09-10-2007, 11:01 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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VE6 License Plates
Does anyone know what these are? I see people with them and I am curious to know what I am missing here!
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09-10-2007, 11:03 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
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they're for people with Ham radios.
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09-10-2007, 11:03 AM
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I asked at the Ministry once and they said it's people who are ham radio operators and those are their numbers.
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09-10-2007, 11:05 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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I guess I heard that before, but then I thought maybe it was something cooler! (No offence to any ham radio people on here...)
Thanks!
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09-10-2007, 11:08 AM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: @HOOT250
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For those who are like me and have no idea what "HAM Radio" was...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAM_Radio
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09-10-2007, 11:48 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Slava
I guess I heard that before, but then I thought maybe it was something cooler! (No offence to any ham radio people on here...)
Thanks!
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heh, I thought it was some weird religious cult thing before I found the real answer.
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09-10-2007, 11:52 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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OK, I may have just skimmed over it, but why exactly do ham radio operators need special plates on their cars?
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09-10-2007, 11:53 AM
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Not the 1 millionth post winnar
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Los Angeles
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Originally Posted by HOOT
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Welcome to Oldsville.
Population, me.
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09-10-2007, 12:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ken0042
OK, I may have just skimmed over it, but why exactly do ham radio operators need special plates on their cars?
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I'm not sure, but I think I have heard about them being mobilized in emergency situations. Maybe this is so they can be identified by authorities?
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09-10-2007, 12:10 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobblehead
I'm not sure, but I think I have heard about them being mobilized in emergency situations. Maybe this is so they can be identified by authorities?
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Yup.
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09-10-2007, 12:11 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: In a land without pants, or war, or want. But mostly we care about the pants.
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When I was just a wee lad, I always thought ham radio had something to do with farm reports.
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09-10-2007, 12:19 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: The C-spot
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My uncle has one of these. As far as I know it's usually VE6 and then their initials.
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09-10-2007, 01:49 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: /dev/null
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jammies
When I was just a wee lad, I always thought ham radio had something to do with farm reports.
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I always thought they had something to do with breakfast...
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09-10-2007, 02:54 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ken0042
OK, I may have just skimmed over it, but why exactly do ham radio operators need special plates on their cars?
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I worked with a guy who had one. If he passed another VE6 plate on the hwy. He would allways talk to the guy on the ham radio. So it must be some form of identification for other fellow radio enthusiasts. Other than that, I really don't know.
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09-10-2007, 03:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by burn_baby_burn
I worked with a guy who had one. If he passed another VE6 plate on the hwy. He would allways talk to the guy on the ham radio. So it must be some form of identification for other fellow radio enthusiasts. Other than that, I really don't know.
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You know, I had a complete a$$hole with a VE6 plate cut me off in traffic the other day. Perhaps I should look into investing into a HAM radio. This introduces a whole new facet of road rage, HAM rage!
J/K 
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09-10-2007, 04:43 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
You know, I had a complete a$$hole with a VE6 plate cut me off in traffic the other day. Perhaps I should look into investing into a HAM radio. This introduces a whole new facet of road rage, HAM rage!
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That would be one usefull thing you could do with a Ham radio. The other is...................???????????? 
Oh! I know! Alert other VE6 guys of Smokies on the hiway.
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09-10-2007, 04:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by burn_baby_burn
That would be one usefull thing you could do with a Ham radio. The other is...................????????????
Oh! I know! Alert other VE6 guys of Smokies on the hiway. |
Wouldn't you need a CB radio for that?
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09-10-2007, 04:52 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Richmond, BC
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I've always wondered about these plates. I thought they were government officials or something.
Article on them: http://www.bcpl8s.ca/HamRadio.htm
Interesting to note that they are the only BC plates (non custom) with no space between any of the characters.
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