display home addresses visibly, without handling.
In #hamRadio, when you operate from a foreign country, lots of ops will happily publish that fact via the internet for everybody to see. Legal situation? Dubious. And our existing #hamCoC|s? Never even mention data privacy as a topic.
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50 years ago, we learned that burglars roam airports to collect home addresses of departing people. You enjoy your faraway vacation, they can empty your house in peace. Today, suitcase tags typically no longer display home addresses visibly, without handling.
In #hamRadio, when you operate from a foreign country, lots of ops will happily publish that fact via the internet for everybody to see. Legal situation? Dubious. And our existing #hamCoC|s? Never even mention data privacy as a topic.
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Paper QSL cards? Give me a break!
Some #hamCoC authors postulate "ethics require that hams should be willing to exchange QSL cards". Good 40 years ago, when the QSL card document was how to prove the QSO.
Today? Entering an incoming card into your logging program and physically filing it away often take longer than did the QSO itself.
QSL cards are a niche hobby, practiced by those who like them. Fine! #hamRadio codes of conduct should acknowledge this.
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Paper QSL cards? Give me a break!
Some #hamCoC authors postulate "ethics require that hams should be willing to exchange QSL cards". Good 40 years ago, when the QSL card document was how to prove the QSO.
Today? Entering an incoming card into your logging program and physically filing it away often take longer than did the QSO itself.
QSL cards are a niche hobby, practiced by those who like them. Fine! #hamRadio codes of conduct should acknowledge this.
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Paper QSL cards? Give me a break!
Some #hamCoC authors postulate "ethics require that hams should be willing to exchange QSL cards". Good 40 years ago, when the QSL card document was how to prove the QSO.
Today? Entering an incoming card into your logging program and physically filing it away often take longer than did the QSO itself.
QSL cards are a niche hobby, practiced by those who like them. Fine! #hamRadio codes of conduct should acknowledge this.
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Paper QSL cards? Give me a break!
Some #hamCoC authors postulate "ethics require that hams should be willing to exchange QSL cards". Good 40 years ago, when the QSL card document was how to prove the QSO.
Today? Entering an incoming card into your logging program and physically filing it away often take longer than did the QSO itself.
QSL cards are a niche hobby, practiced by those who like them. Fine! #hamRadio codes of conduct should acknowledge this.
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I would like to see a #hamRadio code of conduct containing a condemnation of "OM", "YL", "XYL", and "88".
"OM" and "YL" persist Victorian age thinking: The ideal male is well established, so a bit older. Of any female, it is only expected she be beautiful (and fertile), so she ideally should be young. 🤮
"XYL" hints that her virginity is a concern of people different from the woman herself. 🤮
"88" means "love and kisses". Used on a female you don't know, this is just a catcall. 🤮
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I would like to see a #hamRadio code of conduct containing a condemnation of "OM", "YL", "XYL", and "88".
"OM" and "YL" persist Victorian age thinking: The ideal male is well established, so a bit older. Of any female, it is only expected she be beautiful (and fertile), so she ideally should be young. 🤮
"XYL" hints that her virginity is a concern of people different from the woman herself. 🤮
"88" means "love and kisses". Used on a female you don't know, this is just a catcall. 🤮
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I would like to see a #hamRadio code of conduct containing a condemnation of "OM", "YL", "XYL", and "88".
"OM" and "YL" persist Victorian age thinking: The ideal male is well established, so a bit older. Of any female, it is only expected she be beautiful (and fertile), so she ideally should be young. 🤮
"XYL" hints that her virginity is a concern of people different from the woman herself. 🤮
"88" means "love and kisses". Used on a female you don't know, this is just a catcall. 🤮
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I would like to see a #hamRadio code of conduct containing a condemnation of "OM", "YL", "XYL", and "88".
"OM" and "YL" persist Victorian age thinking: The ideal male is well established, so a bit older. Of any female, it is only expected she be beautiful (and fertile), so she ideally should be young. 🤮
"XYL" hints that her virginity is a concern of people different from the woman herself. 🤮
"88" means "love and kisses". Used on a female you don't know, this is just a catcall. 🤮
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Repeaters used to cater to mobile and portable users. When those want to use a repeater, they should be accommodated.
But today, many repeaters are mostly dormant.
