Ham Radio News of the Funny Variety
POINT OF DESPAIR, Montana – Local police responded to a disturbance last Monday at the Golden Corral Restaurant, 421 E Commercial Street, downtown Portsmouth. A complainant tells officers during a meeting of the Gold Diggers Amateur Radio Club, club member Junior Brown got into a fistfight with former club president Lou Rodden. According to witnesses, Brown repeatedly turned off the […]
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By K5KAC, on the scene MONROE, Georgia — Distressed after receiving their receipts at the quarterly club dinner, members of the Toad Hole Ham Radio Club decided to begin searching for a fifth member. Their aim: to take advantage of the “Group Discount” at the local Golden Corral. The search ended when Marion Gladstone inquired about requirements for membership into […]
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By K5PO, on the scene LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS — Billy Putnam is a ham radio purist. And he feels his club has lost their way and it’s ruining their annual Field Day event. Putnam is a senior member of the Hopeless Flats Radio Club from Leavenworth County, Kansas. The largest amateur radio club in the area has hosted a highly successful […]
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By K5KVN, on the scene BOSTON, Mass. — A Saint Patrick’s Day special event station shut down early after several misfortunes forced club members to cease operations before making a single contact. The Boston Enthusiasts of Engineering and Radio (BEER) Club was excited to put K1I on the air. “We put a lot of planning into this, but the alcohol […]
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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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