Ham Radio News of the Funny Variety
By K5KVN, on the scene LEXINGTON, Ky. — Raymond Sutler and friends had a “heck of a time” last night thanks to a website meant for posting reception of distant amateur radio stations. Sutler and his radio buddies weren’t concerned with radio propagation, though. “One time, I saw Indonesia spotted on 20 meters but I needed him on 40,” said […]
Read more
by K5KAC, on the scene LONG PINE, NEBRASKA – “I guess I didn’t really know what I was getting myself into,” said Trey Arend, blankly staring at his transceiver as it perfectly received an 80m roundtable. Arend bought his first Boat Anchor five years ago imagining long evenings aligning oscillators and testing tubes. “It was going to be a labor of […]
Read more
By WBØRUR, on the scene SCHENECTADY, UTAH – In an unprecedented operating decision, Wyandott County amateur radio operator Angelina McFarland says she will begin working 75 meter phone exclusively on upper sideband next month. “It’s something I’ve been thinking about for a long time,” says the 62-year-old grandmother of five. From her log cabin in the Wasatch Mountains, McFarland says […]
Read more
DISTURBANCE, ARIZONA – In a surprise announcement, local ham radio operator Martin Jeffries says he has “had enough of the commercialism” and “war on Christmas” and will be building his next transceiver. He plans on starting the project within days and being on the air with the new rig sometime during the summer of 2024. By WBØRUR, on the scene
Read more
By WBØRUR, on the scene GRAIN HARVEST, Idaho — A new study by the National Radio Retransmission Legion indicates that no ham is having an actual conversation on any frequency in the 2 meter band. Jonny “Doc” Doolittle of rural Grain Harvest, Idaho, says it’s not just poor propagation that is to blame. “We all bought one of those low-cost Chinese […]
Read more