Ham Radio News of the Funny Variety
SIERRA BAY, WASHINGTON – A Lafayette Parrish amateur radio operator has a unique solution for his love of DX, but his lack of cash. “I always wanted to travel the world setting up DXpeditions from rare and desirable locations. So this is the next best thing!” exclaims retired landscaper Arthur Gibbons. Gibbons says his meager savings won’t allow global […]
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HORSETAIL, MONTANA — Some of the largest online DX Clusters are banding together for an extreme makeover of their popular station-spotting websites. The revamp involves a major change in how spots are posted, adding a more visual indication of what stations are on the air. “A couple of weeks ago, someone showed us a photograph on the internet of a […]
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By K5KAC, on the scene LOW POINT, ILLINOIS — It’s that magic time of year,” said Saul Stuss, as he tested the SWR on a neglected rotatable aluminum dipole hanging in his backyard. “Last year I was able to get in one complete DX QSO before the band quit on me. I can’t wait to see what happens this year!” If […]
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By K5PO, on the scene WEST HABERFORD, WI — The South-Consin Club of Radio (SCCR), from the Pollack County area of Wisconsin, is known for their successful activation of some of the most challenging DX entities in amateur radio. Last month SCCR announced their daunting plan of activating one of the most wanted next summer on Bouvet Island. The south […]
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SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Traffic along Hillshire Avenue came to a halt yesterday as curious drivers stopped to see Father Henry McGuire suspended high above the Cuesta Verde neighborhood in a scissor lift. Local ham radio operator Malcolm O’Hara arranged the spectacle, after experiencing phenomena that led him to determine his equipment was possessed. O’Hara asked Father McGuire to “drive […]
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