[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Nate and Hunter.......Your comment > Gee, wonder why a lot of cars with
> lots of antennas and no ham radio license plates? Why so dumb and
> so-backwards? Consider this....My car with ham call letter license
> plates was stolen. Thru QRZ.com as an example, the thief can figure
> out where I live and get a good idea of my other interests just by
> looking inside the vehicle and truck. They had master keys for the door
> and ignition so opening the trunk would not be a problem. He now knows
> where he can get lots more goodies for free. And with Pretrial
> Intervention and Plea bargaining he knows he will not be duffely
> punished if caught. So put your ham gear inside your car with your
> tools, other hobby interests and your call letter license plates on the
> bumpers and announce to the world "here is a sample, stop by my house
> for more free stuff."
> Gary K2UQ
You misread my comment. Please read it again.
I said the number of cars WITHOUT call plates and antennas could be
counted on both hands.
I thought this was NEAT!
As far as cars and rigs:
Theives can steal anything they want out of a car. Cars aren't secure
in the slightest. (I've had my Jeep broken into three times, trust me.)
I've known hams who've had call plates and radios in all their vehicles
for over 40 years who have never had a problem, and I know hams who've
hidden everything in their cars and had rigs ripped off. It's not
predictable that call plates mean anything in how thieves pick their
targets. In fact, it probably has a lot more to do with WHERE you park
your vehicle than anything else. All of my breakins were within three
blocks of a bus station and a homeless shelter. Outside of my time
working in that area of town, I've never had a problem.
The opportunity costs lost to paying for rig insurance must be worth the
convenience of getting it replaced anytime to you, or you run your risks
and take your chances, just like everything else in life.
And the standard financial/fiscal rule applies: Buy assets, not
liabilities, whenever possible.
Anyway, this isn't repeater related anymore...
The FCC posts all of our addresses publically -- one of the risks we
take of being hams. The FAA long ago allowed pilots to remove their
public information -- The FCC doesn't appear to want to do it.
Nate WY0X
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