jaymatt1978
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What year did they stop issuing CB callsigns/licenses?
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nd5y
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1982 I think.
trentbob
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Yep, Congress passed a non-partisan law announcing this and other changes with the beginning of using volunteer examiners for ham radio operators licenses. President Reagan signed the bill.
At that time approximately 55000 CB licenses were being issued a month and the FCC estimated 10% of CB operators didn't bother to get a license at all...
It's interesting that in the mid-70s at the height of the hobby, the FCC was issuing over 1 million CB licenses a month. LOL. Them were the days
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At that time approximately 55000 CB licenses were being issued a month and the FCC estimated 10% of CB operators didn't bother to get a license at all...
It's interesting that in the mid-70s at the height of the hobby, the FCC was issuing over 1 million CB licenses a month. LOL. Them were the days
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jaymatt1978
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For those curious NO I am NOT GETTING INTO CB.. A license plate collector wanted to know when the stopped issuing CB license plates
nd5y
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I have never heard of a CB license plate.
If there was such a thing they obviously weren't issued by the FCC.
If there was such a thing they obviously weren't issued by the FCC.
mmckenna
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Some states did it, like they do amateur radio call sign license plates.
trentbob
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After having press plates for about 40 years, a total of four different sets as they were a front and back plate in Pennsylvania, the only passenger car front and back plate available other than official government plates. Eventually we stopped using them because instead of letting you access they sent you to a holding area 2 miles away from where the public was allowed. LOL.
We of course have amateur radio license plates in Pennsylvania, several different variations over the years. If the whole family is in the car, anybody can just look you up and pretty much assume your house is empty LOL, bad idea.
We of course have amateur radio license plates in Pennsylvania, several different variations over the years. If the whole family is in the car, anybody can just look you up and pretty much assume your house is empty LOL, bad idea.
mmckenna
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I had mine before everyone had the internets. I spent a lot of time on the road for work, and when it became so easy to look up call signs, I decided that wasn't in my wife's best interest. Haven't missed them. My call sign isn't my identity….
K7MH
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50 + years as a ham I have never seen or even heard of any state dept. of licensing issuing CB license plates. Just ham plates since about forever!
Maybe you could get one on a vanity license plate in some states. I am also retired after 30 years with Seattle Parking Enforcement. That is 30 years of looking at license plates all day long. I saw a lot of out of state ham plates but never even once have I seen a CB radio plate with a callsign on it of any kind.
Here in WA., the ham plates were combined with the vanity plates a few years ago. So new applicants have to pay a yearly fee for them. Those who got them before that happened like myself do not. Sort of grandfathered in it seems.
Maybe you could get one on a vanity license plate in some states. I am also retired after 30 years with Seattle Parking Enforcement. That is 30 years of looking at license plates all day long. I saw a lot of out of state ham plates but never even once have I seen a CB radio plate with a callsign on it of any kind.
Here in WA., the ham plates were combined with the vanity plates a few years ago. So new applicants have to pay a yearly fee for them. Those who got them before that happened like myself do not. Sort of grandfathered in it seems.
Token
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I have seen CB specific plates. They were never super common, but various states did make them available (for example, I know New Mexico did, a buddy of mine had a set a long time ago). And yes, some states did not do CB specific plates, but people did do personalized plates with their CB callsigns. When CB callsigns were three letters and 4 numbers (seven characters total) it was not a problem, but when CB callsigns went to 8 characters (four letters and 4 numbers) some states had to change their CB specific license plate formats.
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W8HDU
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Probably a moot point after all these years, but was the final database at the F.C.C. ever saved, and available for public viewing?
Probably like the WPE#___ database the SWLs had which was lost to time.
Where's the "Wayback Machine" when you need it?
Probably like the WPE#___ database the SWLs had which was lost to time.
Where's the "Wayback Machine" when you need it?
mikethedruid
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I had a CB license. I still remember my call... KAPS7773
I had California Press Photographer plates from about 1971-2004. Still have them on the garage wall. In later years, they were more of an advertisement that you had expensive gear in the vehicle.
W8HDU
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The TV station I work for thought about "vanity plates" with our call letters, but they rejected the idea for same reason. However, the news cars look like they run in NASCAR with all the signage, so it's not like they are still advertising.
KBA-3151, back in 1975
trentbob
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KOG 0554 in early 1966 when I was 12. My dad applied for the license and believe it or not it was rejected and we had to reapply. We only put one radio down in the Box that said number of units. We got a letter saying that CB radio was not to be used for hobby purposes and you had to put down more than one radio.
jhooten
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Probably a moot point after all these years, but was the final database at the F.C.C. ever saved, and available for public viewing?
Probably like the WPE#___ database the SWLs had which was lost to time.
Where's the "Wayback Machine" when you need it?
No. All the CB license records were paper in file cabinets and never digitized. They have long since been thrown in a land fill somewhere.
BushDoctor
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I received my CB license 4W0693 on 30November 1959 Ham license wb4igu 1969
I've been curious about this. There may be a set of fiche at National Archives or elsewhere. I'll look into it.
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