On Mon, 2 Jun 2008, wrote:

On May 29, 6:01 pm, "D. Stussy" wrote:
So, basically, calling someone a "ham" is the same as calling them a retard
at worst, and at best, acknowledging their irrelevant self-importance in
thinking that they know what they're doing (whether they do or not).

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You asked.

Where DO you get your information from?

Try this on for size before you make a rant like this again.

http://www.arrl.org/whyham.html

I wouldn't take that as definitive.

All the times I've seen people try to define where the term came from
have never come up with anything absolute. It's too far back in time.
and nobody recorded the origins at the time.

The point is it doesn't matter, since it was so long ago that the name
ceases to have a connection to it. It's used because it has been used.

Michael VE2BVW