Ham Radio News of the Funny Variety
WESTERVILLE, MD – Local amateur radio operator Mark Willets shared his elaborate field day plan but didn’t share his secret—he just wanted to have a break. At a recent Westerville Amateur Radio Club meeting, members asked Mark what he’d be bringing to their field day event, and he quickly stated that he wouldn’t be joining. “I have my own plans” […]
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MADISON, TEXAS – A southern Texas amateur radio club is scrambling to figure out how to keep people away from their Field Day activities after a newspaper published details about their event. “We just wanted the bonus points, not visitors,” said Nathan Binn. “I sent an email to our small-town weekly newspaper expecting them to ignore it like they do […]
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PORT O’ SMITHSON, ALABAMA — Hoping to fill a ham radio void, the Marshy Plains Amateur Radio Club of Mid-Alabama (MPARCMA) has announced a new on-air operating event. In response to the popular NRRL National Pizza Ovens On the Air (which concluded last year) MPARCMA has unveiled plans for “Literally Anything On the Air.” “It’s a no-holds-barred, smoke’em if you […]
Read more By K5KVN, on the scene LAZY COVE, CALIFORNIA — A local radio club’s idea to encourage inactive members to get back on the air is making waves in the amateur radio hobby. The club first started publishing their new “silent key” section in their newsletter last month. Since then, newsletter editor Paul Ramond has endured dozens of phone calls, hundreds […]
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By WBØRUR, on the scene LOOKOUT PEAK, MINNESOTA — A local amateur radio group has decided “enough is enough” and is taking steps to correct a “real problem.” During their monthly meeting last Sunday night at Golden Corral, members of the Twin Peaks Amateur Radio Club (TPARC) voted unanimously to send a strongly worded message to long-time ham radio operator […]
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