ham radio
8
5.0
- noun
- /hæm ˈreɪdioʊ/
- Specialized
:
radioafición
- And we weren't able to reach the mayor by ham radio, either.
- ham radio operator
- ham radio antenna
- ham radio license
And like people were building, you know, home brew computers, you know, from kits like the way people build ham radios right now.
- And like people were building, you know, home brew computers, you know, from kits like the way people build ham radios right now.
- Long wave correction shortwave transmissions into Russia via ham radio operators would be helpful as well.
Examples
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For years, ham radio operators on Earth have been listening to them from afar.
Blog text (10) -
I used to have a ham radio set, and I used to sit up all night long and listen for distress signals.
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"I called on your ham radio to give a message to St. Ed," she said.
Fiction book (1993) -
Another thing that everyone should look into is getting your ham radio license; it's easy and only costs $15.
Blog text (30) -
Most people around here use UHF CBs, although a ham radio will cover an enormous distance.
Blog text (4) -
And to all the hams who keep suggesting I take classes and get a ham radio license: that sounds sensible.
Blog text (34) -
John, that's your dad's old ham radio.
Fiction book (2000) -
As a teenager, Janie had been a ham-radio operator.
Fiction book (1995) -
I'm a ham radio operator, and I get this message from a ham in Hawaii... ...that there's someone robbing a house in your city.
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We built this old ham radio together, and now we talk to people all over the world.
How Far
- Specialized
5
6.4
- Specialized
1
4.9
- Specialized
8
5.0
58
1.0
35
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is a transparent noun–noun composition: if a learner knows 'ham' in the sense of an amateur radio operator and 'radio' as a device, they can directly infer 'ham radio' as a radio used by hobbyist/amateur operators. Noun+noun compounds with an ownership or purpose relation are cross-linguistically common, so the meaning is predictable for learners who know the constituent senses.
Etymology
Ham radio may come from a nickname used by paid radio operators who called beginners 'hams' ('amateurs'). The name stuck, so ham radio now means radio used by hobbyists and non-professional operators.