Ham Radio News of the Funny Variety
By WBØRUR, on the scene NEW CAMBRIDGE, Maryland – The staff at a national magazine devoted to amateur radio is calling its most recent radio contest a “dramatic failure.” Darius Von Sparringburg, Chief Editor of “73s and 88s” magazine, says logs submitted for the recently completed “North American QSO Championships” contain an unusually high number of errors. So many in […]
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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 WBØRUR, on the scene FRENCH LICK, Louisiana – The thrill of the catch has led to the agony of confusion for one local ham radio operator. Lambert Fontenot – who lives in rural Flatbush Parish – was excited when he recently worked what he thought was a rare DX station on 20 meter SSB. Unfortunately, even after 2 hours […]
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By WBØRUR, on the scene WELLSBURG, Missouri — A Missouri-based amateur radio equipment manufacturer is unveiling new celebrity endorsements for their fledgling line of radio gear. Peanut Whistle Transmitters announced the marketing campaign yesterday during a lunch hour press conference. The effort will “boost sales, introduce new radios to the amateur community and provide us a great set of celebrities […]
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