Contributor K4RAF sent us this photo and e-mail:
The ARRL has apparently used up all the BPL donation money to fight those evil BPL companies, so it couldn’t afford anything better than this “BPL-mobile” for this guy to ride around in.
If I were from common society & see this coming, I’d run for safety!
Quite HamSexy, right down to theham man in a suit playing with his electronic dildo on the street!!!
We got this following message from Hamsexy reader T-Squared
As a professional who works in emergency management and crisis communications, I found this note sent to all Arizona AREA members sadly sad:
Mike Swaider and I have been getting many requests from hams who would like to go help with the aftermath of Katrina. There are several options, but the one thing we would like to stress is to NOT GO OFF HALF COCKED.
It’s a dangerous environment unlike anything we have in Arizona. The snakes are aggressive and deadly, not shy and polite like ours. The lizards are 2 to 3 orders of magnitude bigger and meaner than what we have in Arizona. The diseases are real, and potentially deadly. There is wide spread crime and looting. The electricity is out, and the humidly is high. Temperatures are miserable, and drinking water is hard to find. I have read reports of a 3 foot shark in the city flooding.
“You can think of floodwaters as diluted sewage,” said Mark Sobsey, a professor of environmental microbiology at the University of North Carolina. Whatever infections people carry go into sewage and can be expected to show up in floodwaters. That includes common diarrheal germs including hepatitis A and Norwalk virus. “We are gravely concerned about the potential for cholera, typhoid and dehydrating diseases that could come as a result of the stagnant water and the conditions,” said Leavitt.
As you can see from the paragraph above, if you are considering going, MAKE certain your shots are current, and that you have documentation to prove it. The Red Cross can help you get all the required shots.
People, this isn’t a game for amateurs, you could be taking your life in your hands.
Mike is currently working towards helping a small county in Mississippi. He has been in contact with a local club president, and a county sheriff. Both indicated they need help, however just getting into affected areas requires sponsorship, and that’s what we are trying to establish in advance. I want to stress, it’s inappropriate to SELF DEPLOY. Even if you do, chances are you won’t get through the roadblocks. The ARRL has a web site for volunteer registration if you want to go it alone.
We want to make sure for example that you have some support down there, such as a place to sleep, access to food and water and a clear mission. We would like to leverage some logistics aspects as well, like car pooling to save as much in gas (@ $6/gal), and other equipment as well.
Please help us get this together, and the best way is by being patient while we arrange the details.
As real emergency professionals are deploying from Metro Phoenix with weapons, food supplies, ballistic vests and operational plans, the hammies want to help one county that may or may not want their help. Come on guys — make a Red Cross donation.
Sounds like a great idea.
I’m sure you’re expecting to see Clyde’s “Ham told an Air Force C-130 to go fly a kite” story here. Well, the situation has changed, so our story has changed.
KC2KIT, a good friend of Hamsexy and a player on the related thread on QRZ.COM has spoken to Anthony W8ANT about this matter. In their telephone conversation, W8ANT stepped to the plate and not only explained his actions, but apologized for the miscommunication and for his comments to KC2KIT. We here at Hamsexy admire W8ANT’s ability to be humble and recognize when they make a mistake (something that is lacking in this hobby), so we in turn would like to thank Anthony for doing the right thing in this situation.
We removed the article in this space not out of some sort of attempt at censorship (this isn’t the site for that), but to show our appreciation and thanks.
ANy further comments on this issue are appreciated, and we thank KC2KIT for helping us with this issue.
Take care all!
– Bryan VE3HBD, editor HAMSEXY.COM
The Hamsexy Net returns for another week of fun and frenzy tonight, and you are welcome to join us.
There are two ways you can get involved:
IRLP: Node 9008
Echolink: *VAN-IRLP* (remember the asterisks!!)
If you wish, you can listen to the net on VE3NSV’s live stream:http://ve3nsv.no-ip.org:8000/hamsexy.m3u
The net goes live at 0100 GMT (6pm Pacific, 9pm Eastern)
Net Control tonight will be Bryan VE3HBD tonight. The nightly theme will be announced at the start of the net.
See you tonight!!
[This article has been removed at the request of Toronto ARES, in complience with our “Polite Request” policy – VE3HBD]
Mike sent us this message and photos:
Hey guys, long time viewer of the site, first time contributor. I have been waiting for the day when I could capture some real hamsexyness. Having
a life and no need for junk out of some fat overweight slob’s basement I find it difficult to attend hamfests. The one closest to me, the Madison OH Ham/Junkfest is not worth the drive or time. 
