Chevy Turns to Ham Radio Geek for Antenna Solution

When spy shots surfaced of the pre-production version of the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible, an outcry went up among Camaro enthusiasts over the AM/FM whip antenna positioned on the rear deck lid.

Quite simply, they hated it.

Chevrolet was quick to respond, commissioning a self-described antenna freak named Don Hibbard to find a way to fix it. “Antennas are a beautiful thing to me,” says Hibbard, an antenna test performance engineer.

Snow wreaks havoc on travel (West Virginia)

It was a long, frustrating day in the Kanawha Valley on Thursday.

Frustrating for drivers who had to negotiate snow-covered roads.

Frustrating for road crews who fought to clear those roads only to see them blanketed again within minutes.

Rep. Walden uses Morse code to tweet telecom gavel win

Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) announced Thursday on Twitter that he will chair the House Commerce Committee’s Communications subcommittee- using what appears to be Morse code.

The tweet from @repgregwalden: .– .. .-.. .-.. / -.-. …. .- .. .-. / -.-. — — – / .- -. -.. / – . -.-. …. / … ..- -… / –… …– … / .– –… . –.- ..

W7EQI To Chair House Communications Subcommittee

According to a tweet in morse code from former broadcasters Greg Walden (R-Ore.), he has been tapped (pun intended) to be the next chairman of the House Communications & Internet Subcommitee.

Why in Morse Code? Walden is a veteran amateur radio operator and “it is a fun way to combine old and new forms of communication,” to deliver the news, said Walden press secretary Andrew Whelan.

W7EQI To Chair House Communications Subcommittee

According to a tweet in morse code from former broadcasters Greg Walden (R-Ore.), he has been tapped (pun intended) to be the next chairman of the House Communications & Internet Subcommitee.

Why in Morse Code? Walden is a veteran amateur radio operator and “it is a fun way to combine old and new forms of communication,” to deliver the news, said Walden press secretary Andrew Whelan.

Alleged killer once tended hives, sources say

The unemployed truck driver who police say may be the “honeybee” killer loved ham radio, hunting and smiley-face emoticons, and lived for a time at a Morris hunting lodge where he tended a honeybee farm, according to police, friends and his Internet postings. (KC9AWD)

It’s over and out for the radio amateurs (UK)

RED tape has forced an amateur radio club out of the school it has called home for a decade.
Halifax and District Amateur Radio Society has trained and broadcast from a physics lab at Rishworth School for the last 10 years.

Radio amateurs angered by cellphone law (New Brunswick)

Ham radio operators in New Brunswick are angry that New Brunswick’s new cellphone law will force them to pull over to the side of the road to talk into their microphones.

New Rules Governing Vanity, Club Station Call Signs to Take Effect February 14, 2011

On Wednesday, December 15, new rules affecting vanity and club station call signs within the Amateur Radio Service were published in the Federal Register. These new rules will go into effect on February 14, 2011.

Top marks for radio ham (New Zealand)

A Masterton chef turned broadcast student has graduated with a “trifecta” of prizes from a Wellington radio school.

Debra Sandford, 32, won the dux prize at the New Zealand Radio Training School’s graduation ceremony held in Wellington last Wednesday.

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