Ham Radio News of the Funny Variety
SAUSALITO, NV – A local ham radio operator has been cited for careless and imprudent radio operating by the Federal Office Responsible for Monitoring All Transmissions (FORMAT). Robert “Chick” Brown dozed off during the 40 meter “Thanksgiving Day Net,” a traditional radio gathering since 1942, where hams “check-in” to offer thanks for the blessings of the past year. As Junior […]
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By K5PO, on the scene WEST HABERFORD, WI — The South-Consin Club of Radio (SCCR), from the Pollack County area of Wisconsin, is known for their successful activation of some of the most challenging DX entities in amateur radio. Last month SCCR announced their daunting plan of activating one of the most wanted next summer on Bouvet Island. The south […]
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SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Traffic along Hillshire Avenue came to a halt yesterday as curious drivers stopped to see Father Henry McGuire suspended high above the Cuesta Verde neighborhood in a scissor lift. Local ham radio operator Malcolm O’Hara arranged the spectacle, after experiencing phenomena that led him to determine his equipment was possessed. O’Hara asked Father McGuire to “drive […]
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By K5KAC, on the hermetically sealed scene ATLANTA, Georgia — In a move that aims to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola Virus among ham radio operators, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Radio Retransmission League (NRRL) have begun allocating band space for radio enthusiasts showing symptoms. “We are trying to be proactive here,” says Husk […]
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By WBØRUR, on the scene JOHNSON’S LURCH, Oregon – In what’s being called a breakthrough in both RF engineering and culinary apparatus, a local ham radio operator has devised a way to enjoy his two favorite hobbies at once: ham radio AND eating. Dr. Ivan Schmeister, a retired mechanical engineer and part-time inventor, has adapted his Hy-Gain Ham-IV rotor to […]
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