Why are amateur radio operators called hams

The reason Amateur radio operators are called "hams" is lost to history. The Great Falls Area Amateur Radio Club has written an interesting essay speculating on the theories of "why radio operators are called hams" at this link http://www.w7eca.org/whyham.htm.

There are only two theories that the Ham radio operator community agrees that could be the reason for this nickname.

Read the rest of this article at this link.