Ham Radio News of the Funny Variety
WELLSBURG, Missouri – In a jaw-dropping announcement at the Consumer Electronics Convention (CEC) in Las Lunas, New Mexico, the Peanut Whistle Transmitter Company – makers of the famous Peanut Whistle 250 transmitter – announced a companion line of HF amplifiers to please even the most discerning amateur radio operator. The new “Skeeter” line of high frequency amplifiers are optimized around the […]
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By WBØRUR, on the scene WELLSBURG, Missouri – Famous for the grossly underperforming Peanut Whistle 250 and 500 model transmitters, Missouri electronics manufacturer “Peanut Whistle” is announcing a new transceiver will be unveiled at the Dayton, Ohio, Hamvention. Director of Marketing Erastus Pflemming says the company hopes to align its product offering with current pop culture trends to sell units […]
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Courtesy of: BUSINESS USE RELATIONSHIP PRESS SERVICE (BURPS) WELLSBURG, Mo. – The Wet Noodle Antenna Company, a division of Peanut Whistle Transmitters, is unveiling a new, ground-breaking antenna product just in time for the upcoming hamfest season. The new and innovative long wire antenna, dubbed the “LONG REACH” *, will come in a variety of lengths and wire gauges sure […]
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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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By K5KVN, on the scene SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Ham radio manufactures have inked a deal with the popular language learning software Rosetta Stone, in an effort to ease frustrations with poorly translated programming manuals. Baowood marketing officer Lin Rosen admitted that a problem exists but they can’t change the manuals. “Our hands are tied! We have a long-term contract […]
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