In case you missed it… At the April meeting of the Tulsa Amateur Radio Club, Paul WB5ANX gave his presentation on ARES / Bike Rides / Community Events and how to be prepared for each of them. Also, Ky Vargas KY5VAR recently made the trek out to Little Sahara State Park for a POTA activation, and he had a slide show and presenta-tion for the club. Meeting attendance in April was 35. It’s that time of year… This past weekend was the first VHF/UHF University attended by 27 hams looking for information on “How not to be a LID, the […]
Monthly Archives: May 2023
Net Checkins 5.1.23
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QRU — Ham “Etymology” and the LICW Club ― W5AWS
The excerpt from the December 14, 1895, edition of The Radio Telegrapher came my way via Long Island CW (LICW) Club member David, N1EA. It explains the origin of the once derogatory term Ham as applied to unskilled telegraph operators. View the whole pdf