When a ham operator speaks, anyone tuning in can listen.

I didn't know you were a ham operator,' said Tarrant.

There are about 8,800 amateur ham operators on Long Island, he said.

Just then a ham operator came in strong and clear.

Did you get my message from the ham operator?

Before long, she hears from other ham operators, telling her that they are tuned in.

"The ham operator said the guy told him the sky was on fire and, it didn't make much sense."

Jones had been a ham operator for more than thirty-five years.

Among radio amateurs and ham operators, these became known as numbers stations.

"I learned of it through a ham operator on Long Island."