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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[Squantos]

BTTT !...errr ahhh CQ-CQ-CQ !

Stay Safe !

[TonyInOhio]

TNX FER ARTICLE OM

73 DE W8HRO

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

mmmmmmm......ham! On rye with mustard & swiss, please!

[Taxbilly]

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[WaterDragon]

You will have to translate for those of us not trained in Morse, Taxbilly!

[Taxbilly]

You will have to translate for those of us not trained in Morse, Taxbilly! OK

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[JackOfVA]

1 Delta Virginia. QSL?

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[WaterDragon]

Thanks, that helped so much!

[Mark17]

Hi hi hi, and that does not mean hello, but you knew that. 73s, de KJ6II

[Joe Hadenuf]

The term HAM may have come from one of the first call signs used or issued......This is what I heard and may be just speculation....

[Mark17]

Thanks, that helped so much!

LOL, Water, those of us who are Hams, know exactly what his Morse code means, though we are more used to hearing Morse than we are seeing it on paper.

[WaterDragon]

There is something mythic about HAM operators, I think. And we seldom hear much about you guys except maybe during disasters.

[archy]

LOL, Water, those of us who are Hams, know exactly what his Morse code means, though we are more used to hearing Morse than we are seeing it on paper.

Some of us who the military trained in Vail System/American Standard Morse as well as International Morse as used by amateur and other radio operations can be a little sketchy on their diddydahs though. And pity the poor Russian hams who have to deal with a Cyrillic alphabet....

Thankfully, NATO went with the international version in the mid-1960s. But not before some of us became more familiar with a system immediately recognizable by a railroad brasspounder of a century before. -archy-/-

[Mark17]

Yes, during disasters, Fed, state and local governments like to use our comm skills, plus, in the past, we had better radios than they did. I am not sure that is still the case, however. There are also a growing number of female Hams too. I used to laugh when I would hear a female Ham on HF from other countries, because the men would line up, just to talk to a female Ham.

[steveo]

I once read (again speculation) it was coined in a early radio construction book or magazine. Story is that it stands for 'Home Amateur Mechanic'.

73 de N6QBZ

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[teletech]

I am proud to say that I have been in this wonderful "hobby" for 46 years (all with the same callsign). Amateur Radio has served our country well in good times and bad and will continue to do so. I salute my fellow Radio Amateurs here on FR. DE K9LAE

[Joe Hadenuf]

I agree, it's a great, and interesting hobby.

[fire_eye]

And... The best thing about "Field Day" is that it's
outdoors, so it doesn't matter that Ham's don't bathe!

[Mark17]

Some of us who the military trained in Vail System/American Standard Morse

I was just an air traffic controller, they didn't teach me squat. I learned Morse code on my own, to get a Ham license. I was controlling airplanes for 11 years, and still did not have a clue how radio waves propagate. I only learned that when I got a Ham license. It got to be like second nature. I knew what freq to get on for the distance I wanted to go, and the time of day to do it. Most people probably do not know that the majority of HF communications only works during daylight hours, and not at night.