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Ham Radio

Ham Radio Article

More about "ham radios" read on below

Ham is an informal term for an amateur radio operator, and, by extension, "ham radio" refers to amateur radio in general. This use of the word first appeared in the United States during the opening decade of the twentieth century - for example, Robert A. Morton in "Wireless Interference", from the April, 1909 Electrician and Mechanic, reported overhearing an amateur radio transmission which included the comment: "Say, do you know the fellow who is putting up a new station out your way? I think he is a ham." However, the term did not gain widespread usage in the United States until around 1920, after which it slowly spread to other English-speaking countries.

One reason for the slow adoption was related to the word's origin, as one of many insults employed by landline telegraph operators at the time, for it originally meant a "poor operator".("Ham" was also already in more general use as a slang word meaning "incompetent", most commonly in the phrase "ham actor".) Early radio (initially known as wireless telegraphy) included many former wire telegraph operators, and within the new service "ham" was employed as a pejorative term by professional radiotelegraph operators to suggest that amateur enthusiasts were unskilled - in "Floods and Wireless" by Hanby Carver, from the August, 1915 Technical World Magazine, the author noted "Then someone thought of the 'hams'. This is the name that the commercial wireless service has given to amateur operators..." A letter from a Western Union Telegraph Company employee, printed in the December, 1919 edition of the amateur radio publication QST, showed familiarity with the word's negative connotations, expressing concern that "Many unknowing land wire telegraphers, hearing the word 'amateur' applied to men connected with wireless, regard him as a 'ham' or 'lid'". However, during this period many other amateurs were in the process of proudly adopting "ham" as a description of their hobby, embracing the word that was originally an insult, similar to the way Yankee Doodle evolved. (See, for example, Thomas F. Hunter's exuberant "I am the wandering Ham" from the January, 1920 QST).




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Yaesu Counter YC 355D

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HNN9008 FOR MOTOROLA GP320 GP328 GP380 HT750 HT1250

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SEA INC.ESP-520 TRANSCEIVER IN NICE COND.

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Shortened G5RV HF antenna 51' ham radio STEALTH

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25MMEARP Acoustic Tube Ear Piece 2.5mm for Speaker Mic

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NEW LDG AT-7000 Autotuner 2000 memories

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Heathkit SB-300/301/401 etc Cab. Paint

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1994 RADIO SHACK 2 METER NEW IN BOX HAM RADIO HTX-212 !

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NEW VOX THROAT EAR MICROPHONE FOR KENWOOD 2 PIN

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battery for HNN8148 MOTOROLA RADIUS P110 2-way radio

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USB Programming Cable for Kenwood TK-385 280 480 KPG-36

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