[chirp_users] Rules, Radio capabilities, and CHIRP capabilities

[Christopher Knowles]

Point well taken.  We are not a group of enforcers; but we are a group 
of educators.  We should neither encourage nor discourage behavior.  But 
we should take the opportunity to educate.  Every radio operator, 
regardless of jurisdiction, should know the rules and make a conscious 
choice as to whether or not to obey them, understanding that actions 
have consequences.  Chris, N1CAK

On 6/24/2019 10:19 AM, Dan Clemmensen wrote:
> Colleagues: Our community is interested in three different things, and 
> I feel we need to do a better job of separating them, because 
> different folks have different situations.
>
> Rules: we are not all US Hams. Some are not US and some are not Hams. 
> the rules and regulations differ by jurisdiction and depend on both 
> the hardware you are using and the licences you hold. It may (or may 
> not) be useful to comment on the rules, but when you do, please make 
> sure you mention which jurisdiction, licence, and hardware.
>
> Radio capabilities: Each radio has its own hardware capabilities. Some 
> of these capabilities interact with the rules in some jurisdictions, 
> and sometimes rules change. There is no reason we cannot discuss 
> hardware capabilities independently of the rules, since those 
> capabilities are still usable in some jurisdictions and/or to some 
> users under some circumstances.
>
> CHIRP capabilities: Hey, this is the CHIRP user group! We can and 
> should discuss any CHIRP capabilities that may be usable by some CHIRP 
> users in some situations. It is the responsibility of each user to 
> understand the governing rules. It is not the responsibility of the 
> CHIRP software or the CHIRP user community to attempt to enforce these 
> rules, especially since the rules you are trying to enforce may not be 
> applicable to the users you are addressing. A brief sentence to note 
> that a particular capability may violate a rule in a particular 
> situation may be acceptable if it becomes obvious that the user might 
> need the reminder.
>
> (Thanks for your attention. I will get down off of my soapbox now.)
>
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