http://www.dashtoons.com/ What's up with Dashtoons en Copyright 2009 k1nss@dashtoons.com (Jeff K1NSS) k1nss@dashtoons.com Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:34:43 GMT Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:34:43 GMT RSS DreamFeeder v 2.5.2 We're less sure about intelligent ham life at Dashtoons than we are about Japan. That's why we're out to break the 599 QSL VIA BURO 73 Barrier and make even more meaningful contact with the advanced civilization that brought us Icom, Yaesu, Kenwood and Godzilla, among so many other coolnesses that feed our inner need for advanced digital signal processing and wrestlers in monster suits rolling around wrecked toy cities. Is our Japanese up to snuff? Can you say Domo Arigato Mister Roboto? Can you Karaoke Sukiyaki? Come on. Thanks to Yahoo's Babel Fish, these days it's like shootin' koi in a barrel, this Katakana Benihana stuff. So grab your iPod, turn up The Vapors, and get your bad ham self Turning JA -- where else but Dashtoons? We're less sure about intelligent ham life at Dashtoons than we are about Japan. That's why we're out to break the 599 QSL VIA BURO 73 Barrier and make even more meaningful contact with the advanced civilization that brought us Icom, Yaesu, Kenwood and Godzilla, among so many other coolnesses that feed our inner need for advanced digital signal processing and wrestlers in monster suits rolling around wrecked toy cities. Is our Japanese up to snuff? Can you say Domo Arigato Mister Roboto? Can you Karaoke Sukiyaki? Come on. Thanks to Yahoo's Babel Fish, these days it's like shootin' koi in a barrel, this Katakana Benihana stuff. So grab your iPod, turn up The Vapors, and get your bad ham self Turning JA -- where else but Dashtoons? http://www.dashtoons.com Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:27:03 GMT Jeff K1NSS data:text/plain,manual:1283344451749:8743543302249048:http://www.dashtoons.com/RSS%20message.rss The electromagnetic world remains stymied after the newly-uncovered visage of a certain Swiss amateur radio operator of yesteryear has defied all descriptive attempts. Many have tried, all have failed - from the merely glib to golden throated orators,, whether informed by fresh eyes, jaundiced eyes, eyes focused like laser beams or indirectly like Perseus, all tongues are turned to stone by his likeness. Step right up, the price of admission is far less than a thin dime...where else but Dashtoons?! The electromagnetic world remains stymied after the newly-uncovered visage of a certain Swiss amateur radio operator of yesteryear has defied all descriptive attempts. Many have tried, all have failed - from the merely glib to golden throated orators,, whether informed by fresh eyes, jaundiced eyes, eyes focused like laser beams or indirectly like Perseus, all tongues are turned to stone by his likeness. Step right up, the price of admission is far less than a thin dime...where else but Dashtoons?! http://www.dashtoons.com Mon, 16 Aug 2010 03:30:49 GMT Jeff K1NSS data:text/plain,manual:1281930144887:8484207248035175:http://www.dashtoons.com/RSS%20message.rss We have the negatives! In a bizarre twist, balloon animal party favors, so-called balloon "haminals,"reputed to have been passed out after an Arcade Fire rock concert are now thought to be linked to a guerilla marketing scheme first uncovered by...where else but Dashtoons?! We have the negatives! In a bizarre twist, balloon animal party favors, so-called balloon "haminals,"reputed to have been passed out after an Arcade Fire rock concert are now thought to be linked to a guerilla marketing scheme first uncovered by...where else but Dashtoons?! http://www.dashtoons.com Sat, 07 Aug 2010 15:34:48 GMT Jeff K1NSS data:text/plain,manual:1281196025363:9967778333965256:http://www.dashtoons.com/RSS%20message.rss There's a ham radio firestorm raging across the web due to the apparent sampling of ARRL's iconic logo by Arcade Fire, a typically iconoclastic Canadian rock band backed by American Express and other Ragers Against The Machine. Find out who's REALLY playing fast and loose with our sacred black diamond -- where else but Dashtoons?! There's a ham radio firestorm raging across the web due to the apparent sampling of ARRL's iconic logo by Arcade Fire, a typically iconoclastic Canadian rock band backed by American Express and other Ragers Against The Machine. Find out who's REALLY playing fast and loose with our sacred black diamond -- where else but Dashtoons?! http://www.dashtoons.com Thu, 05 Aug 2010 23:14:12 GMT Jeff K1NSS