Ham Radio News of the Funny Variety
By K5KVN, on the scene NORFOLK, Va. – Mitch Eversdale blames it on “Three Lovely Ladies.” Those are the phonetics a ham in Michigan used when talking to a station with a callsign suffix of “TLL.” And it was the last straw for the long-time ham radio operator. “It happens all the time and I’m sick of it. Just the […]
Read more
By K5PO, on the scene SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Springdale resident Kelvin Trotman has a problem with noise, but not the typical kind found in many neighborhoods. Kelvin can’t hear a neighbor practicing the drums during the football game, and instead of loud, drunken parties until 2 a.m., his neighbors are quiet and respectful—yet Kelvin’s home is assaulted by noise. Kelvin, […]
Read more
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 […]
Read more
WREXHAM, Wales – Wrexham area amateur radio operator Milt Arbunt received a thoughtful, but misguided Christmas gift from his family, creating what seems like a new tradition he wishes he they would stop. For the fourth year in a row, Arbunt received a CB radio for Christmas from a family member at the annual Christmas gathering. Milt Arbunt, 34, is […]
Read more
By K5PO, on the scene STRATFORD, MI – Yesterday started like most days on the Stratford Mountain 147.225 ham radio repeater, with whining about the XYL’s quilting problem, discussions on the recent cold spell, and the unintentionally keyed mic capturing the sounds of Mark Mills belching in pleasure at the completion of his breakfast. None of those participating in the […]
Read more