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comador@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoFun fact! I’m studying for my amateur radio technician license and learned that ham came from calling amateur telegraph operators’ sloppy work ‘ham-fisted’. The amateur radio community decided to lean into it, and thus the ham radio operator was born
I’ll assume FCC Technician license; it’s a fun hobby. I have had a General license since the 1990s when the FCC still required a proficiency in morris code. At a cost of $35 to renew and the ability to have a cellphone alternative while traveling long distance by car, it’s worth keeping.
Have fun, find your Ham niche and enjoy it for the rest of your life!
jimerson@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
That’s the one, and thanks! My son and I got into Meshtastic as a hobby, and I guess ham radio was the next logical direction for our interest. It’s fun learning the science behind how it works.