[Ads-l] "Ham Radio" Not in OED nor Merriam-Webster

[Shapiro, Fred]

I am surprised and puzzled to realize that the term "ham radio" is not included in OED nor Merriam-Webster.  This word-combination is very common (over 10 million hits on Google) and is not self-explanatory.

Fred Shapiro

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