Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Call Sign and Sounds like a Ham, NOT
* kf0m <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007 Sep 27 21:44 -0500]: > Nate: you left out the other fun part of Kansas ham plates. All Kansas > plates have a sticker that identifies the county where it was issued except > for ham plates. We have a saying in ks, that there are only two types of > hams with call letter plates in KS. Those that have already been pulled > over for not having a county sticker and those that will be pulled over for > not having a county sticker. Hi John! I have heard of hams getting pulled over for a lack of county sticker. Of course it has never happened to me. If memory serves that was happening in McPherson county or thereabouts. I guess that officer would have had fun at Salina last month! 73, de Nate >> -- Wireless | Amateur Radio Station N0NB | Successfully Microsoft Amateur radio exams; ham radio; Linux info @ | free since January 1998. http://www.qsl.net/n0nb/ | "Debian, the choice of My Kawasaki KZ-650 SR @| a GNU generation!" http://www.networksplus.net/n0nb/ | http://www.debian.org
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Call Sign and Sounds like a Ham, NOT
Nate: you left out the other fun part of Kansas ham plates. All Kansas plates have a sticker that identifies the county where it was issued except for ham plates. We have a saying in ks, that there are only two types of hams with call letter plates in KS. Those that have already been pulled over for not having a county sticker and those that will be pulled over for not having a county sticker. John Lock kf0m at arrl.net > -Original Message- > From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Nate Bargmann > Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 3:49 PM > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Call Sign and Sounds like a Ham, NOT > > > * Bernie Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007 Sep 27 11:05 -0500]: > > > > > > Last spring in Dayton, my buddy and I did an informal review of all the > > different state's HAM plates. Some were great looking > advertisements for ham > > radio and some just looked like normal license plates. I > wondered if those > > states just gave out vanity plates with the call sign rather > than a custom ham > > plate. > > Okay, I'm helping this thread further astray. :-) > > In Kansas our ham plates are the same design as the regular plates. > Vanity plates are an entirely different design and color and are issued > in pairs (otherwise only one plate). However, one cannot get a slashed > 0 on a vanity plate but just about any letter/number combination up to > 7 characters is accepted. I know a ham locally that put his call on a > vanity plate and the 0 is not slashed. Interestingly, we can have our > callsign on one each of a car and pickup, but not two cars, or two > pickups, etc. Motorcycles are limited to 5 characters so no ham plates > on bikes, although vanity plates are allowed. > > If you want to have fun at at the DMV, just try to transfer your ham > plate from one pickup to another while still owning both! Normally, > plates aren't transfered except on a transfer of ownership. I did get > it done. :-) > > 73, de Nate >> > > -- > Wireless | Amateur Radio Station N0NB | Successfully Microsoft > Amateur radio exams; ham radio; Linux info @ | free since January 1998. > http://www.qsl.net/n0nb/ | "Debian, the choice of > My Kawasaki KZ-650 SR @| a GNU generation!" > http://www.networksplus.net/n0nb/ | http://www.debian.org > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Call Sign and Sounds like a Ham, NOT
* Bernie Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007 Sep 27 11:05 -0500]: > > > Last spring in Dayton, my buddy and I did an informal review of all the > different state's HAM plates. Some were great looking advertisements for ham > radio and some just looked like normal license plates. I wondered if those > states just gave out vanity plates with the call sign rather than a custom ham > plate. Okay, I'm helping this thread further astray. :-) In Kansas our ham plates are the same design as the regular plates. Vanity plates are an entirely different design and color and are issued in pairs (otherwise only one plate). However, one cannot get a slashed 0 on a vanity plate but just about any letter/number combination up to 7 characters is accepted. I know a ham locally that put his call on a vanity plate and the 0 is not slashed. Interestingly, we can have our callsign on one each of a car and pickup, but not two cars, or two pickups, etc. Motorcycles are limited to 5 characters so no ham plates on bikes, although vanity plates are allowed. If you want to have fun at at the DMV, just try to transfer your ham plate from one pickup to another while still owning both! Normally, plates aren't transfered except on a transfer of ownership. I did get it done. :-) 73, de Nate >> -- Wireless | Amateur Radio Station N0NB | Successfully Microsoft Amateur radio exams; ham radio; Linux info @ | free since January 1998. http://www.qsl.net/n0nb/ | "Debian, the choice of My Kawasaki KZ-650 SR @| a GNU generation!" http://www.networksplus.net/n0nb/ | http://www.debian.org
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Call Sign and Sounds like a Ham, NOT
Last spring in Dayton, my buddy and I did an informal review of all the different state's HAM plates. Some were great looking advertisements for ham radio and some just looked like normal license plates. I wondered if those states just gave out vanity plates with the call sign rather than a custom ham plate. Bernie From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Maxwell D Pratt Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 8:47 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Call Sign and Sounds like a Ham, NOT I guess you could do the same in WV . But Ham plate is Totaly different Color "White" With tower And Am Radio on it . Some other states also have this type plate . The Am Radio is a Special Plate $5 first time for plate then no extra charge for yearly sticker after . Vanity Plates have an extra charge every year, Like $45 over and above cost of sticker . As long as you have Ham raido you will have some trying to get on air using an non existing call or some elses . Even in WV where most of us know each other this happens. Usualy when you confront them they don't come back to you .
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Call Sign and Sounds like a Ham , NOT
On Sep 26, 2007, at 10:26 AM, skipp025 wrote: > People can have callsigns not yet available in the QRZ & FCC database, > but after a time they should show up... otherwise a simple phone call > can track down the information. You can also reverse name search > people to a ham call that might be their former ticket/call. QRZ I could believe, but since the FCC's DB is what drives the paper that shows up...? Not sure that's valid anymore... maybe back when the DB was a secondary thing and the paper was King... but today, if it's not in the DB, I'd really doubt that it's a valid call. Especially since the FCC is fine with Amateurs who are waiting on new licenses to start operating as soon as they see their callsign show up in the DB, but before they've received the paper copy... print a copy for reference and fire up the rig... -- Nate Duehr, WY0X [EMAIL PROTECTED]
