Ham Radio News of the Funny Variety
By K5PO, on the scene WASCATCHEE, Ind. – Canton Clark, 32, has always been a bit of a loner. As a kid he didn’t have many friends. As an adult, it hasn’t been much better. That is, until he found amateur radio. “People just don’t like to talk to me in person. I’ve never understood why,” Clark says, with significant […]
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By K5PO, on the scene Vero Beach, Fla. – Members of the Boca Buena Amateur Radio Club were indicted in a Florida federal court Wednesday on ferrite trafficking charges following a lengthy DEA investigation. The Soffit Hills DEA office has been following the club’s activities since 2009, when a new ferrite blend called “Mix 31” hit the streets of Vero […]
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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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