Ham Tells Joke AGAIN

By WBØRUR, on the scene PETALUMA, California – A Sonoma County amateur radio operator has told the same joke 1,742 times on the local VHF repeater. As part of his daily ritual, Jonathon Cartwright announces his call sign during the morning commute roundtable on the 146.91 MHz repeater.  If there is no immediate response from others, he cracks “Guess I […]

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World Issues Solved On Local 2m Repeater

By K5PO, on the scene STRATFORD, MI – Yesterday started like most days on the Stratford Mountain 147.225 ham radio repeater, with whining about the XYL’s quilting problem, discussions on the recent cold spell, and the unintentionally keyed mic capturing the sounds of Mark Mills belching in pleasure at the completion of his breakfast. None of those participating in the […]

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