Author Archives: Clyde McPhail

Field Day 2005!!

It’s the annual on-air Ham Radio Jamboree called FIELD DAY!! 24 hours straight of gleaning contacts from the hostile airwaves…. every bearing in mind that you, out in the middle of nowhere without the benefits of personal comforts and civilized … Continue reading

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The dangers of Amateur Stormchasing

This article was originally published in the OTTAWA CITIZEN in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and was written by Megan Thomas of the Canadian Press. George Kouriounis, a prominent Canadian storm chaser, speaks of the dangers of inexeperienced stormchasers. He called them … Continue reading

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The moral fight against Hamsexy continues

A friend of the site directed us to this posting on the QRZ forums. It looks like, after being drummed out of the Dayton Hamvention executive for improperly speaking on behalf of the executive by declaring us persona non gratis … Continue reading

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When Scary Hobbies collide…

Anyone who’s seen the movie “Trekkies” knows EXACTLY what I’m talking about. While I enjoy watching Star Trek as much as anyone (Enterprise was one of the few shows I used to specifically look for and watch, until it ende … Continue reading

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Response to our supposed ‘bannination”

Response to our supposed “banning” from Dayton Hamvention has been fast and furious. We’ve gotten a few reports of people sending letters to the Dayton executive. Pending permission from the authors, we’ll re-print these letters here. Look for those on … Continue reading

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Hamsexy Radio vol 1

Introducing: Hamsexy Radio! Listen to volume one here: hrn01.mp3. Feel free to distribute this file however you wish and to whomever you want. Information on the Hamsexy Radio project, as well as archives, can be found here.

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Another batch of Dayton Photos

Got some more Dayton photos for you… Alright…. Hail to the Prezz… Alice the hammy has…. one hump…. TowerHead The meeting of the radiopack nerds ICOM’s on the right track using pretty girls to promote their line, but I’m not … Continue reading

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Even More Dayton Photos….

Here are some more photos from Dayton…. When the scooter might do more harm than good… Don’t judge books by their covers – this is the most normal person at the fest. Again this year, the MCARES whacker bus Another … Continue reading

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