Ham (English spelling)

Japanese: ハム（英語表記）ham

A common name for amateur radio operators. Qualified individuals who can set up private shortwave radio stations using voice or Morse code. The word may have originated from ham, meaning a good actor, or it may be a corrupted version of the word "am" from amateur. Amateur radio was first attempted in the United States in the early 20th century, and quickly spread to other countries around the world. In Japan, experiments began around 1925, and the Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) was formed, with stations officially permitted in 1927. Amateur radio was temporarily banned during World War II, but the number of amateur radio operators increased rapidly after the war. Amateur radio operators also contribute to communication with hams in the International Amateur Radio League (JARU) and in emergency communications. Amateur radio is regulated by the Radio Law and related laws, and communication related to financial gain is prohibited. To set up a radio station, a license is issued by the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications to anyone who has obtained the qualifications of an amateur radio operator through a national examination or training course, regardless of age, sex, or occupation. There are four types of amateur radio operator qualifications, from Class 1 to Class 4, and each level specifies the scope of radio equipment operation that can be performed. (→ Shortwave communication)

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Ham

One of the most well-known meat products. It is a processed food made by salting, spice-smoking, and smoking pork to give it a unique flavor and antiseptic properties. Originally, ham was pork thigh meat, but later the processed product came to be called ham, and now in Japan, products made from meat other than pork thigh meat are also called ham. There are many types, but the most well-known ones are bone-in ham, which is made by processing pork thigh meat while it is still a large piece of meat on the bone, boneless ham, which is made by removing the bone from pork thigh meat, lax ham, which is made from pieces of thigh or loin meat, and loin ham, which is made from back loin meat. In the case of boneless ham, if it is boiled in water without smoking it, it is called boiled ham.

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Hamm

A city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany. It lies about 30 km northeast of Dortmund, overlooking the Lippe and Aase rivers. It prospered as a Hanseatic city from the 13th to 17th centuries. Today it is located on the eastern edge of the Ruhr industrial area, and industries such as cast iron, electric wire and wire manufacturing, textiles, and machinery manufacturing are active here. There are coal mines and hot springs nearby. It is a key railway location, with Germany's largest freight station, and is connected to a vast waterway network by the Datteln-Hamm Canal. Population: 181,741 (2010).

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Japanese:

アマチュア無線家の通称。音声やモールス符号による私設の短波無線局を開設することのできる有資格者。語源は，大根役者という意味の hamからきたとも，アマチュア amateurの amが転訛したものともいわれる。アマチュア無線は 20世紀初頭にアメリカ合衆国で試みられたものが，世界各国に急速に普及した。日本でも 1925年頃から実験が始まり，日本アマチュア無線連盟 JARLが結成され，1927年からは正式に開局が認められた。第2次世界大戦中は一時禁止されたが，大戦後，アマチュア無線家は急激に増加した。国際アマチュア無線連盟 JARUのハムと交信，非常災害時の通信などにも貢献している。アマチュア無線は電波法とその関連法規に規制され，金銭的利益にかかわる通信は禁じられている。無線局の開設には年齢，性別，職業にかかわりなく，国家試験や養成課程などによりアマチュア無線技士の資格を取得した者に総務大臣の免許が交付される。アマチュア無線技士の資格は第1級から第4級までの 4種類に分かれ，それぞれ行なうことができる無線設備の操作の範囲が定められている。（→短波通信）

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ham

代表的な肉製品の一つ。豚肉を塩漬し，香辛料を加え，薫煙し，独特の風味と防腐性を与えた加工食品のこと。元来，ハムとは豚のもも肉をさすが，その後その加工品もハムというようになり，現在日本では豚のもも肉以外の肉を使用した製品もハムと呼んでいる。種類は多いが代表的なものには，豚のもも肉を骨のついた大きな肉塊のまま加工した骨付きハム，豚のもも肉から骨を取除いたボンレスハム，もも肉やロース肉の肉片からつくったラックスハム，背のロース肉からつくったロースハムなどがある。またボンレスハムの場合，薫煙せずに湯煮しただけで仕上げたものはボイルドハムという。

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Hamm

ドイツ西部，ノルトラインウェストファーレン州の都市。ドルトムントの北東約 30km，リッペ川とアーゼ川にのぞむ。 13～17世紀には，ハンザ同盟都市として繁栄。現在はルール工業地帯の東端に位置し，鋳鉄，電線・針金製造，繊維，機械製造などの工業が稼働。近くに炭鉱と温泉がある。鉄道の要地で，ドイツ最大の貨物駅があり，またダッテルン＝ハム運河により広大な水路網と結ばれる。人口 18万1741（2010）。

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