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[โ€“] wax@lemmy.wtf 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I was curious and looked up the origins of 'ham'. Apparently it originates from "ham-fisted" describing second-rate morse-code skills of telegraphists before radio was a thing

[โ€“] Pretzilla@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Interesting. I've originally heard it loosely attributed as a kind of homophone aberration where 'ham' comes from 'hamature'. But maybe it's vice-versa, or that's a corporate line from the organization ARRL Amateur Radio Relay League.