data:text/plain,manual:1281050938492:8464161362852494:http://www.dashtoons.com/RSS%20message.rss Electronic hobbyists who follow a certain popular TV series and never heard of Dashtoons may be surprised to learn that long before Snooki and The Situation were but gleams in their parents' eyes, two of amateur radio's own set off for Seaside Heights in a beat MGA with a Multi-Elmac mobile rig between their Jersey knees. If this is news to you, don't miss Dash! The Dog-Faced Ham as a half-baked young rocker and his Extra Class bird Justine as they get sidetracked from a Chatterbox audition to the last days of the fabled streets of New York's Radio Row by a mysterious high school ham guitar buddy. A stretch? All the way back to Route 22 in the summer of 66...where else but Dashtoons? Electronic hobbyists who follow a certain popular TV series and never heard of Dashtoons may be surprised to learn that long before Snooki and The Situation were but gleams in their parents' eyes, two of amateur radio's own set off for Seaside Heights in a beat MGA with a Multi-Elmac mobile rig between their Jersey knees. If this is news to you, don't miss Dash! The Dog-Faced Ham as a half-baked young rocker and his Extra Class bird Justine as they get sidetracked from a Chatterbox audition to the last days of the fabled streets of New York's Radio Row by a mysterious high school ham guitar buddy. A stretch? All the way back to Route 22 in the summer of 66...where else but Dashtoons? http://www.dashtoons.com/LS%20Arch.html Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:57:46 GMT Jeff K1NSS data:text/plain,manual:1280676040335:22730025805339416:http://www.dashtoons.com/RSS%20message.rss Before there were Couch Potatoes, giant RADIO POTATOES lay about the Earth listening to short wave broadcasting...and the proof was just defrosted...where else but Dashtoons! Before there were Couch Potatoes, giant RADIO POTATOES lay about the Earth listening to short wave broadcasting...and the proof was just defrosted...where else but Dashtoons! http://www.dashtoons.com Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:09:42 GMT Jeff K1NSS data:text/plain,manual:1277252669854:13720926083227702:http://www.dashtoons.com/RSS%20message.rss Dude up your new device like a vintage Hallicrafters portable with a Dash! of Dog-Faced Ham. Our ipad ham comics wallpaper is free for personal use, where else but Dashtoons?! Dude up your new device like a vintage Hallicrafters portable with a Dash! of Dog-Faced Ham. Our ipad ham comics wallpaper is free for personal use, where else but Dashtoons?! http://www.dashtoons.com Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:30:17 GMT Jeff K1NSS data:text/plain,manual:1277138139935:8498917251298622:http://www.dashtoons.com/RSS%20message.rss Ham radio iPadders now have easy access to Dashtoons on the fly! Introducing our iDash! mobile homepage, -- it gives you the essentials front and center right off the bat. You get the latest Dash! The Dog-Faced Ham cartoon, plus a simplified menu for diggin' deep as you please into Dashtoons, no fuss or muss -- where else but you know where?! Ham radio iPadders now have easy access to Dashtoons on the fly! Introducing our iDash! mobile homepage, -- it gives you the essentials front and center right off the bat. You get the latest Dash! The Dog-Faced Ham cartoon, plus a simplified menu for diggin' deep as you please into Dashtoons, no fuss or muss -- where else but you know where?! http.www.dashtoons.com Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:28:24 GMT Jeff K1NSS data:text/plain,manual:1276740084091:7401857959431078:http://www.dashtoons.com/RSS%20message.rss As you read this, Dash! The Dog-Faced Ham is swingin' his Yagi of Bilingual Yucks towards the Land of the Rising Fun! Yes, our first issue of microEzine RADIOLAF is about to be beamed straight into Tokyo's Akihabara -- the very belly of the Hobby Electrocomics Matrix that ensnares us all! What monsters may be unleashed? What Professors with beautiful daughers chased after by wisecracking reporters and the entire Science Patrol, careening around corners packed into a Corvair Monza may be required to Reverse the Polarities? See a sketchy coming attraction now -- where else but Dashtoons?! As you read this, Dash! The Dog-Faced Ham is swingin' his Yagi of Bilingual Yucks towards the Land of the Rising Fun! Yes, our first issue of microEzine RADIOLAF is about to be beamed straight into Tokyo's Akihabara -- the very belly of the Hobby Electrocomics Matrix that ensnares us all! What monsters may be unleashed? What Professors with beautiful daughers chased