# ham radio

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The hobby of amateur radio communication.

## Etymology
Theories abound; ham is attested in American English from the 1880s, both in the acting sense and in the sense of an unskilled worker. See Etymology of ham radio on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Source
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