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What makes a real ham?
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June 3rd 05, 02:06 PM
Michael Coslo
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What makes a person a real ham?
KOHB says
The FCC says this:
§97.3 Definitions.
(a) (1) Amateur operator. A person named in an amateur
operator/primary station grant on the ULS consolidated
licensee database
If your name is on an unexpired license grant, you're a real ham.
The definition you quoted says"Amateur Operator". There is no mention
of the word "ham"
in the definition.
"Ham" is a label given to certain people with a certain belief system.
"Hams" are a subset of the group of Amateur operators. Not all amateur
operators are "hams".
What makes a person a Ham? There are too many characteristics to list.
Hams like antennas, and Morse code. They usually don't like the
technical aspect of the hobby (except for antennas).
They are often older, and male. They like to use the terminology. They
like to discuss ham politics.
There are other characteristics of a ham, which I will not list.
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