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Use 'Ham' insteadWe 'amateurs' have to some degree brought upon ourselves, by using the formal term 'Amateur', a mis-understanding of our worth in the community, according to an item in the A.R.E.S. newsletter by W3TNU. When you mention to someone that you are an 'amateur radio operator,' they often don't know what you are talking about. But when you tell them you are a 'ham,' they immediately know what you do and have a good impression from the many favourable news stories about our work, services and rescues. Dropping the regulatory terminology and referring to ourselves instead as 'hams' could go a long way to avoiding the stigma of the word 'amateur.'
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