Talk:Etymology of ham radio

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[edit] This article needs to be expanded

I know of many many many other stories on the origin of the word HAM. I can't remember them all or am fuzzy on the details. Please Help expand this article. Anonym1ty 17:42, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ham actor

I would have thought that the origin of the amateur radio term is fairly obviously from 'ham actor' and 'hamming it up' on the stage. Does anyone have any dates for when that or the radio usage were first recorded? --Nigelj 19:23, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

i have heard the same thing word of mouth El hombre de haha 23:39, 18 March 2007 (UTC)