A fork of Rural Dictionary
Common-use word for Government licenced 'Radio Amatuer Operator'. Often thought to be a CB operator, but with much more technical knowledge and apparatus for world-wide communication. Some "hams" are quite content to 'work around the corner' with very simple equipment, whilst others use earth-moon-earth and satellites to communicate with each other. Many Governments register 'radio-hams' as emergency telecoms stations in the event of national disasters etc.
Boy- "Hey mister, are you a CBer?"
Elmer - "No, I'm a Radio-Ham - a bit like a CBer's big brother, but much more complicated"
A slang term for Amateur Radio. Generally speaking, "Hams" are older men (50 years+) with limited social skills and are generally viewed as misfits
Dude, who is that strange old man living on the corner with all the weird antennas? Oh, that fat one? he's a Ham Radio Operator
A two way radio device for short and long distance communication. There are many ham operators around the world and most ham radios are able to talk around the world depending on the solar and ionosphereic conditions. A license is required to operate these devices.
I was on my Ham Radio today and talked to a jerk in Russia.
During orgasm, prior to broadcasting your seed, you aggressively twist her nipples. Then as soon as you ejaculate, you yell, “breaker, breaker one nine”
Adam’s dad watched in horror as I gave Adam’s mom the ole’ ham radio.
A radio service authorized by the government in the form of an issued license. This entitles one to use specific frequency bands for 2-way communication. There are more than 800,000 Ham Radio Operators in the US, and more than 3 Million world wide. Many modes are available. Morse Code, AM (voice), FM (Voice), SSB (Voice), PSK31 (Digital), SSTV, ATV, FKSK, Fax, AMTOR, PACTOR, CLOVER, ect. Up to 1500 Watts of Power on some bands.
From the U.S., I was talking to a Ham Radio friend in Argintena on 20 Meters.