Manoj Srivastava wrote: <snip> > To the practitioners, it is HAM radio. Not Amatuer radio -- > and the only reason we are considering not calling it ham since > ignorant users should not be confused. Sounds like dumbing down to > me. > > manoj > >
Eh? I use amateur radio all the time, any time I speak of it formally, in essays, etc. My license also says "AMATEUR RADIO LICENSE" on it, not ham. I use amateur for formal situations or people who aren't aware of the hobby, ham for informal use. Just my $0.02 Benjamin, KI4CXN
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