{"id":49773,"date":"2026-08-14T14:19:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T13:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?p=49773"},"modified":"2026-08-14T14:19:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T13:19:12","slug":"ethics-and-operating-procedures-for-the-radio-amateur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/blog\/news\/rsgb-notices\/2026\/08\/14\/ethics-and-operating-procedures-for-the-radio-amateur\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethics and Operating Procedures for the Radio Amateur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/iaru.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IARU<\/strong> <\/a>has published the fourth edition of \u2018Ethics and Operating Procedures for the Radio Amateur\u2019, bringing together updated guidance and best practice for radio amateurs around the world.\u00a0The latest edition also includes improved accessibility features for those with visual impairments.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re newly licensed or have been on the air for many years, it\u2019s a useful reminder of the operating standards, courtesy and good practice that help make amateur radio enjoyable for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>The RSGB welcomes this updated guide and is particularly pleased that\u00a0the RSGB Operating\u00a0Advisory\u00a0Service\u00a0Coordinator Ian Suart, GM4AUP, was among those who contributed to its development.<\/p>\n<p>The Society would like to thank Ian, and everyone involved, for the considerable time, expertise and effort that has gone into producing this important resource for the international amateur radio community.<\/p>\n<p>To find out more and read the new edition go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/get-started-in-amateur-radio\/operating-your-new-station\/operating-procedures-and-etiquette\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RSGB website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IARU has published the fourth edition of \u2018Ethics and Operating Procedures for the Radio Amateur\u2019, bringing together updated guidance and best practice for radio amateurs around the world.\u00a0The latest edition also includes improved accessibility features for those with visual impairments. Whether you\u2019re newly licensed or have been on the air for many years, it\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20395,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rsgb-notices"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49773"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49774,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49773\/revisions\/49774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}