Ham Radio News of the Funny Variety
By K5KVN, on the scene WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a bold move to attract youth to the aging ham radio hobby, the FCC has announced a new license class tailored specifically to young people. Unfortunately, it means some old-timers must turn in their current callsign. Soon, callsigns with suffixes that match any of the most popular internet slang and texting […]
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By WBØRUR, on the scene TEMECULAH, California – The Federal Communications Commission today formalized a program to assist amateur radio operators in achieving better operating practices. The “UP Monitor” program will pair each DX radio operator working “split frequency” with one official representative of the U.S. federal government. The representative’s duties are to constantly monitor the DX station’s transmit frequency. […]
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By WBØRUR, on the scene NEW YORK, NY – After months of studying, practice exams, and thumbing through the latest Ham Radio Outlet catalog, Late Night talk show host and comedian David Letterman has been issued a FCC amateur radio service callsign. Letterman passed the amateur radio “General Class” exam last Sunday at the Empire State hamfest. After successfully convincing […]
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By WBØRUR, on the scene WASHINGTON, D.C. — After months of studying, practice exams and thumbing through the latest Ham Radio Outlet catalog, President Barack Obama has been issued a FCC amateur radio service callsign. Obama passed the amateur radio “General Class” exam last Sunday at the Delmarva hamfest. After successfully defending a citizenship challenge from several FCC Commissioners who […]
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By K5KVN, on the scene WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal officials concerned with increased demand on radio spectrum are cracking down on amateur radio license holders that don’t use their transmitting privileges. The announcement was made yesterday by the Federal Communications Commission. “If you’re a ham radio operator and you don’t actually operate a ham radio, we will ask you to […]
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