-=> Rich Lawrence wrote to Ed Vance <=-   
      
    RL> On 12/13/16, Ed Vance said the following...   
      
    EV> Last week I noticed the Licence Plate on a parked automobile that read   
    EV> "144MHZ".   
      
    RL> I've seen bumper stickers with 146.52 on them. And on my car, I have a   
    RL> DX Engineering sticker. But I think the Comet antenna on my truck   
    RL> confirms I'm a Ham.   
      
   Those are both cool. :-)   
      
   Since I added a Diamond 770 antenna to my hood on the oppisite side from   
   the factory radio antenna I've started to notice when other vehicles    
   have aftermarket antennas too. :-)   
      
    EV> I didn't see any signs of an Whip Antenna, but figured if the car was   
    EV> owned by a Ham that they may be using a Hand Held Rig.   
      
    RL> I usually carry a HT with me in my backpack. Mostly so I can play on   
    RL> breaks from work, but also as a backup..   
      
   I should probably be in the habit of it again... Stopped when I got my   
   mobile, as the repeaters are too far away for me to reach well, but    
   would be good as a backup for simplex with my wife...   
      
      
   ... I'm not insensitive, I'm male.  See the difference?   
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