NMADISON, TEXAS - A southern Texas amateur radio club is scrambling to figure
out how to keep people away from their Field Day activities after a newspaper
published details about their event.ÿ
"We just wanted the bonus points, not visitors," said Nathan Binn.
"I sent an email to our small-town weekly newspaper expecting them to ignore it
like they do every year.ÿInstead, they published the date and time of our
event, our hotel room number, my cell phone and my email address," he said.ÿ
Binn became concerned after receiving a phone call from the proprietor of the
Best Western Inn.ÿ
The hotel manager, Louis Downington, told Ham Hijinks, "When the room was
booked I was under the impression that it was just five guys fooling around
with ham radio. But then I read in the newspaper it was an `event' at my hotel
and wasn't happy at all."
"This year, we decided to set up at the hotel with our gear and portable
antennas to enjoy indoor amenities like air conditioning and a vending machine
while operating," said Binn.
But the radio club actually doesn't want visitors. "We're not very sociable
people," said Binn. "And our food plans do not include enough rations for more
than our group."
"We are grateful for the bonus points, but I don't know what we'll do if
someone shows up," he said.
By K5KVN[1], on the scene
[1]
http://qrz.com/db/k5kvn
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