John ON4UN’s wisdom as captured in the IARU 2008 Ethics and Operating Procedures for the Radio Amateur includes the following, which we as CWops members should endeavor to honor on the air. The business restriction is a legal one, but the others are no more than the extension of common courtesy on issues that are potentially very personal and are likely to cause an emotional response. There is no room in our hobby for this.
Some subjects which are a no no in amateur radio conversations on the air are:
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- Religion.
- Politics.
- Business (you can talk about your profession, but you can not advertise for your business).
- Derogatory remarks directed at any group (ethic, religious, racial, sexual etc.).
- Bathroom humor: if you wouldn’t tell the joke to your ten year old child, don’t tell it on the radio.