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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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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By WBØRUR, on the scene MOUNTAIN VIEW, KANSAS – In what’s being called a tremendous yet terribly confusing opportunity for amateur radio, a Kansas ham radio club is moving forward with plans for an April DXpedition to northern Korea. Members of the Great Windy Plains Radio Club are in the final preparation stage for their trip to northern Korea – […]
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By WBØRUR, on the scene ST. EUSTACHIAN, Caribbean – It started as a family vacation, but turned into a ham radio DXpedition and revolt for a local ham radio operator. Everett Blackstone – along with 24 members of his immediate and extended family – had planned a trip to the resort island of St. Eustachian for months. “Oh we were […]
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POINTERTOWN, Minn. — A local ham radio operator has hopes for a trip of a lifetime and a chance to set up his radio gear on a remote island in the Coral Sea. Problem is, he no longer has any radios. Benny Ferguson is scratching his head, wondering what to do next. “I’ve been planning this trip for years, saving […]
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