ham operator
Licensed hobby transmitter
A ham operator is someone licensed to use amateur radio frequencies for non-commercial communication.
The term combines ham, long-standing slang for an amateur radio enthusiast, with operator.
Ham operators communicate across distances for hobby, emergency communication, or technical experimentation: My uncle is a ham operator who talks to people all over the world.
- amateurNonprofessional participant
- ham radioLicensed hobbyist broadcasting
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- radio wavesLow-frequency electromagnetic radiation
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
shortwave · morse code · callsign · frequency · transmitter · receiver · bandwidth · static · microphone · broadcast · wavelength · CW · call sign · repeater · transceiver · shack · rig · radio shack
- amateursamateur, hobbyist, nonprofessional, dabbler, novice
- ham radioamateur radio, ham radio, transceiver, transceivers, transmitter
- radio hobbyistscontester, Elmer, Elmers, homebrewer, novice
- Tinkerersinventor, modder, gadgeteer, DIYer, maker
operator, hams, operate, operates, operated, operating, operation, operations, operational