Send your license to a PO box like I do. It's legal and that way they can't find your house....although the tower and antennas may give that away too....
73, Jon KD5SFA -----Original Message----- >From: Nate Duehr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: May 23, 2006 1:43 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] my we are a bunch of trouble makers here at >DaytonQRZ > >[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 > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