Some #hamCoC authors require short repeater contacts, and discourage them between home stations. I say: Any traffic on a way-too-quiet repeater should be viewed as a positive contribution, unless proven otherwise.
Repeater rag chewers should accommodate folks who want to join the conversation or use the repeater for something else.
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Repeaters used to cater to mobile and portable users. When those want to use a repeater, they should be accommodated.
But today, many repeaters are mostly dormant.
Some #hamCoC authors require short repeater contacts, and discourage them between home stations. I say: Any traffic on a way-too-quiet repeater should be viewed as a positive contribution, unless proven otherwise.
Repeater rag chewers should accommodate folks who want to join the conversation or use the repeater for something else.
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Repeaters used to cater to mobile and portable users. When those want to use a repeater, they should be accommodated.
But today, many repeaters are mostly dormant.
Some #hamCoC authors require short repeater contacts, and discourage them between home stations. I say: Any traffic on a way-too-quiet repeater should be viewed as a positive contribution, unless proven otherwise.
Repeater rag chewers should accommodate folks who want to join the conversation or use the repeater for something else.
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Repeaters used to cater to mobile and portable users. When those want to use a repeater, they should be accommodated.
But today, many repeaters are mostly dormant.
Some #hamCoC authors require short repeater contacts, and discourage them between home stations. I say: Any traffic on a way-too-quiet repeater should be viewed as a positive contribution, unless proven otherwise.
Repeater rag chewers should accommodate folks who want to join the conversation or use the repeater for something else.
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What I'd tell a newcomer about 73:
Afaik, we use 73 because it sounds nice in #MorseCode.
73 is a friendly greeting extended at the end of a QSO. So who sends it expects and suggests the QSO to come to a close.
You can use 73 as is, or, after a particularly nice QSO in digi or CW as "vy 73".
You can also use it in other #hamRadio contexts, e.g., email. Some #hamCoC authors demand such use; I call that overregulation. Of the last 20 emails in the #JS8 mailing list, only 7 end with 73.
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What I'd tell a newcomer about 73:
Afaik, we use 73 because it sounds nice in #MorseCode.
73 is a friendly greeting extended at the end of a QSO. So who sends it expects and suggests the QSO to come to a close.
You can use 73 as is, or, after a particularly nice QSO in digi or CW as "vy 73".
You can also use it in other #hamRadio contexts, e.g., email. Some #hamCoC authors demand such use; I call that overregulation. Of the last 20 emails in the #JS8 mailing list, only 7 end with 73.
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What I'd tell a newcomer about 73:
Afaik, we use 73 because it sounds nice in #MorseCode.
73 is a friendly greeting extended at the end of a QSO. So who sends it expects and suggests the QSO to come to a close.
You can use 73 as is, or, after a particularly nice QSO in digi or CW as "vy 73".
You can also use it in other #hamRadio contexts, e.g., email. Some #hamCoC authors demand such use; I call that overregulation. Of the last 20 emails in the #JS8 mailing list, only 7 end with 73.
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What I'd tell a newcomer about 73:
Afaik, we use 73 because it sounds nice in #MorseCode.
73 is a friendly greeting extended at the end of a QSO. So who sends it expects and suggests the QSO to come to a close.
You can use 73 as is, or, after a particularly nice QSO in digi or CW as "vy 73".
You can also use it in other #hamRadio contexts, e.g., email. Some #hamCoC authors demand such use; I call that overregulation. Of the last 20 emails in the #JS8 mailing list, only 7 end with 73.
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@vk6flab and I agree that the version of the old Code of Conduct presently published by ARRL (and others) is deficient.
Onno is more on the "reform" side of things and has worked out constructive suggestions how to do better.
I think that old #hamCoC is broken beyond repair and we should start anew from scratch. So call me a "revolutionist", if you wish. I might ask: Who are the minorities in amateur radio? Which people need protection? But I have almost no concrete suggestions to show.
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@vk6flab and I agree that the version of the old Code of Conduct presently published by ARRL (and others) is deficient.
Onno is more on the "reform" side of things and has worked out constructive suggestions how to do better.
I think that old #hamCoC is broken beyond repair and we should start anew from scratch. So call me a "revolutionist", if you wish. I might ask: Who are the minorities in amateur radio? Which people need protection? But I have almost no concrete suggestions to show.
