The origin of the slang word ham for amateur radio operators has no definite start. The most accepted version is from landline morse code operators calling a newbie "ham fisted" ...the seasoned ops could tell a new op on the line by the way they sent messages.. So it carried over the radio where new CW ops were called ham fisted or just hams by those already operating for years...and it stuck to the entire service. YMMV Chris WB5ITT
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