Weird callsign

[Rick36695]

Snapped this pic this morning in Mobile County Alabama it is a amateur radio tag/license plate but can anyone enlighten me what's up with the weird callsign? In Alabama you do have to present you ham license to get a ham tag so odds are it's not a "misprint" or fake.

 

[N2YQT]

Aviator.

In NY we have to put our callsign on the Amateur background. Is it possible to personalize them in your state?

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

I had to submit a copy of my ham license to my state's DOT in order to get an amateur plate. No results for this "call" come up on QRZ or the FCC ULS database. I'm guessing the plate owner only flies planes

 

[Token]

Snapped this pic this morning in Mobile County Alabama it is a amateur radio tag/license plate but can anyone enlighten me what's up with the weird callsign? In Alabama you do have to present you ham license to get a ham tag so odds are it's not a "misprint" or fake.

AYV8R is not a valid US ham callsign, so it is either a misprint (intentional or not) or a fake. It can't be real.

At first I thought it might be someone with the call AV8R, but the license plate was already taken by someone else that was not a ham. However, AV is not a valid US prefix, so that can't be.

No idea what is going on with that plate, but I just don't see how it can be a valid US ham call.

T!

 

[drdispatch]

I'm guessing that the guy is a pilot and somebody at the DMV f'ed up. Or maybe their computer system isn't configured properly.

 

[Rick36695]

Aviator.

In NY we have to put our callsign on the Amateur background. Is it possible to personalize them in your state?

No, it's against the law to personalize ham radio tags in Alabama. It has to be your ham radio callsign or your Civil Air Patrol ham radio callsign which I have a hunch that is what this tag is someone's CAP callsign but I'd like confirmation because it's weird. As far as I know AY prefixes are assigned to Argentina.

 

[Rick36695]

I'm guessing that the guy is a pilot and somebody at the DMV f'ed up. Or maybe their computer system isn't configured properly.

I think he maybe a Civil Air Patrol pilot, and I consider the DMV f'ed first time for everything right lol. The DMV does a good job on ham tags i and everyone I know who has gotten one never had a problem.

 

[techman210]

Someone wanted "Aviator". The people at the DMV aren't expected to be experts in FCC callsign allocations.

 

[belvdr]

Someone wanted "Aviator". The people at the DMV aren't expected to be experts in FCC callsign allocations.

In states like Ohio, they don't need to be. You present your certificate and that call sign goes on the plate.

 

[Rick36695]

AYV8R is not a valid US ham callsign, so it is either a misprint (intentional or not) or a fake. It can't be real.

At first I thought it might be someone with the call AV8R, but the license plate was already taken by someone else that was not a ham. However, AV is not a valid US prefix, so that can't be.

No idea what is going on with that plate, but I just don't see how it can be a valid US ham call.

T!

It could be a DMV screw up.. But that is the background of an amateur tag, and it is against the law to personalize ham radio plates and you must show a copy of your license to the DMV. Yes, AY is assigned to Argentina. It's just weird. I posted here hoping someone would have a logical explanation so far a DMV screw up is the front runner as far as explanations go.

 

[n2pqq]

This might help

Amateur Radio

Click Here To Print This Page Information Sponsoring Organization: N/A Code Section: Section 32-6-70 (FCC issued license) Section 32-6-90 (Civil Air Patrol issued license) Primary Tag Type(s): AR (Amateur Radio); AC (Civil Air Patrol) Secondary Tag Type (s): 02 Series Began: April 2020 All...

revenue.alabama.gov

 

[K8EAA]

Yeah, I think you guys are right. Someone screwed up good. I can't fine that one anywhere. AA-AL is USA, AYA-AYZ is Argentina.