virgona@fsleng.DEC (03/07/85)
[2"z[12m Newsgroup : net.ham-radio From : FSLENG::VIRGONA Organization : Digital Equipment Corp. Subj: RE: New Hampshire hams need your Support to pass a law for us To all New Hamshire Hams and Hams Across the Nation! My name is Pete Virgona N1DHD ex KA2KSR/1. Over the last year I have been trying to get the New Hampshire Legislature to get pass a law to get ham plates at a reduce rate. the current rate is $25.00 and it is clasified as a vanity plate. We want to have the plates clasified as special plates and reduce the fee to $10.00 for the first year then $5.00 for the rest of the time. Please send your letters to gov sununu at the State house in concord n.h. 03301 to your local state rep and to Rep Phil LaBombardi W1OMZ , at 60 Indian Rock Rd Nashua NH there was a bill intoduced in 1981 HR292-FN which was knocked down but I have gotten about 350+ petitions signed and sent to Gov Sununu and Richard Flyn Commisioner of Safety. The time is getting near so your letter are a must!! Please help our Cause ! I have the ARRL sending a letter also. we need this. Why should we have to pay $25.00 while national guard pay only $3.00?? thanks ! my DEC node is FSLENG::Virgona my net node is decvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-fsleng!virgona Home # 603 659-6294 Work # 617 938-2301 As of 2/18/85 there are two bills which are coming up to have a public hearing I will keep you posted as to when it will be we need your support on this so come out and speak your mind!!!!!! 73's DE N1DHD ex KA2KSR/1 Epilog Dated 3/6/85 Below is some responses to my plea as you can see they are from states out side the New England States so I want to hear from NH, VT, MA, CT, RI also. Keep those letters coming. My Home Address is: Peter Virgona N1DHD 172 Lita Lane Newmarket, NH 03857 Again PLEASE GIVE MY CAUSE SUPPORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Path: decwrl!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!tgr!Hardie@MIT-MULTICS.ARPA Subject: Re: License Status in California Posted: Mon Feb 25 09:47:55 1985 I have ham plates from Calif. I paid something like $25 for them the first time. There does not appear to be a reoccuring charge each year. Its my understanding that vanity plates have a special charage each year, but ham plates are one time only. -- Doug WA6VVV Path: decwrl!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!tgr!BRAD@SU-CSLI.ARPA Subject: Re: License Status In California (what is it?) Posted: Mon Feb 25 15:00:24 1985 Ham plates in California cost $15 initially (up from $3 before 1979), with no yearly charge. They cost $7 to transfer them to another vehicle. Vanity plates cost something like $25 (blue) or $30 (reflective white) initially with a $10 yearly charge. --Brad N6BDE Path: decwrl!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!ron Subject: Re: Automobile Ham call sign plates Posted: Mon Feb 25 11:56:47 1985 My problem is that I can't get tags for my car bearing both the fire department insignia and my call letters. I have to choose one or the other. Even though FD tags are 4 dollars cheaper a year I go for HAM TAGS. More indicative of who I am, but I am always explaining to gas station attendants what they are as they write them down on the credit slip. There are also legal reasons why I want to keep my anonymity about being a fire fighter while driving down the road. -Ron Path: decwrl!decvax!bellcore!allegra!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!ihu1h!parnass Subject: Re: Call-sign plates and theft? Posted: Sun Mar 3 08:55:46 1985 In addition to call letters, Illinois ham plates have the words HAM RADIO embossed on them. If a thief didn't see any signficance in the plate AJ9S, this extra verbage may help attract his attention. :-) > I am considering getting "call sign" license plates for my car, but I > am concerned that doing so might more overtly advertise the fact that I > am carrying expensive "goodies" in my vehicle -- thus making me a more > likely target for theft. ..... > Admittedly, however, having plates screaming "WA6SGA" for all the world > to see could attract unwanted attention from someone who might otherwise > overlook my rig. =============================================================================== Bob Parnass, Bell Telephone Laboratories - ihnp4!ihu1h!parnass - (312)979-5414