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OKLAHOMA AMATEUR RADIO "HAM" |
According to the "History Of Oklahoma License Plates", Oklahoma Tax Commission, Motor Vehicle Division, Amateur Radio plates began officially in 1960. "Legislation provided for the first special license plate. Amateur Radio operators could order two plates to place on the same vehicle, displaying their radio call sign.
Another source states "but the law became effective immediately in 1953 so this could account for an undated white on black plate, using official Oklahoma dies, as follows:
"OKLAHOMA - ARO" top; (ARO - Amateur Radio Operator) with verified call letters: "W5ERV". This plate verified to have been used on a vehicle.
The 1952 Oklahoma base colors were black on white, while the 1953 Oklahoma base colors were black on yellow.
Gus Oliver, in my estimation an expert on Oklahoma license plates and licensing, related the following:
In 1953 Oklahoma authorized an undated ham radio license plate to be displayed on the front of a vehicle that was equipped with a ham radio as a form of identification to get into disaster sites as the Ham Radio operators were often the only form of communication after a disaster.
In
1957 Oklahoma authorized dated Ham Radio plates in pairs (effective with the
1958 plates) to be displayed on vehicles owned by Amateur (HAM) Radio
Operators."
A 1938 black on yellow Oklahoma plate, with call letters W5SZ has also been verified. It may have been some form of vanity plate. Format was "OKLA" lower left; "1938" lower right; same dies, size and format as 1938 passenger.
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| YEAR | REGISTRATION | PHOTO |
| 1938-1957 | NEED | |
| 1958 | PENDING | |
| 1959 | NEED | |
| 1960 | NEED | |
| 1961 | NEED | |
| 1962 | K5 OBC |
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| 1963 | NEED | |
| 1964 | NEED | |
| 1965 | NEED | |
| 1966 | NEED | |
| 1967 | NEED | |
| 1968 | NEED | |
| 1969 | K5 TLB |
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| 1970 | WA 5 CDZ | |
| 1971 | NEED | |
| 1972 | NEED | |
| 1973 | NEED | |
| 1974 | NEED | |
| 1975 | NEED | |
| 1976 | NEED | |
| 1977 | WA5GGN | |
| 1978 | WB5MWP | |
| 1979 | WB5MWP | |
| 1980 | WB5MWP | |
| 1981 | NEED | |
| 1982 | NEED | |
| 1983 | NEED | |
| 1984 | NEED | |
| 1985 | NEED | |
| 1986 | NEED | |
| 1997 | KC5OIY | |
| 1998 - 2006 | NEED |
(* JP) - Thanks to Jim Palmer, ALPCA #1779
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Thursday, January 26, 2006 06:53 PM