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Where does the radio phrase "Ham" originate?

There are a number of definitions given, so you takes your choice. This is my preferred version: The word HAM is derived from the initial letter of each of three pioneers of Radio; Hertz, Armstrong and Marconi.
Heinrich H ertz helped to develop the theory of electromagnetic waves. Hertz even detected them with a spark.

Edwin Howard Armstrong started as a teenager as a radio amateur and was a star student in electrical engineering at Columbia. In 1912 he figured out how to improve the audion dramatically. In 1914 Armstrong demonstrated his idea to the Marconi Company, where David Sarnoff realized its importance.
Guglielmo Marconi used sparks to create radio waves. He grew up in Italy the son of an Italian father and a Scotch-Irish mother. In 1899 Marconi successfully linked England and France across the English channel (where there was already a cable)--more significant was transmission from ships. Marconi transmitted signals across the Atlantic in 1901.

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Ethics and Operating Procedures for all Radio Amateurs.

Download a PDF file for info on Operating Ethics.

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Solar Cycle 24

Click on the Sun for up-to-date Sunspots

FIRST X-FLARE OF THE NEW SOLAR CYCLE: Sunspot 1158 has unleashed the strongest solar flare in more than four years. The eruption, which peaked at 0156 UT on Feb. 15th, registered X2 on the Richter scale of solar flares. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded an intense flash of extreme ultraviolet radiation.

Nasa warns solar flares from 'huge space storm' will cause devastation

Read about it here

Britain could face widespread power blackouts and be left without critical communication signals for long periods of time, after the earth is hit by a once-in-a-generation space storm, Nasa has warned.

The latest Solar information

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ISS Update

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Nasa talks about solar storm in 2010-2011

Nasa Warns Of Super Solar Storm 2012

Find Amateur Radio Satellite Arissat-1 launched Aug 3 2011 and all the Satellites here

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Spaceweather News

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Spaceweather.com Website

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Astronomy WebSite showing the ISS(International Space Station, Amateur Radio Satellites and many more)[Just click on Space Station]
Visible Passes 10-Days

How about a Sea Water Antenna!!
Click on video below

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Download a PDF file for info on WSPR.

K1JT WebSite
Click on image below

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WSPR

Weak Signal Propagation Reporting Website

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Morse Code

MP3 CQ Serenade
Plays in IE7

CQ Serenade
Plays in browsers supporting HTML5

C-.-. Q--.- C-.-. Q--.-

The Amateur Radio song cq serenade

English vocal version, Words and music are by the late Maurice Durieux VE2QS and VE2BR and played by VE2QS and his orchestra with vocal by Joyce Hahn. it was produced around 1951.

There was also a French vocal version, words and music by the late Maurice Durieux VE2QS and F9KT and Played by VE2QS and his Orchestra. Sung in French by Raymond Girerd

Finally there was an Instrumental version, also played by Maurice Durieux VE2QS and his Orchestra

Amateur radio operators use the very reliable Morse Code, while others use voice. Morse code signals (beeps) often get through when voice transmissions cannot. If your interest is Morse Code, as mine is, I suggest that you look at the "FISTS" website by clicking on the FISTS Logo above.

TWanger Morse Key!!
Click on video below

Summits on the Air (SOTA)

Check out the website via the Sota Logo

International Short Wave League

Check out the website via the ISWL LOGO

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Web Software Defined Radio(WebSDR)

A WebSDR is a Software-Defined Radio receiver connected to the internet, allowing many listeners to listen and tune it simultaneously.
SDR technology makes it possible that all listeners tune independently, and thus listen to different signals;
this is in contrast to the many classical receivers that are already available via the internet.

Click on display to enter the website

Radio Society of Great Britain

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Listen live to Overseas Radio

Listen live to CBC[Canada] Local Stations

Access all the local Canadian CBC stations from CBC website

Launch BBC Radio Player

BBC Radio Player

Launch BBC iPlayer

BBC iPlayer

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Vintage Radio and Community Radio

Sounds of the 1950's Vintage Radio Programmes

1950's Radio Programmes

These are Wave Files

Noteable and Distinguished Amateur Radio Operators

Download a PDF file for List.