" One more piece. Back around 1953, my Elmer, (Shorty,
SK, W5OLV - old lousy virgin), told me that the "ham"
in ham radio originated with the way English cockney
amateur radio operators pronounced "'amateur" as in
"ham-ateur".


Not sure I believe that; there are not many people in England who talk like
Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins!!

73
Jeff