Ham Radio News of the Funny Variety
By WBØRUR, on the scene GRAND RAVINE, South Dakota –A fist fight broke out Sunday afternoon at a local amateur radio club meeting in downtown Grand Ravine. The Mt. Agnes Radio Society was discussing Field Day plans in the private room of the Village Inn while their regular meeting location, Golden Corral, undergoes much needed renovation. Tempers boiled over as […]
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By WBØRUR, on the scene NOCTURNAL SPRINGS, Nevada – Local ham radio operator Christopher Estrada has taken a new approach to his hobby’s annual event called “Field Day.” (Field Day allows operators to test emergency communication skills (and barbecuing ability) by setting up radios, antennas and hammocks in remote areas. They then communicate with each other over a 24-hour period.) […]
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GOLDEN SPIKE, Montana – A group of northern Montana amateur radio operators is disbanding their ham radio club after their worst Field Day showing in 27 years. The road to this year’s Field Day was paved with potholes for the Gold Diggers Amateur Radio Club, as members endured heated confrontations, flying yeast rolls, overturned tureens of vegetable soup and ejection […]
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By WBØRUR, on the scene NEWINGSTEAD, Vt. — In a last minute decision designed to encourage a wider variety of amateur radio operating styles and practices, the National Radio Retransmission Legion (NRRL) has announced a new set of “multipliers and bonuses” for Field Day. “We believe these increased scoring opportunities will allow a wider and more diverse group of operators […]
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GOLDEN SPIKE, Montana – For the second time in two weeks, the Gold Diggers Amateur Radio Club meeting has been interrupted by short tempers and flying baked goods. Two weeks ago, the group was banned from their regular meeting place (the Sizzler) for causing a public ruckus and spilling a pot of vegetable soup on an elderly woman [Read the […]
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