In Texas we have "Radio Plates". I heard that you can have the same call sign on multiple vehicles, so I imagine you could have the same sort of problem if at first glance the vehicle didn't match. Harvey, K5HV Kerrville, TX
----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Gerhardstein" gerhardstein@montana.com To: "Clint Bradford" clintbradford@mac.com Cc: "AMSAT BB" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 1:24 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: CA Ham Plates - Warning!
In Washington state, this can not happen. See their DOL personalized plate section. Anything like K6LCS "K6 LCS" are reserved for ham operator plates and will not be issued for personalized. Other states, including Montana, should adopt WA DOL's method of filtering ham call signs. In Montana, we have seen personalized plates containing combinations of letters looking exactly like ham calls--to non-hams.
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