Been thinking of getting plates. You can get them for free in Alaska if you have an HF rig in your car. I just have not gotten around to putting 800 bucks worth of radio into my 400 dollar truck. :) Guess I could shell out the 30 bucks for a personal plate and save the hassle.
"The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it." - George Orwell
I do the same thing with old phone numbers.Originally Posted by w2amr
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"Sadly, it always takes a few martyrs to get the ball rolling." Colonel Tim Boldman 2001
"There are no differences but differences of degree between different degrees of difference and no difference."--William James
"Science flies you to the moon. Religion flies you into buildings." Victor J. Stenger
This is on the south end of my Dodge pickup: (there IS a 2011 sticker on it now)
AZ charges the same as a regular vanity plate $25 extra/yr) for ham plate (they only issue 1)
Encrypt everything. Even if you have nothing to hide. It increases the noise floor.
Your state offers a much kewler plate than mine does. I might be having plate envy?
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"Sadly, it always takes a few martyrs to get the ball rolling." Colonel Tim Boldman 2001
"There are no differences but differences of degree between different degrees of difference and no difference."--William James
"Science flies you to the moon. Religion flies you into buildings." Victor J. Stenger
A mono band 10 meter rig would suffice?
cul de n8tb
"Sadly, it always takes a few martyrs to get the ball rolling." Colonel Tim Boldman 2001
"There are no differences but differences of degree between different degrees of difference and no difference."--William James
"Science flies you to the moon. Religion flies you into buildings." Victor J. Stenger
Has to have 5 band coverage in order to get the free plate. Law was back in the day that a Trooper could pull over anyone with a ham plate and ask them to relay a message for them. Probably still on the books, but has not been enforced in many years. Even now there are places on the road system that have no cell phone coverage.
http://doa.alaska.gov/dmv/plates/amradio.htm
"The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it." - George Orwell
Wow, you have to be a General class, or higher. I would think this made sense up to the mid 1990's
I have always read that it takes a very special person to live up there. My aunt, and uncle live somewhere outsde the city of Kenai. My uncle is a retired state trooper. My aunt is an Inuit. She is 75 years old, and looks like a sexy 40 year old lady. They sent me a video of catching a salmon for breakfast. I so much want to come up there to visit, but I do not think I have what it takes to live up there.
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"Sadly, it always takes a few martyrs to get the ball rolling." Colonel Tim Boldman 2001
"There are no differences but differences of degree between different degrees of difference and no difference."--William James
"Science flies you to the moon. Religion flies you into buildings." Victor J. Stenger
If you ever come up for a visit, be sure and let me know. Kenai is a really beautiful part of the state. The drive there is unbelievable. If you stick to the road system living up here is not all that bad. Just a longer than normal winter and some of the more common wildlife can hurt you if you get too close.
"The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it." - George Orwell
IMG_0001.JPG This is my plate, though it is not on my daily driver, which is my Ford diesel pickup. They charge by weight here, and "The Blue Beast" tips the scales just shy of 7000 pounds. The amateur plate is on my second car, which used to belong to my daughter. When she bought a new VW Jetta, her Ford Escort sedan came back to Mom and Dad. I have to fix the A/C and replace a CV joint.
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I concur. I lived in Kenai for a spell before moving across the inlet to live on Mt. Redoubt. Mike is right, some of the critters up there will jack you up, so the best bet, be well armed. ;) No reason to not level the field. I lived in an old army tent at the base of an active volcano for a while, no roads, no nothing for many miles in all directions, you're on their turf then! Also, on that side of the inlet, the native folk dont care for whitey too much either...had a couple of rifle showdowns with the locals.
Considering the giant prison yard i live in now, i would move back up there in a heartbeat. Thats the thing about the great state of Alaska, you may leave it, but it never leaves you. I miss it a lot sometimes.
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