Ham Radio News of the Funny Variety
A Ham Hijinks staff report WASHINGTON, D.C. – After months of studying, practice exams and searching for the right frame for his long-anticipated license, Hobby Lobby CEO Derrick Brown has been issued a FCC amateur radio service callsign. Brown passed the amateur radio “General Class” exam Monday at an Oklahoma City club meeting, the same day the Supreme Court issued […]
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By K5PO, on the scene LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS — Billy Putnam is a ham radio purist. And he feels his club has lost their way and it’s ruining their annual Field Day event. Putnam is a senior member of the Hopeless Flats Radio Club from Leavenworth County, Kansas. The largest amateur radio club in the area has hosted a highly successful […]
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By WBØRUR, on the scene HOLLYWOOD, Calif.– Entertainment producer Mark Cornett is announcing a new amateur radio themed television series scheduled to debut this fall on the American Television Channel. “Game of Rohns” will take place in the fictional New England town of Queen’s Landing, Rhode Island. The show simultaneously follows three New England ham radio operators as they […]
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NEWINGSTEAD, Vt. — Results of a worldwide study have confirmed what many ham radio operators have suspected all along: people who purposefully interfere with other transmissions are psychopaths. The study, conducted over the course of one week by the National Radio Retransmission Legion (NRRL), was released yesterday. “It became immediately clear what kind of people we were dealing with. One […]
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By WBØRUR, on the scene BILLINGSFIELD, Fla. — Local ham radio operator Stephen Blakely is confused and concerned over the purchase of a new microphone. “I’ve not been able to make any contacts on the local repeater since I bought my mobile headset,” says Blakely. The headset – which looks great, fits comfortably and has a frequency response from 30 […]
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