OT: Call letter license plate trivia
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Montana has a $25 vanity plate fee, regardless of what
the plate "says", -but- ham radio plates are exempt. BUT … I had a very difficult time convincing the local county folks that my "K0PP" plates were -not- the usual vanity plate they were used to issuing. It took a 200 mile trip to the state motor vehicle office with a copy of the Callbook and the FCC Part 97 in hand to get the matter resolved. At the time the prison tag shop foreman was a ham. They had no slant zero die and he made my first plate by hand with a strip of tape across a zero. He told me I was the first "zero" plate they had made … the die they subsequently purchased cost $97. Montana renews a plate with an adhesive expiration date sticker and does not issue a new plate each year. 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Years ago, during the 70's gas rationing in Maryland, I found I could get gas on either odd or even days with my AA3O license plate.
____________ 73, Jim - N4ST -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] <[hidden email]> On Behalf Of Rose Sent: Monday, July 16, 2018 12:56 To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> Subject: [Elecraft] OT: Call letter license plate trivia Montana has a $25 vanity plate fee, regardless of what the plate "says", -but- ham radio plates are exempt. BUT … I had a very difficult time convincing the local county folks that my "K0PP" plates were -not- the usual vanity plate they were used to issuing. It took a 200 mile trip to the state motor vehicle office with a copy of the Callbook and the FCC Part 97 in hand to get the matter resolved. At the time the prison tag shop foreman was a ham. They had no slant zero die and he made my first plate by hand with a strip of tape across a zero. He told me I was the first "zero" plate they had made … the die they subsequently purchased cost $97. Montana renews a plate with an adhesive expiration date sticker and does not issue a new plate each year. 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Years ago I was working with a catering dept at a hotel to set up a
conference. I met the new manager named Kate, and it was decided to continue the meeting over lunch. We walked to where her car was parked and I noticed her Ohio license plate: K8WYT. I asked, "Oh, are you an amateur radio operator?" She said, "No. That's me. Kate White." 73 jeff wk6i On Mon, Jul 16, 2018 at 10:41 AM, Jim - N4ST <[hidden email]> wrote: > Years ago, during the 70's gas rationing in Maryland, I found I could get > gas on either odd or even days with my AA3O license plate. > ____________ > 73, > Jim - N4ST > > -----Original Message----- > From: [hidden email] <[hidden email]> > On Behalf Of Rose > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2018 12:56 > To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> > Subject: [Elecraft] OT: Call letter license plate trivia > > Montana has a $25 vanity plate fee, regardless of what the plate "says", > -but- ham radio plates are exempt. > > BUT … I had a very difficult time convincing the local county folks that > my "K0PP" plates were -not- the usual vanity plate they were used to > issuing. It took a 200 mile trip to the state motor vehicle office with a > copy of the Callbook and the FCC Part 97 in hand to get the matter resolved. > > At the time the prison tag shop foreman was a ham. They had no slant zero > die and he made my first plate by hand with a strip of tape across a zero. > He told me I was the first "zero" plate they had made … the die they > subsequently purchased cost $97. > > Montana renews a plate with an adhesive expiration date sticker and does > not issue a new plate each year. > > 73! > > Ken Kopp - K0PP > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] > -- Jeff Stai ~ [hidden email] Twisted Oak Winery ~ http://www.twistedoak.com/ Facebook ~ http://www.facebook.com/twistedoak RTTY op at W7RN ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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My all time favorite is still "4X4X8"
It was on a Honda Accord... (the measurements of "a 'cord'" of firewood). In the far distant past, the plate on a Datsun read "Dashes"... CW op obviously Rick nhc On 7/16/2018 12:41 PM, Jeff Stai wrote: > Years ago I was working with a catering dept at a hotel to set up a > conference. I met the new manager named Kate, and it was decided to > continue the meeting over lunch. We walked to where her car was parked and > I noticed her Ohio license plate: K8WYT. I asked, "Oh, are you an amateur > radio operator?" She said, "No. That's me. Kate White." > > 73 jeff wk6i > > On Mon, Jul 16, 2018 at 10:41 AM, Jim - N4ST <[hidden email]> wrote: > >> Years ago, during the 70's gas rationing in Maryland, I found I could get >> gas on either odd or even days with my AA3O license plate. >> ____________ >> 73, >> Jim - N4ST >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [hidden email] <[hidden email]> >> On Behalf Of Rose >> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2018 12:56 >> To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> >> Subject: [Elecraft] OT: Call letter license plate trivia >> >> Montana has a $25 vanity plate fee, regardless of what the plate "says", >> -but- ham radio plates are exempt. >> >> BUT … I had a very difficult time convincing the local county folks that >> my "K0PP" plates were -not- the usual vanity plate they were used to >> issuing. It took a 200 mile trip to the state motor vehicle office with a >> copy of the Callbook and the FCC Part 97 in hand to get the matter resolved. >> >> At the time the prison tag shop foreman was a ham. They had no slant zero >> die and he made my first plate by hand with a strip of tape across a zero. >> He told me I was the first "zero" plate they had made … the die they >> subsequently purchased cost $97. >> >> Montana renews a plate with an adhesive expiration date sticker and does >> not issue a new plate each year. >> >> 73! >> >> Ken Kopp - K0PP >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[hidden email] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [hidden email] >> > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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A urologist in my town had "PPMD" on his Porsche about 40 years ago.
