Ham Radio News of the Funny Variety
SHINNSTOWN, WISCONSIN — A local amateur radio operator says he’s ready to introduce his girlfriend of eight months to his radios. “Ever since the day we met, we’ve spent almost every waking hour together,” Mike Brown said of his girlfriend. “We’re at that point in our relationship; it’s time for her to meet my radios.” He says he’s confident his […]
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A Ham Hijinks Staff Report OWENSBURG, VIRGINIA — One local amateur radio operator is participating in National Signing Day activities by committing to Yaesu radios. The day is typically set aside for student athletes to formalize their intent to pursue a specific program. But Conner Bailey, a senior at Owensburg Technical School decided to lock in a deal with Yaesu. “I […]
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OMAHA, NEBRASKA — A local ham radio operator is feeling euphoric after making his point in an online forum in a very strong way. “I got through to them,” says Mike Yuness. He was browsing a popular amateur radio forum that focuses on radio frequency propagation through Earth’s magma when he saw a thread that he thought was “going off […]
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By WBØRUR, on the scene GRIDIRON BAY, Michigan — Self-proclaimed social media enthusiast Angus Clayhorn says he’s terribly dismayed that no one “liked” his recent post on a Facebook ham radio page. Recently, the 18-year-old hipster posted an image of himself in front of his home brewed 6 meter repeater made of linked Wouxun handheld radios. Now Angus says the […]
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By K5KVN, on the scene WAYNE’S RIVER, NH – Friends plan to celebrate the ham radio legacy of Arnold Leddington this weekend in his small hometown, where he transmitted the dots and dashes of Morse Code for more than 60 years. “I’m really happy for him,” said Fredrick Worthingshire. “He was a ham’s ham. And, it’s not often that you […]
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