Ham Radio News of the Funny Variety
By WBØRUR, on the scene BEAVER DAM, Wisconsin — A local group of amateur radio operators will not be invited back to next year’s fundraiser for the local heart association. The Dial Spinners, a ham radio club based in rural Catoosa County, volunteered for event communications during last week’s “Walk It, Run It or Bike It” fundraiser. (Participants gather pledges […]
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By WB0RUR, on the scene WINTER HAVEN, Arizona – The “Mavericks of the Southwest” Amateur Radio Club are announcing an event to compete with the Dayton Hamfest in mid-May. “Not everyone can travel to Dayton,” says Club President Bobby Whitford of rural Chochise County. “So we wanted to offer them an alternative.” Dayton – known as the largest and most […]
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By WBØRUR, on the scene ROCKFORD FALLS, Minn. — Tempers flared and fists flew at the most recent meeting of the Rockford Falls Ham Radio Club. Several of the fourteen ham radio operators attending the club’s monthly lunch meeting at the Golden Corral were visibly shaken after an unexpected announcement by the club president. “As a newly formed club, we […]
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By WBØRUR, on the scene FALSTAFF, Iowa – A local ham radio club is vowing to “make changes” after no one won a single door prize at this year’s club hamfest. As is typical, the “QSY’ers Radio Association” offered various door prizes for attendees of the event. Participants received one door prize ticket with a paid admission, but could buy […]
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By K5PO, on the scene Vero Beach, Fla. – Members of the Boca Buena Amateur Radio Club were indicted in a Florida federal court Wednesday on ferrite trafficking charges following a lengthy DEA investigation. The Soffit Hills DEA office has been following the club’s activities since 2009, when a new ferrite blend called “Mix 31” hit the streets of Vero […]
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