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There is no scientist named Ham in ham radio. The term was first an insult, like "ham-fisted" (clumsy) or "ham actor" (bad stage actor). Then the radio operators decided to take the name as a source of pride, and found three radio pioneers to say it was named for:

The H is for Heinrich Hertz, who did a lot of work with radio frequency energy and for whom the measurement of frequency is named.

The A is for Major Edwin Armstrong, who invented frequency modulation. Apparently no one else was available because FM wasn't a popular mode in the amateur service when they borrowed his name.

The M is for Guglielmo Marconi, who invented the radio.

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