>I just moved to Oregon and I will soon be registering my car. I want my >callsign on my plates. Can I get my initial plates with the call or do I >have to get a set of regular plates first and change them later, like I >had to do in Washington? >Can the local DMV stations handle this or do I need to contact someone in >Salem? Whom do I contact? John, The ARRL Regulatory Information Branch may have more up-to-date info, but here is the latest file: The following information is from the ARRL Regulatory Information Branch files: This report was compiled from data given to ARRL HQ from ARRL State Government Liaison volunteers. If you know that any of this information is incomplete, a letter to the Regulatory Information Branch at ARRL HQ would be appreciated. Email sent to 2155052@mcimail.com Subject: "Attention RIB" will be printed and forwarded to the Regulatory Information Branch. NOTE: Most states require a copy of an FCC amateur license as well as proof that tax has been paid on the vehicle. They also require that the title is in the ham's name. The license fees, in most cases, are in addition to the usual registration fee. The asterisk indicates that the information is from 1986. All other information is current as of 1991. STATE INITIAL/RENEWAL FEE NOTES Alabama* $ 3/3 Alaska* $ free/free General or above with 5 band capability $ 20/30 Novice or Technician Arizona $ 5/free Arkansas $ 2 private passenger vehicles and pickups only - October 1 deadline California $ 21/none Colorado $ 2/2 Connecticut $12/Free Only issued for passenger, commercial, combination, camper or motorcycles Processing time-9 weeks Delaware* $ 10/free Florida $ 5.00/1.50 (service fee) 2.50 (postage fee) 1.30 Georgia* $25/25 same cost as vanity plates Hawaii* $ 3.25/3.25 Idaho $ 5/free Illinois $3/free Illinois residents over 65 can get plates at half cost--excludes amateur "Ham Radio" appears on plate Car, truck or motorcycle only If driver has ham tags, may legally use a headset special brochure available Indiana $ 2/2 Iowa* $ 5/5 Kansas $ 1/1 Passenger or trucks Same call sign/tag permitted on cars and trucks Kentucky* $ 25/25 Louisiana $ 1/1 Maine $ 15/15 Maryland* $ 5/5 Massachusetts $40/40 Ham tag fee is half way between regular plate registration of $20 and vanity plate fee of $70 processing time is 3-4 months passenger vehicles only (law pending to include other types of vehicles Michigan $ 2/free Novice operators not eligible for ham plates Only people with ham tags eligible for a permit to own a ham rig capable of receiving police frequencies Minnesota $ 10/free Mississippi $15/ Missouri $15/15 Affidavit required stating that Amateur holds an amateur license Montana $ 5/ SGL is state legislator Ham tags issued only to "conditional" tags expire Dec. 31 Nebraska $9/5 Passenger, camper, or truck Processing time--4-6 weeks Nevada $25/free plus usual registration fee New Hampshire Plates not available in NH New Jersey $ 10/free more than one car can use a ham call (e.g. W2WEC-2) New Mexico* $ 3/3 New York $11/5 More than one ham call can be used, but must be altered (KB1HQ-1) North Carolina $10/ Bills currently in House and Senate to raise the fee to $10.00 each year North Dakota $ Free/ Free Ohio* $ 5/free Oklahoma* $ 2.70/2.70 Oregon* $ 5/free Pennsylvania $ 20/free request for multiple plates (WA3IAO-1) pending Rhode Island $ free South Carolina $ 1/1 Deadline: July 1 and plate is valid starting Nov. 31 South Dakota* $ 2.50/2.50 Tennessee* $ free/free Texas $ 2/1 Utah $ 5/none Vermont* $15/15 Virginia $ 1/1 Amateur equipment must be kept in the vehicle Washington $ 6/free West Virginia $ 5/ All plates expire July 1 Wisconsin $10/free Wyoming* $ 4/4 ----- Ed Hare, KA1CV ehare@arrl.org American Radio Relay League 225 Main St. Newington, CT 06111 There is no limit to what you can (203) 666-1541 - voice accomplish if you don't care who ARRL Laboratory Supervisor gets the credit. - Harry S Truman RFI, xmtr and rcvr testing -----