ham radio

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ham radio

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Uncertain. The word ham is attested in American English since the 1880s, both in the acting sense and in the sense of an unskilled worker. For more information, see Etymology of ham radio on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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colloquial, uncountable The hobby of amateur radio communication.

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@misc{ham_radio_2026,
  title = {ham radio},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ham%20radio},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}