Wala Walas to Ham Radio • 3 years agoWhy is it called HAM?message-square9arrow-up110arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up19arrow-down1message-squareWhy is it called HAM?Wala Walas to Ham Radio • 3 years agomessage-square9file-text
minus-square@beepaboopa@lemmy.fmhy.mllinkfedilink1•11 months agoSounds like it came from a slang term for operators who were not proficient - kind of like ham-fisted means to do something without skill. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology_of_ham_radio
Sounds like it came from a slang term for operators who were not proficient - kind of like ham-fisted means to do something without skill.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology_of_ham_radio
A real ham-fisted use of the wireless telegraph!