Ham Radio News of the Funny Variety
By WB0RUR, on the scene WINTER HAVEN, Arizona – The “Mavericks of the Southwest” Amateur Radio Club are announcing an event to compete with the Dayton Hamfest in mid-May. “Not everyone can travel to Dayton,” says Club President Bobby Whitford of rural Chochise County. “So we wanted to offer them an alternative.” Dayton – known as the largest and most […]
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POINTERTOWN, Minn. — A local ham radio operator has hopes for a trip of a lifetime and a chance to set up his radio gear on a remote island in the Coral Sea. Problem is, he no longer has any radios. Benny Ferguson is scratching his head, wondering what to do next. “I’ve been planning this trip for years, saving […]
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By WBØRUR, on the scene ROCKFORD FALLS, Minn. — Tempers flared and fists flew at the most recent meeting of the Rockford Falls Ham Radio Club. Several of the fourteen ham radio operators attending the club’s monthly lunch meeting at the Golden Corral were visibly shaken after an unexpected announcement by the club president. “As a newly formed club, we […]
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By WBØRUR, on the scene HARLINGEN, Idaho – A local ham radio operator hopes to make it to the television screen in his own reality show. Rural Butte County resident Johnson Chadsworth, a ham radio operator since 2008, has developed a TV series around one facet of the hobby. “It’s called ‘Tower Takers,’” says Chadsworth. “We’re in serious discussions with […]
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By WBØRUR, on the scene WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a move being touted by proponents as “ground breaking” and by critics as “the end of the world,” the Federal Communications Commission has announced approval of same sex cable connections. Cable rights activists vowed to get the measure approved through congressional legislative channels should the FCC not take prompt action. FCC […]
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