wrote:

In rec.radio.amateur.policy radioguy wrote:

On Apr 19, 12:15 am, wrote:

In rec.radio.amateur.policy radioguy wrote:


Oregon, Alaska, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Missouri all by
law, REQUIRE hams to have a ham radio installed in their vehicle if
they have ham platetes

Got a reference to the relevant statutes?

http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/reg...al/plates.html


Following the links to the relevant state laws, one finds 2 of those
states have no radio requirement, and none of the others have any
installed radio requirement.

Of those with a radio requirement, occasional use of a HT qualifies,
except Virginia where you would have to keep a HT in the vehicle to
meet the letter of the law.

So there is no state that "REQUIRE hams to have a ham radio installed
in their vehicle" from your own link.



I don't know about other states but here is the code section from
Virginia word for word--

§ 46.2-738. Special license plates for amateur radio operators.

The Commissioner, on request, may supply any amateur radio operator
licensed by the federal government or an agency thereof, and having
radio transmitting and receiving equipment permanently installed in his
motor vehicle, license plates bearing his official call letters.

If more than one request is made for use, as provided in this section,
of license plates having the same alpha-numeric, the Department shall
accept the first such application. Persons receiving amateur radio
operator special license plates shall affix such plates only to vehicles
to which they are the titled owner.

The Commissioner shall charge a fee of one dollar in addition to the
prescribed cost of state license plates, for each set of license plates
issued under the provisions of this section.

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"PERMANANTLY INSTALLED" is a bit more than just an HT sitting on the
seat all the time.

To my knowledge, I have never heard of anyone being cited for this.