Ham Radio News of the Funny Variety
By WBØRUR, on the scene PETALUMA, Calif. – A local woman is making big business out of a small item: doilies. Barbara O’Keefe of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania recently traveled with her husband to an amateur radio swap meet, known as a ‘hamfest’ but found little that interested her. “I didn’t know what to expect,” says O’Keefe. “But I sure didn’t expect […]
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By K5PO, on the scene MERCERIA, Wisconsin — Marty Jacobs is a amateur radio operator. It’s his hobby and passion. A quick look around his “ham shack” indicates he’s invested a tremendous amount of time and money into his passion. Yes, Marty loves ham radio, but more than anything, he loves ham radio contests. That became apparent to his wife, […]
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By K5PO, on the scene LONELY OAKS, Texas – After seeing the flood of #hamentine tweets on his Twitter feed for Valentine’s Day, Lonely Oaks ham radio operator and Sr. Web Developer Bobby Grindle had a grand idea to solve a common problem of single operators on the prowl: Finding that special YL! Grindle’s team of crack coders/hams sprung into […]
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By WBØRUR, on the scene PETALUMA, Calif. — A local amateur radio operator is excited and “mad as heck” that a radio which had been non-functional for six weeks is now working perfectly with no apparent issues. “I don’t want to look a gift horse in the mouth,” says Tom Jeffries, a ham radio operator since 1957. “I like to […]
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By WB0RUR, on the scene YPSILANTI, Mich. — In what’s being hailed as a shrewd yet questionable move prior to Spring DX contest season, a Ypsilanti ham has declared his home QTH as a new DXCC entity. Gunter Geisel of Upper Flogdon County says he will operate from “Gunterlandia” using call sign of GNN0LA. Gunterlandia includes Mr. Geisel’s front and […]
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