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@vk6flab and I agree that the version of the old Code of Conduct presently published by ARRL (and others) is deficient.
Onno is more on the "reform" side of things and has worked out constructive suggestions how to do better.
I think that old #hamCoC is broken beyond repair and we should start anew from scratch. So call me a "revolutionist", if you wish. I might ask: Who are the minorities in amateur radio? Which people need protection? But I have almost no concrete suggestions to show.
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@vk6flab and I agree that the version of the old Code of Conduct presently published by ARRL (and others) is deficient.
Onno is more on the "reform" side of things and has worked out constructive suggestions how to do better.
I think that old #hamCoC is broken beyond repair and we should start anew from scratch. So call me a "revolutionist", if you wish. I might ask: Who are the minorities in amateur radio? Which people need protection? But I have almost no concrete suggestions to show.
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@vk6flab has looked deep into the history of the Segal #hamCoC. You have to click through a Google cookie notice which is in breach of EU GDPR rules. If you can bring yourself to do that, https://projects.vk6flab.com/projects/amateur-code gives you an in-depth discussion of the history of the thing.
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@vk6flab has looked deep into the history of the Segal #hamCoC. You have to click through a Google cookie notice which is in breach of EU GDPR rules. If you can bring yourself to do that, https://projects.vk6flab.com/projects/amateur-code gives you an in-depth discussion of the history of the thing.
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@vk6flab has looked deep into the history of the Segal #hamCoC. You have to click through a Google cookie notice which is in breach of EU GDPR rules. If you can bring yourself to do that, https://projects.vk6flab.com/projects/amateur-code gives you an in-depth discussion of the history of the thing.
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@vk6flab has looked deep into the history of the Segal #hamCoC. You have to click through a Google cookie notice which is in breach of EU GDPR rules. If you can bring yourself to do that, https://projects.vk6flab.com/projects/amateur-code gives you an in-depth discussion of the history of the thing.
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To finish off my barrage of criticizing the outdated 1928 #hamRadio code of conduct (to move on to criticizing newer ones): It demands of us to keep our stations "well-built and efficient".
Well-built? I say: Experimentation is king! Improvise, even kludge, if that helps you learn something new!
Efficient? It is unclear what that even means. Hopefully not radiated power divided by power intake! Or should we discontinue 2.2 km band use?
What"s deplorably inefficient? An unclear #hamCoC is!
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To finish off my barrage of criticizing the outdated 1928 #hamRadio code of conduct (to move on to criticizing newer ones): It demands of us to keep our stations "well-built and efficient".
Well-built? I say: Experimentation is king! Improvise, even kludge, if that helps you learn something new!
Efficient? It is unclear what that even means. Hopefully not radiated power divided by power intake! Or should we discontinue 2.2 km band use?
What"s deplorably inefficient? An unclear #hamCoC is!
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To finish off my barrage of criticizing the outdated 1928 #hamRadio code of conduct (to move on to criticizing newer ones): It demands of us to keep our stations "well-built and efficient".
Well-built? I say: Experimentation is king! Improvise, even kludge, if that helps you learn something new!
Efficient? It is unclear what that even means. Hopefully not radiated power divided by power intake! Or should we discontinue 2.2 km band use?
What"s deplorably inefficient? An unclear #hamCoC is!
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To finish off my barrage of criticizing the outdated 1928 #hamRadio code of conduct (to move on to criticizing newer ones): It demands of us to keep our stations "well-built and efficient".
Well-built? I say: Experimentation is king! Improvise, even kludge, if that helps you learn something new!
Efficient? It is unclear what that even means. Hopefully not radiated power divided by power intake! Or should we discontinue 2.2 km band use?
What"s deplorably inefficient? An unclear #hamCoC is!
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The outdated 1928 #hamRadio code of conduct requires of each amateur radio operator that "... his [sic] operating practice is above reproach".
Almost 100 years later, our hobby has diversified enormously. Today, there is multitude of subhobbies to be explored.
Do that! Try something new every so often! It's one part of what our hobby is all about.
Dare to be a beginner!
You will blunder, as beginners do. Your op practice will leave to be desired. So what? You can learn.
Go for it!
