Re: [SARES] CA callsign plates

> I just picked this up from the ARES newsletter.
>
>   Neal WA6OCP
>
>   + LETTERS: A Space in California Call Sign Plates
>
> The California DMV has a new policy of putting spaces in call signs
> on ham license plates. A space in a call sign undermines its
> integrity. When we have to cross a fire/police line, will the
> gatekeeper police officer or firefighter recognize our call sign with
> a space on our plates? The new policy is going to create confusion

I feel that if the gatekeeper officer is relying on your plate to allow
you to cross the line then they failing in their job. They should perform
an id check.

I do not want my plate to have a space in it, but the statement as relayed
seems like fear mongering. Calm down people, calm down.

Rick "The Rhino" N6RNO

> and may delay us in getting across police and fire lines to help our
> served agencies.
>
> I've heard that DMV will issue a response letter to an unnamed ham
> that will seek to justify adding the space. ARRL inquiries resulted
> in DMV saying that federal law requires the space. ARRL General
> Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, has
> responded that there is no such law. No other state puts in spaces.
> -- Cliff Cheng, Ph.D., WW6CC, Los Angeles, California
>
>


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