Ham operators talk with Rotarians. The Elizabethtown (NC) Rotary Club met on Wednesday and learned about amateur radio from operators J.T. Bryan and Mac MacCallum. Bryan told the group that, in the late 1800s, folks were building and learning how to use amateur radios. In 1912 Ham radio as we know it, began to develop. People had a need for a way to communicate and to bridge the distance with folks who were far away especially during times of natural disaster. Bryan said some folks got togeth...