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Title: Saw an SUV last weekend with license plate 6L6 511
Post by: af6im on November 21, 2016, 07:54:49 PM
Hollow state audio guy I assume, no antennas visible. Any other vacuum tube vanity plates spotted?



Title: Re: Saw an SUV last weekend with license plate 6L6 511
Post by: W3NE on November 22, 2016, 11:38:44 AM
On the other hand mine is (or was, until I stopped driving): 807

W3NE


Title: Re: Saw an SUV last weekend with license plate 6L6 511
Post by: KD6VXI on November 22, 2016, 04:38:51 PM
One of the CB linear mfgrs in the 80s had MR 455 as a plate.

He only did 2 and 4 device amps with,  as you can guess....   MRF455s.

Alas,  I had 2MNYDB as in Too Many DB in my car audio days.   Always figured if I went QRO mobile,  that would work,  too.

Not hollow,  but related.

--Shane
KD6VXI


Title: Re: Saw an SUV last weekend with license plate 6L6 511
Post by: steve_qix on November 23, 2016, 09:03:41 AM
This is my plate.  The tube equivalent over here  ;)

(http://www.classeradio.com/number_plate_avatar.gif)

Happy Thanksgiving to all !


Title: Re: Saw an SUV last weekend with license plate 6L6 511
Post by: KD6VXI on November 23, 2016, 09:44:27 AM
Very cool,  Steve!

Things tend to get hectic here around holidays,  so happy turkey day to all!

--Shane
KD6VXI


Title: Re: Saw an SUV last weekend with license plate 6L6 511
Post by: W2PFY on November 25, 2016, 11:54:58 AM
I could not find a 511 vacuum tube? There is a CV-511 which is the same as a 6V6GT.

Must be a tube with circular getters, black plate Bugle Boy, pure copper no oxygen gold embossed ceramic base hard to find cryogenic treated NOS tube?  


Title: Re: Saw an SUV last weekend with license plate 6L6 511
Post by: af6im on November 29, 2016, 12:48:51 PM
Don't forget that the copper must come from a certain region in Chile in order to produce the "right" sound. As with fine wine grapes, location matters.  ;)

Wonder if there are any mil surplus radio license plates, like ART 13, ARC 5 or BC 348? Or AM BCB xmtrs like BC-1H1?

AF6IM



Title: Re: Saw an SUV last weekend with license plate 6L6 511
Post by: W2JBL on December 05, 2016, 07:45:40 PM
511 is the New York State penal code for driving with a suspended/revoked/expired driver's license.
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