Basically I haven’t had my oppurtunity to capture real hamsexyness and contribute to the site. Last evening (sunday the 22nd) I was on my way to a family function and brought the digi cam along with me. Going east on Ohio Route 2 in Paineville OH we came upon a real beauty. The stink was lingering in the air and nauseating, I expected to pull up on a garbage truck but I soon saw it – Driving about 50 mph in the right lane was this whacker complete with 2 whip’s off the back bumper. I instinctively grabbed the camera and snapped these shots. I don’t want to even try and guess what the hell all these antennas on the roof are for, obviously VHF/UHF but it was a sight to behold. I like how the guy has no rear window in the cap, maybe he wants to show off his satellite dish tossed back there along with the rest of his junk collection.
Pulling up next to the truck I got a real good look at the side of the cap. What’s with the “ham radio rover” and the ARS number’s? I am sure the ARRL appreciates the free advertisement of their website. 144200 must be this guy’s hangout with the rest of the dorks or it could be his weight.
Got to love the hardware store, stick on letters that have blown off. Seeing this communications / public service gem of a vehicle was almost as
good as a blond with double d tits flashing as she goes by. This was the best kind of hamsexyness – random and unexpected.
Keep up the good work with the site, I get a good ball bust every time I check it out.
I could say “seven three’s” but “sixty nine’s to all the ladies” is better…!
FRS…. basically a toy service with expensive radios. Useful for communicating between cars to keep a convoy together, parents telling their kids to come home for dinner, or aiming a satellite dish – but apart from that, there isn’t much practical use for FRS.
However – despite fact a cheap, half-watt radio has no purpose outside of frivilous uses (hence the name “FAMILY Radio Service”), there are those who will try and make it into something it’s not – a replacement or even agument to real radio srvices, such as CB or ham radio.
The first example is the East Elizabethton FRS Net started by the East Side FRS Club of Elizabethton, Tennessee. An FRS NET?? We’re talking about a UHF radio service with a maximum power output of half a watt. If you’ve got more than 4 people checking into the net, the biggest problem you’re gonna get is other people’s radios feeding back into yours – considering they’re going to all have to be in close proximity in order for everyone’s radios to hear each other. I envision five people sitting in their cars in the parking lot, slowly moving their cars closer to net control until they get a good signal report. it’s about as pointless as calling a friendly face-to-face conversation a ‘net’.
A related proposal is the Citizen’s Radio Network set up by the CB World Informer website. The proposal ounds strangely like the justification for ARES or even REACT to exist – at least ARES uses real radios able to transmit more than a few feet through a wall. This proposal calls for the pointless formation of a ‘nation-wide FRS emergency calling channel (FRS1)’ – a pointless call, considering the very limited range of FRS. If you need to call for help, you’re better off getting up yourself and walking to a phone, because a brisk 4 minute walk would take you beyond the range of your FRS toy. Tis page is a good laugh, though – check out the ‘off-of-the-top-of-the-author’s-head’ Captain-obvious disaster uses for CB radio. Pretty mickey mouse for anyone who’s had any experience in real emergency management. This is my personal favourite:
Situation: Crime or Terrorist Alerts
Problem: Police cannot be everywhere at once. High level of alert has been announced. CRN members can create neighborhood watch groups. Suspicious individuals can be spotted and reported to police. Members can watch over local businesses and report problems to authorities. CRN members should only observe and report and never engage a person under suspicion. Increasing the number of observant people in the neighborhood will help to deter criminal activity as well as help identify those who commit crimes.
Oh, sure. Deputize the public with a radio against some brown-skinned guy who’s just trying to walk to the corner to buy a paper. This is why there’s a separation between trained law enforcement and the general public.
The Hamsexy Net goes live tonight!! Never duplicated, never imitated – it’s a legacy that lives in the hearts and minds of a perverted few.
There are two ways you can get involved:
IRLP: Node 9008 (NEW NODE!!)
Echolink: *VAN-IRLP* (remember the asterisks!!)
If you wish, you can listen to the net on VE3NSV’s live stream:http://ve3nsv.no-ip.org:8000/hamsexy.m3u
The net goes live at 0100 GMT (6pm Pacific, 9pm Eastern)
Net Control tonight will be Tom VE3LT in Niagara Falls, Ontario – I will be around and checking in, but Tom will be in charge. Thanks Tom!
See you tonight…
