Ham Radio News of the Funny Variety
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 WBØRUR, on the scene WELLSBURG, Mo. – In a move which catches accountants, lawyers and bill collectors by surprise, the defunct Wet Noodle Antenna Company has re-opened and is doing business as Peanut Whistle Transmitters. Earlier this year, Wet Noodle shuttered operations after 56 years of operation amid the sunspot doldrums of current Cycle 24. But Macy Blixton, son […]
Read more By K5PO, on the scene [UPDATE]: Wet Noodle Antenna Company has re-opened as “Peanut Whistle Transmitters.” Read the story here. WELLSBURG, Mo.; – Solar cycle 24, one of the weakest solar cycles of modern history, is forcing a stalwart of amateur radio antenna manufacturing history to shutter its doors Monday. The Wet Noodle Antenna Company was started by John Blixton, […]
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