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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)
KA9QCF HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Apr 22, 2010.
2x3 call: any licensee can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Not currently held
· 1 holder on record
· available since Apr 22, 2010
Previous holder: ROBERT A WELCH
Held KA9QCF Aug 23, 1988 → Apr 21, 2008
· first licensed Aug 23, 1988 as KA9QCF
· 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1984 as KA9QCF, before the FCC's online records
PO Box 8987 3540 E THORNBERRY LN CATALINA, AZ 85738-0987
Last granted
Apr 21, 1998
Effective
Apr 21, 1998
Last action
Apr 22, 2010
FCC actions (1)
Apr 22, 2010 — License expired LIEXP
Callbook Records, 1993–2003
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 Nov 11, 1998 → Apr 17, 2003 · 10 discs KA9QCF
· Technician Plus · issued Apr 21, 1998, expires Apr 21, 2008
ROBERT A. WELCH
3540 E THORNBERRY LN; PO BOX 8987, CATALINA, AZ 85738-0987
Seen Oct 27, 1996 → Mar 9, 1998 · 3 discs KA9QCF
· Technician Plus · issued Aug 23, 1988, expires Aug 23, 1998
ROBERT A WELCH
PO BOX 8987 CRB, TUCSON, AZ 85738
Seen Oct 31, 1994 → Apr 21, 1996 · 4 discs KA9QCF
· Technician Plus · issued Aug 23, 1988, expires Aug 23, 1998
ROBERT A WELCH
907 CURTISS ST 502, DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515
Seen Sep 9, 1993 → May 3, 1994 · 2 discs KA9QCF
· Technician · issued Aug 23, 1988, expires Aug 23, 1998
ROBERT A WELCH
907 CURTISS ST 502, DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515
Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.
Seen Nov 7, 2004 → Oct 18, 2026 · 50 snapshots · as KA9QCF
ROBERT A WELCH
PO Box 8987 3540 E THORNBERRY LN, CATALINA, AZ 85738-0987
KA9QCF in the Printed Callbooks, 1909–1997
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.
1990 → 1991 · 2 editions KA9QCF · class T
Robert A Welch 907 Curtiss St 502, Downers Grove, IL 60515 Winter 1990 p.1278, Winter 1991 p.1387
1988 · 1 edition KA9QCF · class T
Robert A Welch 133 55th Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515 Winter 1988 p.1240
1984 · 1 edition KA9QCF · class N
Robert A Welch 233 55th St, Downers Grove Il &0515 Winter 1984 p.1196
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for KA9QCF in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of KA9QCF beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.