On 4/17/06, Miles Bader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Marc Haber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Actually, the word Ham is nowadays being used as the opposite of Spam, > > "good, wanted" E-mail. > > This seems rather a stretch -- it's sometimes used to mean this when > discussing spam-detection algorithms, but it's hardly something people > commonly use otherwise. > > > I'm all for removing the misleading, outdated expression for amateur > > radio. > > Outdated...? The term "Ham Radio" seems a _lot_ more common than > "Amateur Radio" -- for instance, Ham Radio seems to be heard quite often > on the news (usually in connection with disasters), whereas, to be > honest I can't say I've _ever_ heard the "Amateur Radio" used publicly.
Most government agencies use the term Amateur Radio now and many radio associations use that term (e.g. http://www.acma.gov.au/ACMAINTER.65640:STANDARD:957087387:pc=PC_1256 and http://www.wia.org.au) andrew > > -Miles > -- > Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time. -- Steven Wright > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Andrew Donnellan http://andrewdonnellan.com http://ajdlinux.blogspot.com Jabber - [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------- Member of Linux Australia - http://linux.org.au Debian user - http://debian.org Get free rewards - http://ezyrewards.com/?id=23484 OpenNIC user - http://www.opennic.unrated.net
