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These images have been chosen for their uniqueness. Subject matter ranges from
historic events, to really cool phenomena in science and engineering, to relevant
place, to ingenious contraptions, to interesting products (which now has its own
dedicated Featured Product
category).
According to my research, in the year
2015, there are 29 states out of 50 that issue specialty license plates commemorating
amateur radio. Those states that do not issue specialty plates offer a vanity plate
with an FCC call sign. All require proof of call sign ownership. Some plates simply
say "Amateur Radio," while others have a graphic symbol of some sort. I expected
Connecticut, being the home base of the
American Radio Relay
League (ARRL), might have a really nice design, but it is a simple lightning
bolt type thing - better than nothing. Vermont is the only state that uses the schematic
symbol portion of the ARRL logo. Ohio, host to the world's largest annual Hamfest,
merely says "Amateur Radio." Sheesh, how about a tent with an antenna or something,
guys? My own favorite is that of New York due to its simple but eye-catching design
that includes the Morse code symbols for "CQ DE" preceding the call sign, meaning,
roughly, "Calling anyone... this is <call sign>." Considering the significant
service Hams provide to all states and the District of Corruption (D.C.), it is
not unreasonable for all those who offer specialty plates to notable organizations
and activities to include amateur radio.
 I was very disappointed that Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation (PENNDOT) claims on their
website that "[t]here are currently 338 special organization registration plates
available," but amateur radio is not in the list. If you happen to want a specialty
license plate for the "Ancient Order of Hibernians," then Pennsylvania's got you
covered. Hams can take a hike, though, as far as they're concerned. Maybe the wife
of the head of PENNDOT ran off with an amateur radio guy and we all are paying for
it ;-)
Here are images from screen captures made on the official state DOT websites.
I did a fairly thorough search but might have missed one or two. Please let me know
if that is so. In most cases for states not included here, I could find specialty
plates from prior years, but not for 2015.
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 Alabama
 Kentucky
 Minnesota
 New Mexico
 Tennessee
 Washington
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 Arkansas
 Louisiana
 Mississippi
 New York
Texas
 West Virginia
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 Arizona
 Maryland
 Montana
Nevada
Utah
 Wisconsin
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 Connecticut
 Massachusetts
 Nebraska
 Ohio
 Vermont
 Wyoming
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 Illinois
 Michigan
 New Jersey
 South Carolina
 Virginia
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