My error - I meant tax assessor office, not the DPS. Thanks for catching that!
On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 8:35 AM Bruce via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > As mentioned, you need to download a copy of your license. You are > supposed to have that license with you when operating portable and have > it posted at a base station. > > Anyhow, you do not take it to DPS. DPS only processes driver's licenses. > You will take the form to your county tax collector's office. They will > process it, have the plates made and then you call them in about a month > and ask if your plates are in. Ask where they are. They could be at the > downtown office and you can ask for them to be sent to any outlying tax > collectors office. > > Once a year, you will get a notice to renew the specialized plate. This > is not the paying the registration fee and getting the window sticker. > This is only that you are keeping the specialized plate alive. It used > to cost $2, for the last 3-4-5 years, it has been free. But you do have > to send the notice back. Strange, They send it, you tear off the reply > part, send it back and no money is involved. Best thing the state ever > did for us. > > I had a car totaled, took plates off old car, put them on the new car at > the dealer and left them with the form and copy of my license. In a few > weeks the registration came and put the sticker on the windshield. > > Be sure to get replacement plates if you ever sell the car. Otherwise > the other person will be driving around with your ham plates and you > cannot do anything about it. When you get the replacement plates (like > $5), you will be given your plates to keep. Also, if you buy a used car, > you can go in with your ham plates, register the car and you walk out > with the registration and sticker for the ham plates right then. Did > that on a car we bought used. > > 73...bruce > > On 11/15/2019 2:12 AM, Mark Brantana via BVARC wrote: > > Hi. I am new to this club. Wonder if someone could help me with a > question. I am looking to apply for ham plates, and have filled in the > Texas form. However they ask for a copy of my “FCC Mobile Amateur Radio > License”. I just upgraded to General, but my understanding is that the FCC > no longer issues a paper license unless you request it, and I have not > heard of the license they mention. What has anyone used to satisfy this > requirement? > > Thank you in advance, > > Mark > > N5PRD > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________________ > > BVARC mailing list > > Radio,Radio,Radio We are a radio Club! > > Talk it up! On the air about every event, every meeting, every net, > every time, talk about the club, ham fests, events and people. > > [email protected] > > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > Message delivered to [email protected] > > > -- > > Bruce Paige, KK5DO > > AMSAT Director Contests and Awards > AMSAT Board Member 2016-2020 > > ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE > > Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* > Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com > Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes > > Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News > http://www.arrl.org > > AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat > > > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > Radio,Radio,Radio We are a radio Club! > Talk it up! On the air about every event, every meeting, every net, every > time, talk about the club, ham fests, events and people. > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Message delivered to [email protected] > -- Chris Heustis
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