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Yeah, that was it, you remembered more of it than I
did, hahaha.--- Buddy Brannan <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> No one knows for sure. Here are some theories:
>
> 1) Ham, short for ham-fisted (i.e. can't send code
> for !@#$%^!!!)
>
> 2) Ham, short for Amateur
>
> 3) HAM was the callsign used in around 1908 before
> official ones were issued, for a station that was
> owned by three people whose last initials spelled
> out HAM (thus, the station's call...sorry, I don't
> recall the whole story)
>
> Betcha a cold cheeseburger there are more, but none,
> so far as I know, is definitive.
> --
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV/3 | But I will lay my
> burden
> Email: [log in to unmask] | in the cradle of your
> grace,
> ICQ: 36621210 | And the shining beaches
> of your love,
> http://www.ycardz.com | and the sea of your
> embrace.--Dave Carter
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