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It's interesting how I read so often of people calling this HAM. Such as, "Is Ham that hobby?" below. I first got started in amateur radio with my novice licen
by assimpleaspossi 2y ago
It's interesting how I read so often of people calling this HAM. Such as, "Is Ham that hobby?" below.
I first got started in amateur radio with my novice license in 1966. We always called it "ham radio" or "amateur radio" or said I was a ham radio operator but no one ever called it HAM or spelled it in all caps. On HN, at least, I see it every time the subject is brought up. And it seems to be a fairly recent event.
- floren 2y agoThere's a persistent belief among non-hams that it is an acronym or something. I don't get it either.
- fortran77 2y agoIt infuriates me to see people spell it as "HAM". (Extra since 1977, also First Class Radiotelephone with Radar Endorsement, and First Class Radiotelegraph.)
- pbj1968 2y ago[flagged]
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- vitaflo 2y agoProbably a self fulfilling prophecy. You see it a few times and if you don't know any better, you assume that's how it's supposed to be. The same as people talking about hams "broadcasting". It's very obvious anyone talking like that is not a ham, but they don't know why that's incorrect. Basically you don't know what you don't know.
- wkjagt 2y agoI noticed this week that even Radioddity doesn't know it's not an acronym. "Whether you’re a first-time buyer or a seasoned HAM, we hope you’ll find our products, prices, content and resources to be just what you need." https://www.radioddity.com/pages/about-us https://www.radioddity.com/pages/about-us