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Ask: HAMs within 5 miles of N9TPB · Extra class operators in Madison, WI · or try N9TPB · K9* wildcards · Smith, John · 0004797601 (FRN) · 53703 · Madison, WI · old CB calls like KHC1939 or 18Q3518 (1962–63 CB call books) · (205) 546-1767 (1990s CB directory phones)
KA2HCZ HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Nov 26, 2010.
2x3 call: any licensee can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Not currently held
· 1 holder on record
· available since Nov 26, 2010
Previous holder: VERNON THORPE
Held KA2HCZ Aug 9, 1988 → Nov 25, 2008
· first licensed Aug 9, 1988 as KA2HCZ
· 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1981 as KA2HCZ, before the FCC's online records
KA2HCZExpiredGeneralAug 9, 1988 → Nov 25, 2008 (expired)
From the FCC amateur database as published on the QRZ! callsign CD-ROMs, 1993–2003, before and alongside the FCC's online records (which start in 1999). "Seen" dates are the first and last disc showing that record; the issue date is the FCC's, so it can be a renewal of an even older license.
Seen Apr 7, 1999 → Apr 17, 2003 · 9 discs KA2HCZ
· General · issued Nov 25, 1998, expires Nov 25, 2008
VERNON THORPE
713 LINWOOD AVE, DURHAM, NC 27701
Seen Sep 9, 1993 → Nov 11, 1998 · 10 discs KA2HCZ
· General · issued Aug 9, 1988, expires Aug 9, 1998
VERNON THORPE
705 LINWOOD AVE, DURHAM, NC 27701
Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.
Seen Nov 7, 2004 → Nov 1, 2026 · 52 snapshots · as KA2HCZ
VERNON THORPE
713 LINWOOD AVE, DURHAM, NC 27701
From scanned copies of the printed callbooks (government lists from 1913, then the Radio Amateur Callbook to 1997), read by OCR, so names and streets can carry typos. Each line is one or more editions in a row showing the same name at the same address.
1984 → 1988 · 4 editions KA2HCZ · class G
Vernon Thorpe 101-115 West 147th St, New York, NY 10039 Winter 1984 p.233, Winter 1986 p.227, Winter 1987 p.230, Winter 1988 p.239
None → 1983 · 4 editions KA2HCZ · class N
Vernon Thorpe 101-125 West 147th St, New York None p.153, 1981 p.149, Winter 1982 p.221, Winter 1983 p.226
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for KA2HCZ in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of KA2HCZ beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.