Category: The Jammer – Satire on Air
The Locator Denier — When Maidenhead Becomes a Culture War
A Störsender satire by Hansl Hohlleiter It was a perfectly normal Saturday afternoon on 40 metres. The sun was shining, the bands were open, and Markus, OE0MGL, was calling CQ. Clean SSB on 7.130. A textbook…
The QRG Loudmouth — How Diethelm Besserwisser Turned the Hobby into a Solo Act
A Störsender satire by Hansl Hohlleiter Diethelm Besserwisser, OE0DBW, has a QO-100 ground station. If you didn't know that yet, don't worry — he'll tell you. During the first QSO. And the second. And the third.…
The Repeater Troll — How Helmut Heulton Silenced an Entire Frequency
A Störsender satire by Hansl Hohlleiter Helmut Heulton, OE0HHT, has logged exactly two hundred and forty-seven QSOs, most of them by accident — someone landed on his frequency and he responded out of reflex. Helmut doesn't…
The Briefcase Operator: Portrait of a Privileged Quiet Tyrant
⚡ THE JAMMER SPECIAL — Hansl Hohlleiter reports You might not recognise him immediately. He's not the one shouting on the repeater or breaking into the net. No, the Briefcase Operator is subtler than that. He…
Humility 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.…
The 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…
The 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…
The 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…
Gustl 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 —…
A 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…
QRZ.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…
The 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,…
