THE EDXP CODE OF ETHICS FOR DX HOBBYISTS

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A Code of Ethics for DXers was originally formulated about 40 years ago as the outcome of a Committee set up by the Association of North American Radio Clubs. In the years which followed, variations of it have been adopted informally by several radio monitoring Clubs worldwide, and may be considered analogous to the codes of conduct of various professional bodies or learned institutions.

The EDXP is a Monitoring Association in the traditional sense, and its Administration, in delivering and coordinating services for its members, is totally supportive of the concepts and thrust of the Code. This version of the Code is given here, incorporating refinements and additions, as a non-mandatory, but appropriate, set of guiding principles, for the assistance of members, insofar as applicable to the hobby of listening to terrestrial radio broadcasting stations.

A DXER

Is a person who listens to stations for the purpose of hearing the station, without regard to program content

A LISTENER

Is a person who listens to stations for program or message content

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY OF A DXER

DXers are responsible to the stations they hear:

* contact slanted towards the station's interests
* contact to reflect the standard of the hobby overall

DXers are responsible to other DXers:

* exchange of information
* maintenance reputation of the hobby
* maintenance of personal honesty and integrity

DXers are responsible to the Association they join:

* utilisation of the Association as a means of exchange
* cooperation with the Association and its projects
* adherence to the Association's rules and regulations

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CLUB OR GROUP

The Association is responsible to its members:

* to provide information of value in pursuit of the hobby
* to engender a friendly spirit amongst DXers
* to ensure upholding of standards throughout the hobby

The Association is responsible to other Associations with similar objectives:

* to exchange information provided by the respective members
* to work cooperatively in areas of mutual interest
* to avoid antagonism in areas of disagreement
* to assist in policing violations of ethics

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STATION

The station is responsible to its listeners:

* provision of programming
* maintenance of good public relations

The station has no responsibility to the DXer:

* unless the DXer is ALSO a LISTENER
* unless the station requests the DXers cooperation

SUMMARY

* DXing as a hobby is basically a personalised individual thing
* the Association should try to prevent individual actions harmful to other hobbyists

(Compiled by Bob Padula, Melbourne, Australia)

(Issued: April 2003)