Ham Radio News of the Funny Variety
EAST YORKVILLE, Pennsylvania — A local ham will celebrate a family milestone next week as he activates a special event station using a 1×1 formatted call sign. Thomas LaFontana of Nottingham Township will use call sign W3M to celebrate the end of an extended visit by his mother-in-law. “She’s been here since before Thanksgiving, for Pete’s sake,” says LaFontana. “I’ve […]
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By K5PO, on the scene BARROW-IN-FURNESS, England — Radiosport, or amateur radio contesting, is not for the faint-of-heart, but it may in fact be for the faint. Thom Tranton, a ham radio operator from Barrow-in-Furness, reports he had a “rather fine” performance in the latest UK DX BPSK63 Contest despite not really remembering much of it. “It’s just been an […]
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By K5PO, on the scene MARKINGTON, New Mexico — Roger Matthews, a Markington-area amateur radio operator is fed up with the directors of the CQ WW SSB Contest and claims he’s “Not going to listen to nobody telling him he’s wrong no more.” His lavishly-equipped radio “shack” is a bounty of fine microphones, including his prized 24k gold gilded Astatic […]
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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 […]
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By K5KVN, on the scene BOLIVAR, Mo. – In the latest move of its “One Kilohertz At A Time” enforcement program, the FCC this week announced a $10,000 fine issued to a Missouri man for illegal operation on 14.312 MHz. Agents say it didn’t take long to discover the offender, once they finally got to the frequency he was on. […]
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