Talk:Etymology of ham radio

message: 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)
replies: text: Does it have to do with the expression "hog-Morse" for a typo-ridden Morse transmission?  I quote from one of the references on the Hog-Morse page, an article from 1902: "The original message had been transmitted by senders of hog-Morse, called technically “hams”..."   I haven't ventured to add this myself, as I haven't actually seen anyone else suggest that that's the origin of the name, so (not being a regular editor of Wikipedia) I'm not sure whether it would count as "primary source" as it stands.  U*nless, indeed, the writer of the articlle was himself saying that that's why "hams" are called "hams", aand considered the connection between hogs and ham too obvious to need spelling out.  I leave this to people who understand the Wikipedia rules better than I do.  Wombat140 (talk) 00:17, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text:  It's already in the article: "The term "ham operator" was commonly applied by 19th century landline telegraphers to an operator with poor or "ham fisted" skills". Screwed up spacing (i.e. Hog-Morse) was just one of a number of traits of the poorly skilled operator. - 00:56, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: This article needs to be expanded

message: 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)
replies: text: i have heard the same thing word of mouth El hombre de haha 23:39, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ham actor 

message: I have heard by countless people that the origin on 'Ham' came from the term he's a radio 'ham' of course ham being the other meaning for ham having nothing to do with a food product but to advocate and enjoy doing something. Like saying he's a real ham on camera, in other words he loves to be on camera. Just one of the many reasons I've heard. Truth is maybe when they discover the Sasquach maybe he'll know the answer.. hihi --... ...-- --Dp67 | QSO | Sandbox | UBX's 08:02, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Yet another story 

message: for "High Amplitude Modulation"?  Like A.M. radio, but more so.  That's the story I was told.  68.55.199.40 (talk) 03:34, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  I thought it just stood... 

message: I feel like the entire "False etymologies" section is somewhat unencyclopedic.  Is the article about the etymology of "ham radio", or the lore surrounding said etymology? 138.16.18.24 (talk) 18:37, 17 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: It's about both. I would imagine many people who read this article and have some knowledge of amateur radio think at least one of those false etymologies are real, and such a section would therefore educate them (which is a primary goal of Wikipedia, after all). I will say, however, that it could do with some better sourcing. — Huntster (t @ c) 00:36, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  False etymologies