[Nodxa] Amateur Radio Plates in Ohio

[jimk8mr at aol.com]

 My report:
On August 5 I mailed applications for both the ham plates and civilian plates, with two checks, in the same envelope. Nothing heard, and the checks have not yet cleared.
Last year I did the same thing. I got the non-ham plates in reasonable time, but nothing for the ham plates including that check not clearing. I contacted them online, an a few days later the ham plate tag showed up.
I have until October until I'm running on borrowed time.

73  -  Jim   K8MR

 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: KE8G <ke8g.jim at gmail.com>
To: Glenn Williams <af8c at alumni.caltech.edu>
Cc: nodxa at lists.contesting.com
Sent: Fri, Aug 21, 2020 10:13 am
Subject: Re: [Nodxa] Amateur Radio Plates in Ohio

I just mailed mine yesterday.  I sure wish this email had started a couple
of days earlier, I would have not mailed it in and gone to the BMV to get
the sticker in person.

73 de Jim - KE8G

On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 8:55 AM Glenn Williams via Nodxa <
nodxa at lists.contesting.com> wrote:

> Has anyone had success with renewing their ham plates?  My renewal
> application will arrive next month.
>
> --73, Glenn, AF8C
>
> On 8/21/2020 7:24 AM, john kassimatis via Nodxa wrote:
> >  I mailed my renewal in May 17th. Nothing yet. Two weeks ago I called
> Columbus. Was told they received my check but a different department
> > does Ham Plates. Still nothing. Check not cashed.They also told me we
> have till December 31 st before they really expire because of Covid 19
> !!!Still waiting.
> > 73 John WG8H
> >
> >
> >
> >      On Thursday, August 20, 2020, 9:05:16 PM EDT, Bob Liddy (K8BL) <
> k8bl at ameritech.net> wrote:
> >
> >    John, et al:
> >
> > I had a very similar thing happen in June.
> >
> > Sent in my Renewal & Check in April, heard/got nothing. Went
> > to the License Bureau and got my Renewal there. They said that
> > when Columbus saw my Application and checked the computer
> > records, they would see my Renewal was already done and return
> > my Check.  This actually happened and my Check showed up in
> > the Mail 2 weeks later.
> >
> > As Mr. T would say, "I pity whoever tries to get money back from
> >    the State after they cashed their Check!"
> >
> > GL/73,    Bob  K8BL
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thursday, August 20, 2020, 08:36:30 PM EDT, john at papays.com <
> john at papays.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Today I went to our local BMV and got my ham radio plate sticker.  I did
> > that because it is more than 90 days since the plates expired and the
> > North Royalton Police Department stated that they are only giving a 90
> > day grace period on expired plates.
> >
> > It was not crowded and it only took a few minutes at the BMV.  I
> > explained that I had mailed in the application in April but had not
> > heard back.  They checked the computer and there was no activity with my
> > renewal.  So  I wrote a check and got the sticker.
> >
> > Later today  we got the  mail with the bank statement for July.  The
> > Ohio BMV cashed my check on 7/29 but apparently did not do anything to
> > renew my plates 3 weeks after cashing the check.  Now they have 2
> > checks.  Will I ever get a refund?  Maybe in another 6 months.
> >
> > So nothing to worry about mail in ballots.  They will all be counted.
> > The State of Ohio has it covered.  Trust me.
> >
> > 73 and good luck in the contest
> > John K8YSE
> >