Subj : Becoming A Ham
To   : Daryl Stout
From : August Abolins
Date : Sat Sep 21 2019 20:41:00

Hello Daryl!

** 19.09.19 - 08:57, Daryl Stout wrote to DAN CLOUGH:

 DS>  But, after adequate study and practice tests, if you still fail on
 DS>exam day, send them proof of the failure, and they will cancel your
 DS>subscription, and refund your money. So, you get your ham radio license,
 DS>or your money back...you can't lose!! Normally, when you buy a book or
 DS>study guide, it's yours...no refunds.

It is interesting to learn that "ham" was originally a perjorative term.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology_of_ham_radio

And now just a couple of generations later, something originally an insult  
is just a regular word in the hobby.


  ../|ug

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