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  2. Amateur radio operator - Wikipedia

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    About three million amateur radio operators are currently active worldwide. [1] Amateur radio operators are also known as radio amateurs or hams. The term "ham" as a nickname for amateur radio operators originated in a pejorative usage (like "ham actor") by operators in commercial and professional radio communities, and dates to wired telegraphy.

  3. Amateur radio - Wikipedia

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    Amateur radio operators use their amateur radio station to make contacts with individual hams as well as participate in round-table discussion groups or "rag chew sessions" on the air. Some join in regularly scheduled on-air meetings with other amateur radio operators, called "nets" (as in "networks"), which are moderated by a station referred ...

  4. Etymology of ham radio - Wikipedia

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    Ham radio is a popular term for amateur radio, derived from "ham" as an informal name for an amateur radio operator.The use first appeared in the United States during the opening decade of the 20th century—for example, in 1909, Robert A. Morton reported overhearing an amateur radio transmission which included the comment: "Say, do you know the fellow who is putting up a new station out your way?

  5. Hamfest will bring together amateur radio enthusiasts from ...

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    The exhibitors will include companies showing off the latest in radios, antennas, wire and other supplies, as well as amateur radio operators, called hams, looking to sell or trade excess parts.

  6. If China declares war, these ham radio enthusiasts could be ...

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    Amateur radio operators (also known as “hams”) tend to use the high radio frequencies, a measure of the oscillation rate of electromagnetic waves. The higher the frequency, the shorter the ...

  7. Amateur radio club connects students with enthusiasts - AOL

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    28/22 NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — An amateur radio club at a local college is connecting students with other radio enthusiasts from around the world while engaging in groundbreaking research. From the ...

  8. Amateur radio net - Wikipedia

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    An amateur radio net, or simply ham net, is an "on-the-air" gathering of amateur radio operators.Most nets convene on a regular schedule and specific frequency, and are organized for a particular purpose, such as relaying messages, discussing a common topic of interest, in severe weather (for example, during a Skywarn activation), emergencies, or simply as a regular gathering of friends for ...

  9. History of amateur radio - Wikipedia

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    With most of the American amateur radio operators in the armed forces at this time, the US government created the War Emergency Radio Service which would remain active through 1945. After the War the amateur radio service began operating again, with many hams converting war surplus radios, such as the ARC-5, to amateur use.

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