Ham Radio News of the Funny Variety
By WBØRUR, on the scene BURBANK, California – In a move that has many amateur radio operators nodding their head in agreement, Yaesu Radio company officials are announcing an official corporate name change. YAESU Radio will officially become YEASU Radio, effective on September 1. Company president Mike Lovington says it’s a move that is long overdue. “Have you checked QRZ, […]
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By K5KAC, on the scene LA JOLLA, Calif. — According to a recent study conducted by the Pew Research Center, only four out of ten newly licensed amateur radio operators ever get on the air. Rounds of follow-up questioning cited “mic shyness” as the biggest obstacle for the new hams. Mic shyness is summarized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual […]
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By WBØRUR, on the scene STATFORD-UPON-AVON – English ham radio operator Simon Bonningham is making amateur radio news headlines after a remarkable discovery. “I turned the rig on and there it was,” says the 52-year-old Brit, who took up ham radio after retiring as a conductor on the Manchester and Bournemouth Railway Line. Bonningham’s newly acquired Kenwood TS-590 prominently features […]
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By K5KVN, on the scene LOYNIHAN, Ky. — Police say charges won’t be filed in what appears to be an unfortunate misunderstanding at the Shady Lakes Retirement Center. Wilford Merrington, an 82-year-old ham radio operator who lives at the assisted living facility, returned from a dentist appointment yesterday to find a small crowd gathered inside his apartment. “Someone screamed ‘YOU’RE […]
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By K5PO, on the scene QINGZHEN, China — Memos recently leaked from a top amateur radio equipment supplier have left the ham community embarrassed and the company scrambling to escape from a public relations situation run afoul. This memo exposes the real reason submersible HTs were created.The memo in question, penned from the ZuTango Radio Company’s CEO Zeung Weng, was […]
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