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Alaska license plate: Amateur radio

Issued today Documented since 2026. Specialty plates for car, van, and truck, issued by Alaska Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV). One of 13 Alaska license plates.

Alaska (United States) license plate, Amateur radio (documented since 2026), sample EQ3ACN
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Format, years and the law

Format
LL9LLL, for example EQ3ACN (L is any letter, 9 any digit)

The format above is broad: a registration that fits it has the right shape, which does not show that this series issued it.

Years issued
Documented since 2026; the format is likely older than the first year documented. Still issued.
Vehicle class
Specialty: optional-design programs on standard serials (US state programs). Issued for car, van, and truck.
About this plate
THE AMATEUR RADIO PLATE EARNS ITS OWN ENTRY BECAUSE ITS SERIAL COMES FROM OUTSIDE THE STATE ENTIRELY. Alaska legislates that the plate number MUST BE an identifier issued by a federal regulator to a person, not to the vehicle, not by the DMV, and not from any Alaska series.
Fee
$0 initial, $0 renewal (Alaska DMV catalogue, 'Amateur Radio (Call Sign)').

Legal basis and sources

  1. AS 28.10.181(i): the FCC licence and equipment proof, one vehicle per radio licence, distinctive plates, and 'The number on the plates must be the radio call sign of the owner' https://web.archive.org/web/2023id_/http://www.touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/Statutes/Title28/Chapter10/Section181.htm
  2. Alaska DMV: 'Amateur Radio (Call Sign)', $0, 'For Amateur Radio Operators with FCC License' https://web.archive.org/web/2025id_/https://dmv.alaska.gov/vehicle-services/license-plates/

This plate in your app

The series id is us-ak-amateur-radio. The API returns its format, validation, colours and designs with the rest of Alaska's series:

curl -s https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-ak \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VEHICLESDB_API_KEY" \
  | jq '.series[] | select(.id == "us-ak-amateur-radio")'
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