Ham Radio News of the Funny Variety
By WBØRUR, on the scene EAST BINGHAMTON, Maine – A local amateur radio operator will be listed in the next edition of the World Record book. Jervis Tumbledon of rural Hampton Township has been a ham radio operator for 25 years, but never thought he’d receive international recognition for his hobby. “It really comes as quite a surprise,” says the […]
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By K5KVN, on the scene NEWINGSTEAD, Vt. — The National Radio Retransmission Legion (NRRL) says their email servers were hacked this week, exposing the personal email addresses of all of its members. NRRL officials were unabashedly happy about the security breach, saying that most of the thousands of ham radio operators that received the spam emails were actually glad to […]
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A Ham Hijinks staff report WASHINGTON, D.C. — NASA officials, in a surprise announcement today, named their first choice for a five-member crew that will head to Mars by 2025. To the astonishment of many, the man is an amateur radio operator. The chosen ham, now a soon-to-be astronaut, is Bill Thompson from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Thompson, who is well […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Barack Obama announced today he has signed Presidential Executive Order 11-HAMR, which deals specifically with amateur radio. “As many of you may know, I recently received my ham radio license. And you may also know that I was not pleased with the callsign assigned to me by the FCC. Rest assured, I have taken steps to […]
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By WBØRUR, on the scene JOHNSON’S LURCH, Oregon – In what’s being called a breakthrough in both RF engineering and culinary apparatus, a local ham radio operator has devised a way to enjoy his two favorite hobbies at once: ham radio AND eating. Dr. Ivan Schmeister, a retired mechanical engineer and part-time inventor, has adapted his Hy-Gain Ham-IV rotor to […]
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