<p dir="ltr">Could the license plate PDF be memorialized on the LARC website for future inquiries? I suspect this would be of great value to future members who are new hams. 73 de George KJ4UW </p>
<br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 21, 2025, 3:27 PM Matt NJ4Y via CQ <<a href="mailto:cq@lists.lakelandarc.org">cq@lists.lakelandarc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">The plate type code is RGA. I had to mention that to the clerk when I got mine, she was also just trying to process it as a vanity plate.<div><br></div><div>LWRA has a handy guide </div><div><div><br></div><div><div style="display:block"><div style="display:inline-block" role="link"><a style="border-radius:10px;font-family:-apple-system,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;display:block;width:228px;overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none" rel="nofollow noreferrer" href="https://lwra.us/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Call-sign-license-plate.pdf" dir="ltr" role="button" width="228" target="_blank"><table style="table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:collapse;width:228px;background-color:#e9e9eb;font-family:-apple-system,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="228"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><img style="width:228px;height:295px" width="228" height="295" alt="preview.png" src="cid:15F06249-ED14-48DA-BCEA-8F48CDBFB17A"></td></tr><tr><td><table bgcolor="#E9E9EB" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="228" style="table-layout:fixed;font-family:-apple-system,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgba(233,233,235,1)"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:8px 0px 8px 0px"><div style="max-width:100%;margin:0px 16px 0px 16px;overflow:hidden"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:500;font-size:12px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left"><a rel="nofollow noreferrer" href="https://lwra.us/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Call-sign-license-plate.pdf" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" style="color:rgba(0,0,0,1)">Call-sign-license-plate</font></a></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:400;font-size:11px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left"><a rel="nofollow noreferrer" href="https://lwra.us/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Call-sign-license-plate.pdf" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><font color="#A2A2A9" style="color:rgba(60,60,67,0.6)">PDF Document · 25 KB</font></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div></div><br><div><br id="m_-160454654861754100lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">73, matt nj4y<div><div><br></div><div>Sent from my iPhone</div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Apr 22, 2025, at 04:57, Ed Marchese via CQ <<a href="mailto:cq@lists.lakelandarc.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">cq@lists.lakelandarc.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr">OK. <span></span> Amateur radio license plate renewal issue resolved. It wasn't easy but I finally got it resolved. (took way too much time.)</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I'm happy share the details. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I received an actual follow-up phone call from a lady in the Polk County DMV call center. (there is such a place) This is the result of a 45 minute phone call with her trying to get it resolved. She even had difficulty reaching out to her internal contact at DMV HQ Talahassee. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Originally she was quoted $150 for renewal. Talahassee eventually figured out that "something" was wrong with that amount. I'd like to hear how much others have paid.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Here's my experience. Hope it is useful for others.</div><div dir="ltr">73,</div><div dir="ltr">Ed DE N2TE QRT</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> ========================</div><div dir="ltr"><span><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color:inherit"><font color="#0c14f5"><br><div><div dir="ltr">~ The process of renewing an amateur
radio license plate at the 10-year mark is NOT the same as normally
renewing your vehicle registration during years 2-9 because a "replacement" license plate has
to be "ordered". Thus, you can NOT renew online at the 10-year mark. You MUST
physically go into a DMV office ... so they tell you on the website. (obviously, not entirely true.) I guess I got lucky as I was able to pay
over the phone with a woman from the Polk County DMV call-center office who called me back. She offered to take care of it on the phone for me. She was a big help, obviously.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">~ The registration renewal cost for my pickup truck, based on the vehicle weight, was $98.00. </div><div dir="ltr"> The replacement "ordering fee" was $16.10. </div><div dir="ltr"> The credit card fee was $2.85.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">~
After you pay for "renewal" and "ordering", the Polk County DMV <b><i><u>local
</u></i></b>office will mail you an updated "renewal" yellow decal that will display
your 2026 renewal status. (5-26 in my case) This renewed 5-26 decal will be placed on the "soon-to-be" discarded license plate that is
CURRENTLY on my vehicle. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">~
In about 8-10 weeks (+/-) you will received a brand spanking new shiny
amateur radio license plate from the <b><u>state</u></b> office. The new license plate will
then replace the existing "old" plate. AND ... in addition to the new plate, they will <b><u>also</u></b> include <i>another</i> identical 5-26 yellow decal expiration sticker that will be placed on the new
replacement license plate that you will install on your vehicle. Old plate off, new plate on. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><span>~ FL DMV does NOT publish this detailed process information on their
website for the general public. (I guess it's 'secret' .. LOL)</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>~ FL DMV does NOT publish the associated costs for the process of renewing and ordering a replacement amateur radio plate. <br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>~ Depending on WHO you speak with at DMV you are likely to get a different answer regarding both the process and the costs. (I did.)</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>~
The DMV agent at the Polk County DMV call-center said that the reason that
she had <b><i><u>NO IDEA</u></i></b> how to do this renewal is because "we don't do a lot of
these amateur radio license plates. Therefore we're not familiar with the procedure details and the associate costs. <br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">~
It is NOT necessary to fill out another application form to "apply" for
a "vanity/personalized" license plate. When I first called early this morning, I was initially told that I had to fill out a whole new form. I filled out NOTHING as this was all done over the phone with the lady who was helping me. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><b><i><u>~ THEY HAVE NO CLUE.</u></i></b></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></font></font></span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div><div><br></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>CQ mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:CQ@lists.lakelandarc.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">CQ@lists.lakelandarc.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://lists.lakelandarc.org/listinfo.cgi/cq-lakelandarc.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://lists.lakelandarc.org/listinfo.cgi/cq-lakelandarc.org</a></span><br><span>Unsubscribe: <mailto:<a href="mailto:cq-lakelandarc.org-unsubscribe@lists.lakelandarc.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">cq-lakelandarc.org-unsubscribe@lists.lakelandarc.org</a>></span><br></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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