Author: Hansl Hohlleiter
SATIREHumility in Amateur Radio — Or: How Rudi Rapportjäger Came Fourth and the World Had to Know
There is a virtue in amateur radio that is as rare as a quiet QSO on 14.313 MHz: humility. Most of us know the word. Some can even spell it. But live it? Hardly anyone does.…
SATIREThe Repeater Cop — Or: How Edwin Ehrenkodex Documented 4,327 Violations and Still Was Never Heard
Edwin Ehrenkodex, OE0EEK , is no ordinary radio amateur. Edwin is a guardian. A watchman. A beacon of operating procedure in a world of Q-code deniers and callsign mumblers. His territory: the VHF/UHF repeaters of his…
SATIREThe EmComm Prepper — Or: How Herbert Hochsicher Owned Three Generators and Couldn't Start Any of Them
There are radio amateurs who prepare for emergencies. Who have a backup generator, a wire antenna in the basement and perhaps a power bank. And then there's Herbert. Herbert Hochsicher, OE0HHS, is not prepared. Herbert is…
SATIREThe Digital Refusenik — Or: How Sepp Seitenband Held Back Progress (Almost)
There are radio amateurs who move with the times. Who try FT8, set up DMR, install VARA. Who embrace new operating modes like children with a new toy. And then there's Sepp. Sepp Seitenband, OE0SSB, has…
SATIREGustl Großsignal Searches for Himself — and Finds Nothing
It was a perfectly normal Sunday morning. Gustl Großsignal, OE0GGS, was sitting in front of his laptop configuring his handheld. For the third time this week. Why it wasn't working again, he didn't quite know —…
SATIREA Dirty Iceberg: The Most Expensive DXpedition in History is Coming
A dirty iceberg, 130 metres long, 50 metres wide and 16 metres tall. And half the amateur radio world is losing its mind. The crew of the Polarstern – Germany's floating pride, a research icebreaker from…
SATIREQRZ.com Down — But the Shop Still Works. Of Course.
There are things that are certain: death, taxes, and QRZ.com going down at some point. But what happens when one of the most important websites in amateur radio simply vanishes — without a message, without an…
SATIREThe Website OM — How OE8YML Forgot How to Operate and Pays an AI to Be Funny
There are hams who operate. There are hams who build. There are hams who sit on club committees. And then there's Michi, OE8YML. Michi does none of that. Michi runs a website. And on this website,…
SATIREThe King of Shortwave — How Rudi Röhre Conquered the World with "Very Little Power"
Meet Rudi Röhre: 40 years licensed, three flagship transceivers, a 30-metre mast, 1,200 watts he calls "very little power", and a deep personal hatred of anything digital. A portrait of a man who has conquered the world — mostly by talking to German-speaking expats on pre-arranged skeds. Satire by Hansl Hohlleiter.
SATIREThe Honeypot — Or: How to Milk an Entire Amateur Radio Community with Honey
Every community has one. Someone who always smiles, always helps, always brings cake. Until you look at his hands. What happens when honey replaces ham spirit — and friendship is just another word for free labour.
SATIREThe Honeypot — Or: How to Milk an Entire Amateur Radio Community with Honey
Willi: The Nicest OM Every amateur radio community has one. You know him. He's the one who calls you "my friend" on first contact, who remembers your birthday, your XYL's name, and that you once mentioned…
SATIRESolo Is More Fun — How to Claim a First Activation All for Yourself
Three OMs plan a SOTA first activation. Two wait at the parking lot. One is already on top. What happens when ambition outweighs honor — and mountains were missing from someone's childhood.