after by wisecracking reporters and the entire Science Patrol, careening around corners packed into a Corvair Monza may be required to Reverse the Polarities? See a sketchy coming attraction now -- where else but Dashtoons?! http://www.dashtoons.com Sun, 13 Jun 2010 02:47:11 GMT Jeff K1NSS data:text/plain,manual:1276400485739:15255036949664724:http://www.dashtoons.com/RSS%20message.rss Are Yanks hammin' gammon enough to maintain an RSGB membership? You'll be the jury and Dash! will be the judge of that in a brand new Trial by Dash! -- featuring ourTexas Death Cage Match Review of what it's really like to join Her Majesty's Hoity-Toity Radio Society of Great Britain -- where else but Dashtoons?! Are Yanks hammin' gammon enough to maintain an RSGB membership? You'll be the jury and Dash! will be the judge of that in a brand new Trial by Dash! -- featuring ourTexas Death Cage Match Review of what it's really like to join Her Majesty's Hoity-Toity Radio Society of Great Britain -- where else but Dashtoons?! http://www.dashtoons.com Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:44:18 GMT Jeff K1NSS data:text/plain,manual:1276023639470:34132124191261224:http://www.dashtoons.com/RSS%20message.rss At long last Dash! The Dog-Faced Ham gets down and digital with his very own all-mode decoder ring. Yes, he's now tumbling over a waterfall near you, stuck on the same old script that served him so poorly all those analog years, only now it's Podcasted, EchoLinked, and digitally propagated ready to go Global Gray Goo Viral any second! Don't miss Fine Monkey Business as usual, where else but Dashtoons?! At long last Dash! The Dog-Faced Ham gets down and digital with his very own all-mode decoder ring. Yes, he's now tumbling over a waterfall near you, stuck on the same old script that served him so poorly all those analog years, only now it's Podcasted, EchoLinked, and digitally propagated ready to go Global Gray Goo Viral any second! Don't miss Fine Monkey Business as usual, where else but Dashtoons?! http://www.dashtoons.com Sat, 05 Jun 2010 20:51:02 GMT Jeff K1NSS data:text/plain,manual:1275772613683:10044299356482744:http://www.dashtoons.com/RSS%20message.rss Read the latest book of Dash! The Dog-Faced Ham on the cheap on your PC or Mac -- now just $3.73 for the Adobe Digitial Editions eBook version at Lulu.com. Reader software is a free Adobe download. Holding out for the iPad version? Hold your horses, we're on it, iPad Sky Buddies coming soon -- where else but Dashtoons?! Read the latest book of Dash! The Dog-Faced Ham on the cheap on your PC or Mac -- now just $3.73 for the Adobe Digitial Editions eBook version at Lulu.com. Reader software is a free Adobe download. Holding out for the iPad version? Hold your horses, we're on it, iPad Sky Buddies coming soon -- where else but Dashtoons?! http://www.dashtoons.com Fri, 28 May 2010 15:48:21 GMT Jeff K1NSS data:text/plain,manual:1275062359284:27713411570625144:http://www.dashtoons.com/RSS%20message.rss Dash! The Dog-Faced Ham's new book "Sky Buddies" by Jeff K1NSS was recently touted for its "edgy, sharp, very up to date" style by Ward Silver, N0AX, author of "Ham Radio for Dummies" and all-around ARRL hotshot scribe. "A great read and a treat for the eyeballs if you like good comic art," cheered N0AX on his ARRL 2010 Dayton Blog, and more recently seconded that emotion on his ARRL Contest Update page. Whoa, Ward! -- TNX OM! Copy more reception reports on "Sky Buddies," by more Hams' Hams like Hotshot Stan WA1LOU, Contributing Editor of ARRL. org's SURFIN' -- where else but Dashtoons? Dash! The Dog-Faced Ham's new book "Sky Buddies" by Jeff K1NSS was recently touted for its "edgy, sharp, very up to date" style by Ward Silver, N0AX, author of "Ham Radio for Dummies" and all-around ARRL hotshot scribe. "A great read and a treat for the eyeballs if you like good comic art," cheered N0AX on his ARRL 2010 Dayton Blog, and more recently seconded that emotion on his ARRL Contest Update page. Whoa, Ward! -- TNX OM! Copy more reception reports on "Sky Buddies," by more Hams' Hams like Hotshot Stan WA1LOU, Contributing Editor of ARRL. org's SURFIN' -- where else but Dashtoons? http://www.dashtoons.com Thu, 27 May 2010 20:50:28 GMT Jeff K1NSS data:text/plain,manual:1274995380620:8749982896778816:http://www.dashtoons.com/RSS%20message.rss There're few amateur radio decisions harder than what to wear to a Hamvention. Does one go with the classic Little Black Belly Shirt, or does one take a walk on the wild side topless in sequined bib overalls and camo fanny pack commodious enough to conceal