Wala Walas to Ham Radio@lemmy.ml • 3 years agoWhy is it called HAM?message-square1fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhy is it called HAM?Wala Walas to Ham Radio@lemmy.ml • 3 years agomessage-square1fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCoelacanthuslink1•8 months agoHAM stands for amateur radio operator. That’s originally pejorative usage (like “ham actor”) for amateur radio operator by operators in commercial and professional radio communities.
HAM stands for amateur radio operator. That’s originally pejorative usage (like “ham actor”) for amateur radio operator by operators in commercial and professional radio communities.