Ham Radio News of the Funny Variety
By K5PO, on the scene DAYTON, Ohio — Dayton Hamvention Site Director Mikey Stapp sent an email to all registered Dayton attendees yesterday notifying them of a new “No Restroom” policy at the 2013 Hamvention. Much was made about an infamous event at the 2011 Dayton Hamvention where human waste erupted into the flea market area outside, sending a foul […]
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By K5PO, on the scene BOSOKIN, Maine — The Ham-EQ company announced today a new game- and gender-changing product. Ham EQ, long known for their popular line of microphone equalization products allowing amateurs to fine-tune their voice sounds from razor sharp “DX” audio all the way to robust “broadcast” audio popular with rag chewers, has ventured into a new territory […]
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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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