[RVRC] Top 5 VEs

[jdoggett]

Congrats to  E. Drew Moore (W2OU);Having been named one of the top 5 VEs in the NNJ area. 
-------- Original message --------From: John Manna via RVRC <rvrc at mailman.qth.net> Date: 11/19/19  9:07 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: RVRC at mailman.qth.net Subject: [RVRC] How did the name become HAM Have you ever wondered why radio amateurs are called "HAMS?" Well, it goes like this: The word "HAM" as applied to 1908 was the station CALL of the first amateur wireless stations operated by some amateurs of the Harvard Radio Club. They were ALBERT S. HYMAN, BOB ALMY and POOGIE MURRAY. At first they called their station "HYMAN-ALMY-MURRAY". Tapping out such a long name in code soon became tiresome and called for a revision. They changed it to "HY-AL-MU," using the first two letters of each of their names. Early in 1901 some confusion resulted between signals from amateur wireless station "HYALMU" and a Mexican ship named "HYALMO." They then decided to use only the first letter of each name, and the station CALL became "HAM." ______________________________________________________________RVRC mailing listHome: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/rvrcHelp: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htmPost: mailto:RVRC at mailman.qth.netThis list hosted by: http://www.qsl.netPlease help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html