Amateur Radio Operator
| “Ham” radio plates have been continuously available since 1953 for any New Mexico resident who holds an official amateur radio station license in good standing issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The stated legislative purpose for the issuance of special Radio Operator registration plates is to be able “to readily identify personnel in aid of the performance of necessary duties for civil defense in the communications field.” |
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| 1988 Amateur Radio Operator Certificate of Registration | ||||
Selected Registration Data
| For all practical purposes registration
information is unavailable for license plates issued in New Mexico after
1938. Amateur Radio plates are an exception, though, because the
license plate serial number is the ham’s call sign which was issued by
the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC retains information only
on currently active and recently expired licenses, but there are legacy
publications containing information derived from FCC records.
Examples include The New Mexico Ham Directory 1967-1968 by Bill
Johnston and the Radio Amateur Callbook Magazine which began
annual publication in 1920 and issued quarterly directories for many
decades. Neither these publications nor the FCC records contain
information about motor vehicles, but they do provide the call sign and
the licensee’s name and address. Much of what appears below came from
these sources. |
| Year | Plate # | Registered To | ||
| 1953 | W5FJE | Cedric H. Senter, Albuquerque | ||
| 1954 | W5ARD | Paul D. Drum, Dexter | ||
| 1955 | W5GPK | Harry Herman, Kirtland Air Force Base | ||
| 1956 | W5FJE | Cedric H. Senter, Albuquerque | ||
| 1957 | W5UNB | William L. Nohrn, Santa Fe | ||
| 1958 | W5UNB | William L. Nohrn, Santa Fe | ||
| 1959 | W6ASD | Daniel F. Connell, address unavailable | ||
| 1960 | W5FJE | Cedric H. Senter, Albuquerque | ||
| 1961 | W5DUO | Charles Johnson, Las Cruces | ||
| 1962 | K7HZV | Robert L. Hugo, address unavailable | ||
| 1963 | K5AYH | Martin Goodwin, Clovis | ||
| 1964 | W5UNB | William L. Norhn, Santa Fe | ||
| 1965 | W5LAJ | Dean D. Battishill, Silver City | ||
| 1966 | W5PEX | J. Dick Eichor, Los Alamos | ||
| 1967 | WA5FLG | Bill J. Farley, Alamogordo | ||
| 1968 | K5IFU | Arthur E. Trujillo, Las Cruces | ||
| 1969 | WA5SJB | Rachel Farley, Alamogordo | ||
| 1970 | W5UNB | William L. Nohrn, Santa Fe | ||
| 1971 | W5UNB | William L. Nohrn, Santa Fe | ||
| 1972 | W5UNB | William L. Nohrn, Santa Fe | ||
| 1973 | W5YB | Norman Dennis, Albuquerque | ||
| 1974 | W5HDR | Clarence G. Leonard, Mesilla Park | ||
| 1975 | WA5SJB | Rachel Farley, Alamogordo | ||
| 1976 | W5UNB | William L. Nohrn, Santa Fe | ||
| 1977 | N5BO | Ambrose G. Barry, Alamogordo | ||
| 1978 | WD5IOP | Oliver L. Kingsley, Las Cruces | ||
| 1979 | N5KR | William Johnston, Las Cruces | ||
| 1980 | K5HUI | George R. Nail, Albuquerque | ||
| 1981 | K5XY | Alexander F. Burr, Las Cruces | ||
| 1982 | KB5T | Oliver L. Kingsley, Las Cruces | ||
| 1983 | W5LAJ | Dean D. Battishill, Silver City | ||
| 1984 | K5MZ | Joe Martinez, Albuquerque | ||
| 1985 | KA5CWI | David H. Schuhmann, Las Cruces | ||
| 1986 | N4CHK | Robbie D. Arvidson, Albuquerque | ||
| 1987 | K5MZ | Joe Martinez, Albuquerque | ||
| 1988 | N5GLF | John Q. Boley, Las Cruces | ||
| 1989 | N5BKW | Charles Grove, Las Cruces | ||
| 1990 | K5IKL | Jerry D. Richardson, Deming | ||
| 1991 | N5MKG | Jesse D. Shepherd, Las Cruces | ||
| 1992 | NW5D | George P. Guebara, Las Cruces | ||
| 1993 | WB5UIB | Patricia A. Mathews, Albuquerque | ||
| 1994 | KB5RF | Michael W. Hendricks, Albuquerque | ||
| 1995 | W5NYB | John Shane, Albuquerque | ||
| 1996 | KD6HBK | Harvey J. Goodhart, Albuquerque | ||
| 1997 | W5BI | Gary A. Bonebrake, Rio Rancho | ||
| 1998 | N5CUF | Jacqueline Johnston, Organ | ||
| 1999 | N5XCQ | Lewis L. McElroy, Shawnee, Oklahoma | ||
| 2000 | WA5SCP | Robert W. Ter Maat, Albuquerque | ||
| 2001 | K2GHM | Benson B. Boss, Deming | ||
| 2002 | KM5EH | Marcus Lieberman, Albuquerque | ||
| 2016 | K5ZI | William Johnston, Organ | ||
| 2018 | K5JJB | Jacqueline Johnston, Organ |
