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    From Ed Vance@1:2320/105.1 to All on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 21:58:00
    Last week I noticed the Licence Plate on a parked automobile that read "144MHZ".

    I didn't see any signs of an Whip Antenna, but figured if the car was
    owned by a Ham that they may be using a Hand Held Rig.

    Seeing that License Plate Made My Day!

    73 de Ed W9ODR . .




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  • From Rich Lawrence@1:267/518 to Ed Vance on Thursday, December 15, 2016 11:31:00
    On 12/13/16, Ed Vance said the following...

    Last week I noticed the Licence Plate on a parked automobile that read "144MHZ".

    I've seen bumper stickers with 146.52 on them. And on my car, I have a DX Engineering sticker. But I think the Comet antenna on my truck confirms I'm a Ham.


    I didn't see any signs of an Whip Antenna, but figured if the car was owned by a Ham that they may be using a Hand Held Rig.

    I usually carry a HT with me in my backpack. Mostly so I can play on breaks from work, but also as a backup..

    -Rich, KB2MOB

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  • From JIMMY ANDERSON@1:116/18 to ED VANCE on Thursday, December 15, 2016 14:54:00
    Ed Vance wrote to All <=-

    Last week I noticed the Licence Plate on a parked automobile that read "144MHZ".

    I didn't see any signs of an Whip Antenna, but figured if the car was owned by a Ham that they may be using a Hand Held Rig.

    Seeing that License Plate Made My Day!

    73 de Ed W9ODR . .

    That's pretty cool! Kind of an 'inside joke' without just spelling out your call. :-)


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  • From Kent Timm@1:229/728 to JIMMY ANDERSON on Saturday, December 17, 2016 03:45:00
    That's pretty cool! Kind of an 'inside joke' without just spelling
    out your call. :-)

    That's why I took my callsign plates off my car, I decided I did not want to advertise who I was...
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  • From Ed Vance@1:2320/105.1 to JIMMY ANDERSON on Saturday, December 17, 2016 19:02:00
    12-15-16 14:54 JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to ED VANCE about As I Was On My Way..... Howdy! Jimmy,

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    Ed Vance wrote to All <=-

    Last week I noticed the Licence Plate on a parked automobile that read "144MHZ".

    I didn't see any signs of an Whip Antenna, but figured if the car was owned by a Ham that they may be using a Hand Held Rig.

    Seeing that License Plate Made My Day!

    73 de Ed W9ODR . .

    That's pretty cool! Kind of an 'inside joke' without just spelling out your call. :-)

    If the owner is a Ham He better not be transmitting at the bottom of the
    CW section of the 2 Meter Band.

    Before my TR-9130 went Belly Up I made a CW QSO or Two with it, and used
    it for SSB too.

    One time when I was driving through Tennessee I had a SSB QSO with that rig.

    It was a nice XCVR but it started changing the Frequency I was Listening at
    or Talking on to 144.000 Mc/s so I sent it away to be fixed.

    I wish it could had been repaired, I told the Serviceman to keep it,
    He said that He would put it in His JUNQUE Pile.

    73 de Ed W9Old Dirty Rat . .


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