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It Seems to Us: Keeping the "Amateur" in Amateur Radio

ARRL

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Being called an amateur can have a negative connotation, but the term’s origin is the Latin word for “lover” and it has to do with motivation, not skill level. As they say, professionals built the Titanic; the Ark was built by amateurs.



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