{"id":469,"date":"2012-07-07T03:56:29","date_gmt":"2012-07-06T20:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/96.125.164.153\/~w9aa\/main\/?page_id=469"},"modified":"2021-02-19T10:36:29","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T16:36:29","slug":"469-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hamfesters.org\/main\/what-is-ham-radio\/469-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ham Radio Operator Credo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Andy; font-size: x-large; color: #ff0000;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: Andy; font-size: 20px; color: #ff0000;\">I will learn to Listen &#8211; and&nbsp;Listen to Learn<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">I&nbsp;must remember that hearing is a gift, while listening is learned.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">I&nbsp;will always rank listening as paramount in all I do in Amateur Radio.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">I&nbsp;will always abide by the &#8220;TLS&#8221; rule: Think, Listen, Speak.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">I&nbsp;will develop and depend on my natural listening abilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">I&nbsp;will listen in order to learn correct procedure and protocol.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">I&nbsp;will take notice of the topic and protocol before jumping into a net.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">I&nbsp;will always remember: the bands are never dead for the expert listener.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: Andy; font-size: 20px; color: #ff0000;\">I Will Master Protocol and Procedure<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">Mastering&nbsp;on-the-air the protocol will take precedent over equipment operation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">Prosigns,&nbsp;Q signals, phonetics and abbreviations will be my second language.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">I&nbsp;will learn the basics of traffic handling, net operation, and emergencies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">I&nbsp;will learn the proper operation of my radio gear and take measures to insure a clean signal.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: Andy; font-size: 20px; color: #ff0000;\">I Will Respect Mother Nature&#8217;s&nbsp;Role<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">I&nbsp;will study the pivotal roles the ionosphere and propagation play in radio.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">I&nbsp;will learn how weather, time of day, location, time of year affects radio<br \/>\nsignals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">I&nbsp;will learn the meanings of bandwidth, beamwidth, ground effect, aurora, scatter,<br \/>\nducting, skip, MUF, RFI, solar flux, and E-layers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: Andy; font-size: 20px; color: #ff0000;\">I Will Appreciate My Ability&nbsp;to Compromise<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">I&nbsp;hold that compromise and resourcefulness are Ham traditions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">I&nbsp;will remember that &#8220;making-do&#8221; can often be the easiest route to<br \/>\noperating.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">I&nbsp;will always remember that being on the air is the true spirit of Hamming.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: Andy; font-size: 20px; color: #ff0000;\">I Will Share What I Learn<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">I&nbsp;will commit to self-study of Amateur Radio &#8211; from technology to protocol.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">I&nbsp;will openly share the knowledge I gain with anyone who is interested.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">These&nbsp;things I hold to be true for all radio amateurs &#8211; now and in the future<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"> &#8211; &#8220;A&nbsp;Grateful Operator&#8221; via WorldRadio News.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">From Hamfesters<br \/>\nRadio Club, Chicago. [www.hamfesters.org]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; I will learn to Listen &#8211; and&nbsp;Listen to Learn I&nbsp;must remember that hearing is a gift, while listening is learned. I&nbsp;will always rank listening as paramount in all I do in Amateur Radio. I&nbsp;will always abide by the &#8220;TLS&#8221; rule: Think, Listen, Speak. I&nbsp;will develop and depend on my natural listening abilities. 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