Long ago retired. Eric KE6US (not vanity) On 7/16/2018 2:28 PM, Rick WA6NHC wrote: > My all time favorite is still "4X4X8" > > It was on a Honda Accord... > > (the measurements of "a 'cord'" of firewood). > > In the far distant past, the plate on a Datsun read "Dashes"... CW op > obviously > > Rick nhc > > > On 7/16/2018 12:41 PM, Jeff Stai wrote: >> Years ago I was working with a catering dept at a hotel to set up a >> conference. I met the new manager named Kate, and it was decided to >> continue the meeting over lunch. We walked to where her car was >> parked and >> I noticed her Ohio license plate: K8WYT. I asked, "Oh, are you an >> amateur >> radio operator?" She said, "No. That's me. Kate White." >> >> 73 jeff wk6i >> >> On Mon, Jul 16, 2018 at 10:41 AM, Jim - N4ST <[hidden email]> wrote: >> >>> Years ago, during the 70's gas rationing in Maryland, I found I >>> could get >>> gas on either odd or even days with my AA3O license plate. >>> ____________ >>> 73, >>> Jim - N4ST >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [hidden email] >>> <[hidden email]> >>> On Behalf Of Rose >>> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2018 12:56 >>> To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> >>> Subject: [Elecraft] OT: Call letter license plate trivia >>> >>> Montana has a $25 vanity plate fee, regardless of what the plate >>> "says", >>> -but- ham radio plates are exempt. >>> >>> BUT … I had a very difficult time convincing the local county folks >>> that >>> my "K0PP" plates were -not- the usual vanity plate they were used to >>> issuing. It took a 200 mile trip to the state motor vehicle office >>> with a >>> copy of the Callbook and the FCC Part 97 in hand to get the matter >>> resolved. >>> >>> At the time the prison tag shop foreman was a ham. They had no >>> slant zero >>> die and he made my first plate by hand with a strip of tape across a >>> zero. >>> He told me I was the first "zero" plate they had made … the die they >>> subsequently purchased cost $97. >>> >>> Montana renews a plate with an adhesive expiration date sticker and >>> does >>> not issue a new plate each year. >>> >>> 73! >>> >>> Ken Kopp - K0PP >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[hidden email] >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> Message delivered to [hidden email] >>> >> >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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A Roman Catholic priest in my hometown years ago, when John Kennedy was
running for president, had license plates that read: 4 JK. This priest name was Jan Kish, so it was just his initials, However, in the heated political climate of the day, many who should have known better interpreted it as a political statement and evidence of Catholic solidarity. Kennedy's religion, of course, was a campaign issue. 73 Carl N8VZ EricJ wrote on 7/16/18 5:37 PM: > A urologist in my town had "PPMD" on his Porsche about 40 years ago. > Long ago retired. > > Eric KE6US (not vanity) > > > On 7/16/2018 2:28 PM, Rick WA6NHC wrote: >> My all time favorite is still "4X4X8" >> >> It was on a Honda Accord... >> >> (the measurements of "a 'cord'" of firewood). >> >> In the far distant past, the plate on a Datsun read "Dashes"... CW op >> obviously >> >> Rick nhc >> >> >> On 7/16/2018 12:41 PM, Jeff Stai wrote: >>> Years ago I was working with a catering dept at a hotel to set up a >>> conference. I met the new manager named Kate, and it was decided to >>> continue the meeting over lunch. We walked to where her car was >>> parked and >>> I noticed her Ohio license plate: K8WYT. I asked, "Oh, are you an >>> amateur >>> radio operator?" She said, "No. That's me. Kate White." >>> >>> 73 jeff wk6i >>> >>> On Mon, Jul 16, 2018 at 10:41 AM, Jim - N4ST <[hidden email]> wrote: >>> >>>> Years ago, during the 70's gas rationing in Maryland, I found I >>>> could get >>>> gas on either odd or even days with my AA3O license plate. >>>> ____________ >>>> 73, >>>> Jim - N4ST >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [hidden email] >>>> <[hidden email]> >>>> On Behalf Of Rose >>>> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2018 12:56 >>>> To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> >>>> Subject: [Elecraft] OT: Call letter license plate trivia >>>> >>>> Montana has a $25 vanity plate fee, regardless of what the plate >>>> "says", >>>> -but- ham radio plates are exempt. >>>> >>>> BUT … I had a very difficult time convincing the local county folks >>>> that >>>> my "K0PP" plates were -not- the usual vanity plate they were used to >>>> issuing. It took a 200 mile trip to the state motor vehicle office >>>> with a >>>> copy of the Callbook and the FCC Part 97 in hand to get the matter >>>> resolved. >>>> >>>> At the time the prison tag shop foreman was a ham. They had