a vintage Kelvinator with enough room left over for 20 pounds of dirty old barrier strips? Decisions, decisions, our Dog-Faced Ham Hero is conflicted as always -- where else but Dashtoons?! There're few amateur radio decisions harder than what to wear to a Hamvention. Does one go with the classic Little Black Belly Shirt, or does one take a walk on the wild side topless in sequined bib overalls and camo fanny pack commodious enough to conceal a vintage Kelvinator with enough room left over for 20 pounds of dirty old barrier strips? Decisions, decisions, our Dog-Faced Ham Hero is conflicted as always -- where else but Dashtoons?! http://www.dashtoons.com Thu, 06 May 2010 13:46:13 GMT Jeff K1NSS data:text/plain,manual:1273154507933:14654773090498718:http://www.dashtoons.com/RSS%20message.rss If you can make it to Dashtoons' booth at the Hamvention, you qualify for our free, prestigious WAD award -- a signed, snappy, personalized, souvenir certificate featuring flea market denizen Dash! The Dog-Faced Ham hauling home what the cat dragged in. Get yours and get the world's first look at our new book Sky Buddies! Free signed and numbered Dash2Dayton procelain dog bone insulator with every book sold at our booth. Get full details now on the most collectible Dayton souvenirs since callsign joy buzzers...where else but Dashtoons?! If you can make it to Dashtoons' booth at the Hamvention, you qualify for our free, prestigious WAD award -- a signed, snappy, personalized, souvenir certificate featuring flea market denizen Dash! The Dog-Faced Ham hauling home what the cat dragged in. Get yours and get the world's first look at our new book Sky Buddies! Free signed and numbered Dash2Dayton procelain dog bone insulator with every book sold at our booth. Get full details now on the most collectible Dayton souvenirs since callsign joy buzzers...where else but Dashtoons?! http://www.dashtoons.com Sat, 01 May 2010 04:31:45 GMT Jeff K1NSS data:text/plain,manual:1272689447444:8773165788827174:http://www.dashtoons.com/RSS%20message.rss Not since Hope & Crosby hit the road to Singapore have two hams gone such a ridiculous length! Announcing our epic Dash! To Dayton featuring Dash! The Dog-Faced Ham and creator/dogsbody Jeff K1NSS this May at the 2010 Dayton Hamvention. Join us the for the launch of our SECOND Book of Dash! More details, where else but Dashtoons?! Not since Hope & Crosby hit the road to Singapore have two hams gone such a ridiculous length! Announcing our epic Dash! To Dayton featuring Dash! The Dog-Faced Ham and creator/dogsbody Jeff K1NSS this May at the 2010 Dayton Hamvention. Join us the for the launch of our SECOND Book of Dash! More details, where else but Dashtoons?! http://www.dashtoons.com Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:58:40 GMT Jeff K1NSS data:text/plain,manual:1270829760593:6471031857048709:http://www.dashtoons.com/RSS%20message.rss This classic Schlitz advertisement illustrated by John Falter will transport you back to a Golden Age of Amateur Radio when hams wore neckties on the air and their beer was served by women dressed like airline stewardesses. Get the picture posted big as Life right now in our Feedline department, dedicated to the Fine Business of amateur radio refreshment and culture -- where else but Dashtoons?! This classic Schlitz advertisement illustrated by John Falter will transport you back to a Golden Age of Amateur Radio when hams wore neckties on the air and their beer was served by women dressed like airline stewardesses. Get the picture posted big as Life right now in our Feedline department, dedicated to the Fine Business of amateur radio refreshment and culture -- where else but Dashtoons?! http://www.dashtoons.com Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:17:41 GMT Jeff K1NSS data:text/plain,manual:1269651258134:16672853858912572:http://www.dashtoons.com/RSS%20message.rss Installing his new 160 meter antenna, Dash! The Dog-Faced Ham gets lucky and gets help via trendy voice-powered communications -- where else but Dashtoons?! Installing his new 160 meter antenna, Dash! The Dog-Faced Ham gets lucky and gets help via trendy voice-powered communications -- where else but Dashtoons?! http://www.dashtoons.com Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:10:31 GMT Jeff K1NSS data:text/plain,manual:1268429102870:7492447742256652:http://www.dashtoons.com/RSS%20message.rss Feed your cabin fever right now with a free chapter from Dash! The Dog-Faced Ham's critically-acclaimed graphic memoir, LID, KID, SPACE CADET. It's good for what's been ailing you