Category: The Jammer – Satire on Air
SATIREThe Self-Talk Mesher: How Manfred Mehrfach bought six nodes and chatted with himself
Six devices, six names, one person. Manfred Mehrfach has built the liveliest mesh network in the district – and he is its only participant. Hansl Hohlleiter on six repeaters on one living-room table.
SATIREThe Radio Manager: How Adi Amtskette became somebody because a topic belonged to him
He is a radio manager. He has a four-line signature. He has an annual report in which the word „I" appears 31 times. What he does not have is the ability to survive a single objection without calling for somebody who will sort it out for him.
SATIREThe Cellar Node: How Kurt Kellerknoten asked whether he may test, and nobody answered
He has a repeater. He has a mesh node. He even has a rubber stamp. What he does not have is a connected antenna. Hansl Hohlleiter on Kurt Kellerknoten and the question nobody answers any more.
SATIREMesh Is Fresh — Or How Mario Maschenwerk Wired a Whole Valley and Nobody Had Anything to Say
Twenty euros, no exam, no provider, no shutdown date — and yet the community is building the finest silent network in Austria. Hansl is in it himself. Which is exactly why he gets to write this down.
SATIREThe Weißt-eh-Runde — Or How Ottokar Oberlehrer Abolished Emergency Comms Before the Power Went Out
A Jammer satire by Hansl Hohlleiter Every morning at seven o'clock sharp, as reliable as coffee trickling into the cup, the repeater OE0XRR opens up — and with it perhaps the most enduring institution in Austrian…
SATIREThe Copyright Cavalier — Or How Wilfried Wasserzeichen Privatised the Commons
A Jammer satire by Hansl Hohlleiter There are radio amateurs who share their knowledge. And then there is Wilfried Wasserzeichen, OE0WWZ, who licenses it. The distinction is sacred to him, and he defends it with a…
SATIREThe Command-Post Chief — Or How Egon Eilmeldung Turned a Thunderstorm into a Command Decision
A Jammer satire by Hansl Hohlleiter There are radio amateurs who simply pursue their hobby. And then there is Egon Eilmeldung, OE0EGN, who makes world history . At least in his own perception, which — one…
SATIREGus Big-Signal Strikes Back — Or: How Hansl Got a Message and Kept Writing Anyway
After the article "Gustl Großsignal Searches for Himself — and Finds Nothing" , it was only a matter of time. Three days, to be precise. Then came the WhatsApp message. And another one. And another. Your…
SATIREThe Radio Specialist — How Siegfried Pickerl Stuck His Logo Over Motorola and Proved Himself Right
A Störsender satire by Hansl Hohlleiter Siegfried Pickerl, OE0PIC, is a specialist. Not a radio amateur — a specialist. He's happy to explain the difference, at length, unprompted. A radio amateur, says Siegfried, tinkers. A specialist…
SATIREThe Species of the Long-Service Certificate Collector — How Klaus Klagemauer Became Immortal by Merely Being There
A Störsender satire by Hansl Hohlleiter Klaus Klagemauer, OE0KLG, has been around for nearly sixty years. He likes to say so, and he says it often. For Klaus, "sixty years" is not a span of time…
SATIREThe Reflex-Flexxer — Or: How Reinhold Reflexxer Always Owns the Pricier Rig but Is Only Heard on the Repeater
There are radio amateurs who listen. And then there is Reinhold Reflexxer, OE0FLX. Reinhold doesn't listen — Reinhold waits. He waits for the moment someone proudly mentions their new rig. Because then, and only then, a…
SATIRERare DX: How Klara Kurzwelle Triggered a Pile-Up Just by Existing
A Jammer satire by Hansl Hohlleiter Klara Kurzwelle, OE0KKW, is a radio amateur. That should really be the whole sentence. She passed her exam with nearly full marks, built her own dual-band antenna, and has been…