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The outdated 1928 #hamRadio code of conduct requires of each amateur radio operator that "... his [sic] operating practice is above reproach".
Almost 100 years later, our hobby has diversified enormously. Today, there is multitude of subhobbies to be explored.
Do that! Try something new every so often! It's one part of what our hobby is all about.
Dare to be a beginner!
You will blunder, as beginners do. Your op practice will leave to be desired. So what? You can learn.
Go for it!
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The outdated 1928 #hamRadio code of conduct requires of each amateur radio operator that "... his [sic] operating practice is above reproach".
Almost 100 years later, our hobby has diversified enormously. Today, there is multitude of subhobbies to be explored.
Do that! Try something new every so often! It's one part of what our hobby is all about.
Dare to be a beginner!
You will blunder, as beginners do. Your op practice will leave to be desired. So what? You can learn.
Go for it!
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The outdated 1928 #hamRadio code of conduct requires of each amateur radio operator that "... his [sic] operating practice is above reproach".
Almost 100 years later, our hobby has diversified enormously. Today, there is multitude of subhobbies to be explored.
Do that! Try something new every so often! It's one part of what our hobby is all about.
Dare to be a beginner!
You will blunder, as beginners do. Your op practice will leave to be desired. So what? You can learn.
Go for it!
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Some require of each amateur radio practitioner to "keep his [sic] station up to date." That rule, too, dates from that now obsolete code of conduct written in 1928. Almost 100 years later, that advice is best ignored.
I personally donated a 30+ year old rig to a ham radio youth group. That rig is still going strong and they enjoy operating it.
From signals as appear on the air, I could not distinguish a rig from the 1990s and one from today. There is no reason to ditch the former.
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Some require of each amateur radio practitioner to "keep his [sic] station up to date." That rule, too, dates from that now obsolete code of conduct written in 1928. Almost 100 years later, that advice is best ignored.
I personally donated a 30+ year old rig to a ham radio youth group. That rig is still going strong and they enjoy operating it.
From signals as appear on the air, I could not distinguish a rig from the 1990s and one from today. There is no reason to ditch the former.
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Some require of each amateur radio practitioner to "keep his [sic] station up to date." That rule, too, dates from that now obsolete code of conduct written in 1928. Almost 100 years later, that advice is best ignored.
I personally donated a 30+ year old rig to a ham radio youth group. That rig is still going strong and they enjoy operating it.
From signals as appear on the air, I could not distinguish a rig from the 1990s and one from today. There is no reason to ditch the former.
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Some require of each amateur radio practitioner to "keep his [sic] station up to date." That rule, too, dates from that now obsolete code of conduct written in 1928. Almost 100 years later, that advice is best ignored.
I personally donated a 30+ year old rig to a ham radio youth group. That rig is still going strong and they enjoy operating it.
From signals as appear on the air, I could not distinguish a rig from the 1990s and one from today. There is no reason to ditch the former.
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Incidentally, the #DARC also publishes a German translation of this sorry attempt at a #hamRadio code of conduct
via https://www.darc.de/funkbetrieb/bandplan/#c28806 . Other than POTA, DARC does not seriously seem to require its members to follow it, though (as far as I know), which is good news: So I can stay DARC member 🙂 .I plan to continue to argue against this piece under the #hamCoC hashtag for a while, one ill-advised rule at a time. I may toot roughly once a day; lets see how long I'll keep it up.
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Incidentally, the #DARC also publishes a German translation of this sorry attempt at a #hamRadio code of conduct
via https://www.darc.de/funkbetrieb/bandplan/#c28806 . Other than POTA, DARC does not seriously seem to require its members to follow it, though (as far as I know), which is good news: So I can stay DARC member 🙂 .I plan to continue to argue against this piece under the #hamCoC hashtag for a while, one ill-advised rule at a time. I may toot roughly once a day; lets see how long I'll keep it up.
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Incidentally, the #DARC also publishes a German translation of this sorry attempt at a #hamRadio code of conduct
via https://www.darc.de/funkbetrieb/bandplan/#c28806 . Other than POTA, DARC does not seriously seem to require its members to follow it, though (as far as I know), which is good news: So I can stay DARC member 🙂 .I plan to continue to argue against this piece under the #hamCoC hashtag for a while, one ill-advised rule at a time. I may toot roughly once a day; lets see how long I'll keep it up.
