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Ham doesn’t usually make me hungry. I don’t really like it, though I enjoy various other pork-based products (for a complete list you can email me).

Today, however, was slightly out of the ordinary for me. Since I’ve been getting a great deal of nourishment from an 8-pound block of medium cheddar and a box of club crackers for the past year, an assignment to cover ham radio enthusiasts was an enticing prospect.

Unfortunately, the name of the radio is very misleading and there is little to no ham in its makeup. Boo. The event, on the other hand, was actually pretty cool. It was the 52nd annual Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) — an event where Boy Scouts can communicate with people throughout the world with the help of licensed ham radio operators in addition to various other forms of communication.

Though the ham was in very short supply, I had fun shooting the event. There was even a demonstration on texting vs. Morse code. After seeing it, I might rig my car up with a telegraph as I do not think there is a city ordinance in effect against “coding” while driving (suckers). Thank you 19th century technology.

While I’m at it, a can and a wire might be in order too.

Thanks for looking.

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