ever since you got mixed up with them crazy short wave radios -- where else but Dashtoons? Feed your cabin fever right now with a free chapter from Dash! The Dog-Faced Ham's critically-acclaimed graphic memoir, LID, KID, SPACE CADET. It's good for what's been ailing you ever since you got mixed up with them crazy short wave radios -- where else but Dashtoons? http://www.dashtoons.com Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:02:47 GMT Jeff K1NSS data:text/plain,manual:1266350998326:5089474593516901:http://www.dashtoons.com/RSS%20message.rss Some radio hobbyists call it educational, but almost the entire southern hemisphere calls it a pain in the neck. Check Dash!Reports now for full details on the Crystal Set -- a giant new rogue constellation blotting out the sky and already wearing out its welcome -- where else but Dashtoons?! Some radio hobbyists call it educational, but almost the entire southern hemisphere calls it a pain in the neck. Check Dash!Reports now for full details on the Crystal Set -- a giant new rogue constellation blotting out the sky and already wearing out its welcome -- where else but Dashtoons?! http://www.dashtoons.com Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:18:30 GMT Jeff K1NSS data:text/plain,manual:1265780259911:5531132403073833:http://www.dashtoons.com/RSS%20message.rss You can't miss Dash! The Dog-Faced Ham at this year's Hamvention. Drop by East Hall and look for the fun booth with a face for radio. We'll be the one Old-Manned by Dashtoons' 'umble Cartoonist Jeff K1NSS --signing books and flogging Dash! to Dayton souvenir funware -- a most original way to mark your own dash to this historic gathering of the clan. More news as it unfolds -- where else but Dashtoons?! You can't miss Dash! The Dog-Faced Ham at this year's Hamvention. Drop by East Hall and look for the fun booth with a face for radio. We'll be the one Old-Manned by Dashtoons' 'umble Cartoonist Jeff K1NSS --signing books and flogging Dash! to Dayton souvenir funware -- a most original way to mark your own dash to this historic gathering of the clan. More news as it unfolds -- where else but Dashtoons?! http://www.dashtoons.com Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:04:46 GMT Jeff K1NSS data:text/plain,manual:1265647336553:8701655727046091:http://www.dashtoons.com/RSS%20message.rss Dash! the Dog-Faced Ham's identical California cousin Splash! takes Morro Bay and Pismo Beach by storm in the latest edition of Feedline -- dedicated to the Fine Business of Amateur Radio Food & Drink... where else but Dashtoons?! Dash! the Dog-Faced Ham's identical California cousin Splash! takes Morro Bay and Pismo Beach by storm in the latest edition of Feedline -- dedicated to the Fine Business of Amateur Radio Food & Drink... where else but Dashtoons?! http://www.dashtooons.com Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:16:51 GMT Jeff K1NSS data:text/plain,manual:1264725224479:5032691623448426:http://www.dashtoons.com/RSS%20message.rss Trial by Dash! kicks off with a raven review. Don't miss one of amateur radio's most coveted accessories put through its paces -- where else but Dashtoons?! Trial by Dash! kicks off with a raven review. Don't miss one of amateur radio's most coveted accessories put through its paces -- where else but Dashtoons?! http://www.dashtoons.com Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:33:52 GMT Jeff K1NSS data:text/plain,manual:1263854384203:6759759162006327:http://www.dashtoons.com/RSS%20message.rss Show off your ham radio pets in Old Pals, our latest new fun feature....where else but Dashtoons?! Show off your ham radio pets in Old Pals, our latest new fun feature....where else but Dashtoons?! http://www.dashtoons.com Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:46:39 GMT Jeff K1NSS data:text/plain,manual:1263077689590:5838592007787933:http://www.dashtoons.com/RSS%20message.rss Groove on every cartoon episode to date from Love Shack on Radio Row, featuring Dash! The Dog-Faced Ham, his Extra Classy YL Justine and mysterious Kappy Kaplowitz the Capacitor King, now playing in one giant superstrip, where else but Dashtoons?! Groove on every cartoon episode to date from Love Shack on Radio Row, featuring Dash! The Dog-Faced Ham, his Extra Classy YL Justine and mysterious Kappy Kaplowitz the Capacitor King, now playing in one giant superstrip, where else but Dashtoons?! http://www.dashtoons.com Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:49:52 GMT JEFF K1NSS data:text/plain,manual:1262830156308:2885598355697039:http://www.dashtoons.com/RSS%20message.rss