HAMs Head For The Hills

Oregon Magazine ^ | August 1, 2002 | KE7DC

[WaterDragon]

The term "HAM" is a nickname for those who participate in the hobby called amateur radio. The origin of that term is not known to us. The term "amateur" these days means "one who is not professional." Doen't know much about the subject.

That was not the original meaning....(snip) Every year in June, HAMs generate disaster....(snip)

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[archy]

But I *weally* wonder whence the ham wadio term *Elmer* is derived. Pwerhaps it's becwase the voices of so many operwattors sound wike Elmer Fudd....

Well on sideband, maybe. No, wait, that's Donald Duck!

<+>---<)B^) DE K9UI

Probably their tubes....

[NorthernRight]

Now that's hillarious!

Discovered! Why slop-bucket sounds like "Donald Duck".

It's the tubes! ROTFLMAO!!!!!!

de VA3ES

[WaterDragon]

Great photo, thanks!

[Brownie74]

I operated as K5SLD for the Arlington ARC.

It is great that your wife has a license. I wonder if she ever checks into the FMCA (Family Motor Coach Assn.) net on 14.263? The YL's usually get going about noon or 1 PM CST and the OM's take over after that. I listen for my friend WA4JYJ there. I talked to him yesterday and he was in the canyons of Yellowstone. He is coming back south from Alaska.

Ain't Ham Radio great? 73.

[retiredtexan]

Ham! Shucks you all know it is just a big hunk of hogs butt.

[teletech]

I operated as K5SLD for the Arlington ARC.

It is great that your wife has a license. I wonder if she ever checks into the FMCA (Family Motor Coach Assn.) net on 14.263? The YL's usually get going about noon or 1 PM CST and the OM's take over after that. I listen for my friend WA4JYJ there. I talked to him yesterday and he was in the canyons of Yellowstone. He is coming back south from Alaska.

Ain't Ham Radio great? 73.

I have checked into the FMCA Net but I don't believe my wife has yet. She always says she can't get me away from the mike long enough to do any operating herself. Hi.

I shall look for your friend. By the way, what is YOUR callsign? FReep mail me if you don't want it on the thread.

Yes sir, Ham Radio is the greatest hobby in the world!

[WaterDragon]

bttt for HAMs!

[gwmoore]

VA3ES de WA3IVX--FB on the info OM es we gotta have a FR net for real--es QAP for a good freq tht will cover our user area--maybe we should do this on CW--hi--2Ø looks good here, but we should look at 15 es 1Ø for those FR's who are real DX because 15 was WIDE open today--what do u think about time? 23ØØ-ØØØZ?
73 es tnx de WA3IVX (Greg)

please note: I kept the abbreviations to a minimum for those reading the thread who are not hams..