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Incidentally, the #DARC also publishes a German translation of this sorry attempt at a #hamRadio code of conduct
via https://www.darc.de/funkbetrieb/bandplan/#c28806 . Other than POTA, DARC does not seriously seem to require its members to follow it, though (as far as I know), which is good news: So I can stay DARC member 🙂 .I plan to continue to argue against this piece under the #hamCoC hashtag for a while, one ill-advised rule at a time. I may toot roughly once a day; lets see how long I'll keep it up.
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A not everyday, but unpleasant fact of life are "repeater trolls". People who will do what they can to disrupt repeater conversations, transmitting animal sounds and similar, without giving their call sign.
I say: Lessen the pleasure of the troll!
The usual advice: Do not give QSL. Try to continue the conversation as if nothing happened. If you can, make it boring and fruitless for the troll. Don't entertain him with (from his point of view) reports of his disruption success.
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A not everyday, but unpleasant fact of life are "repeater trolls". People who will do what they can to disrupt repeater conversations, transmitting animal sounds and similar, without giving their call sign.
I say: Lessen the pleasure of the troll!
The usual advice: Do not give QSL. Try to continue the conversation as if nothing happened. If you can, make it boring and fruitless for the troll. Don't entertain him with (from his point of view) reports of his disruption success.
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A not everyday, but unpleasant fact of life are "repeater trolls". People who will do what they can to disrupt repeater conversations, transmitting animal sounds and similar, without giving their call sign.
I say: Lessen the pleasure of the troll!
The usual advice: Do not give QSL. Try to continue the conversation as if nothing happened. If you can, make it boring and fruitless for the troll. Don't entertain him with (from his point of view) reports of his disruption success.
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A not everyday, but unpleasant fact of life are "repeater trolls". People who will do what they can to disrupt repeater conversations, transmitting animal sounds and similar, without giving their call sign.
I say: Lessen the pleasure of the troll!
The usual advice: Do not give QSL. Try to continue the conversation as if nothing happened. If you can, make it boring and fruitless for the troll. Don't entertain him with (from his point of view) reports of his disruption success.
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Some say a well-behaved #hamRadio practicioner "never knowingly operates in such a way as to lessen the pleasure of others." (From an obsolete 1928 code of conduct.)
A good rule for all situations? Not so.
E.g.: You excite a pile up, fish "DL1" out of call sign soup and ask "DL1". Next, you only hear booming DB2XXX repeated 3x drowning all else. You again ask "DL1". Again, you face DB2XXX's QRO signal.
I say: Lessen the pleasure of that jerk! Insist in DL1 until QSO completed.
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Some say a well-behaved #hamRadio practicioner "never knowingly operates in such a way as to lessen the pleasure of others." (From an obsolete 1928 code of conduct.)
A good rule for all situations? Not so.
E.g.: You excite a pile up, fish "DL1" out of call sign soup and ask "DL1". Next, you only hear booming DB2XXX repeated 3x drowning all else. You again ask "DL1". Again, you face DB2XXX's QRO signal.
I say: Lessen the pleasure of that jerk! Insist in DL1 until QSO completed.
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Some say a well-behaved #hamRadio practicioner "never knowingly operates in such a way as to lessen the pleasure of others." (From an obsolete 1928 code of conduct.)
A good rule for all situations? Not so.
E.g.: You excite a pile up, fish "DL1" out of call sign soup and ask "DL1". Next, you only hear booming DB2XXX repeated 3x drowning all else. You again ask "DL1". Again, you face DB2XXX's QRO signal.
I say: Lessen the pleasure of that jerk! Insist in DL1 until QSO completed.
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Some say a well-behaved #hamRadio practicioner "never knowingly operates in such a way as to lessen the pleasure of others." (From an obsolete 1928 code of conduct.)
A good rule for all situations? Not so.
E.g.: You excite a pile up, fish "DL1" out of call sign soup and ask "DL1". Next, you only hear booming DB2XXX repeated 3x drowning all else. You again ask "DL1". Again, you face DB2XXX's QRO signal.
I say: Lessen the pleasure of that jerk! Insist in DL1 until QSO completed.
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