no >>>> slant zero >>>> die and he made my first plate by hand with a strip of tape across >>>> a zero. >>>> He told me I was the first "zero" plate they had made … the die they >>>> subsequently purchased cost $97. >>>> >>>> Montana renews a plate with an adhesive expiration date sticker and >>>> does >>>> not issue a new plate each year. >>>> >>>> 73! >>>> >>>> Ken Kopp - K0PP >>>> >>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>>> Elecraft mailing list >>>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>>> Post: mailto:[hidden email] >>>> >>>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>>> Message delivered to [hidden email] >>>> >>> >>> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[hidden email] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [hidden email] > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] -- ====================================== *Carl Jón Denbow, N8VZ* 17 Coventry Lane Athens, Ohio 45701-3718 <mailto:[hidden email]>[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]> www.n8vz.com <http://www.n8vz.com/> EM89wh IRLP 4533 Echolink 116070 PSK and JT65 Forever! ====================================== ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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email overload. 73, Eric Moderator+ /elecraft.com/ On 7/16/2018 3:36 PM, Carl J. Denbow wrote: > A Roman Catholic priest in my hometown years ago, when John Kennedy was > running for president, had license plates that read: 4 JK. This priest name > was Jan Kish, so it was just his initials, However, in the heated political > climate of the day, many who should have known better interpreted it as a > political statement and evidence of Catholic solidarity. Kennedy's religion, > of course, was a campaign issue. 73 Carl N8VZ > > EricJ wrote on 7/16/18 5:37 PM: >> A urologist in my town had "PPMD" on his Porsche about 40 years ago. Long ago >> retired. >> >> Eric KE6US (not vanity) ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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I recently learned that in Texas you can have your call sign plates on multiple vehicles. I have KV5M on my Jeep, and as soon as I return from my current trip I plan to apply for my call on my motor home.
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I spent a few years in England two decades ago. Their license plate series
in about 1993 was a single letter for the year of issue (which was K at the time) followed by 1-3 numbers and 3 letters. We were out in Cornwall, and where we were staying was what appeared to be a callsign in the K6(3 letters) type. Nothing ham radio -- just the assigned number. Wish I had a photo to send. On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 7:02 AM, Macka Murrah via Elecraft < [hidden email]> wrote: > I recently learned that in Texas you can have your call sign plates on > multiple vehicles. I have KV5M on my Jeep, and as soon as I return from my > current trip I plan to apply for my call on my motor home. > > Sent from my iPhone > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] > -- 73 de Ted Edwards, W3TB and GØPWW and thinking about operating CW: "Do today what others won't, so you can do tomorrow what others can't." ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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In Washington state, you can get call sign plates on powered vehicles only. I wanted to get a plate for my travel trailer. gil W7GIL > I recently learned that in Texas you can have your call sign plates on > multiple vehicles. I have KV5M on my Jeep, and as soon as I return from > my current trip I plan to apply for my call on my motor home. > > Sent from my iPhone > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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> > > > > > In Florida one gets a lot of false positives of call letter plates, especially for French calls. > > Florida issues vanity plates for colleges with certain letters: F # * * * is used for one of the big Florida universities, and N # * * for New College in Sarasota. Probably a few more series as well. > > > 73 - Jim K8MR (/4 in the winter) ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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73 Eric Moderator, /elecraft.com/ On 7/18/2018 7:02 AM, Jim via Elecraft wrote: >> >> >> >> >> In Florida one gets a lot of false positives of call letter plates, especially for French calls. >> >> Florida issues vanity plates for colleges with certain letters: F # * * * is used for one of the big Florida universities, and N # * * for New College in Sarasota. Probably a few more series as well. >> >> >> 73 - Jim K8MR (/4 in the winter) > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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