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W2IWH HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Mar 31, 2007.
1x3 call: Technician, General, Advanced and Amateur Extra licensees can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Not currently held
· 1 holder on record
· available since Mar 31, 2007
Previous holder: GEORGE A PHILACTOS
Held W2IWH Jun 11, 1985 → Mar 30, 2005
· first licensed Jun 11, 1985 as W2IWH
· 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1936 as W2IWH, before the FCC's online records
W2IWHExpiredAdvancedJun 11, 1985 → Mar 30, 2005 (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 May 12, 1995 → Apr 17, 2003 · 16 discs W2IWH
· Advanced · issued Mar 30, 1995, expires Mar 30, 2005
GEORGE A. PHILACTOS
505 LAGUARDIA PL APT 27D, NEW YORK, NY 10012-2004
Seen Sep 9, 1993 → Oct 31, 1994 · 3 discs W2IWH
· Advanced · issued Jun 11, 1985, expires Jun 11, 1995
GEORGE A PHILACTOS
505 LA GUARDIA PL, NEW YORK, NY 10012
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 W2IWH
GEORGE A PHILACTOS
505 LAGUARDIA PL APT 27D, NEW YORK, NY 10012-2004
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.
1997 · 1 edition W2IWH
A ~:~~o~ Philactos 505 Laguardia Place Apt 27-D, N21xp I ~, An~ ~:p~'.t~fb 3 L 5 B!: 0 ~9si:lw ~i, ~i, NJ 08215 1997 p.335
1996 · 1 edition W2IWH
A ~:vo~ Phi Ctos 5 Laguardia Place Ap', 27-D, NY 10012 1996 p.375
1995 · 1 edition W2IWH · class A
George A Phi~ctos 565 La Guardia Place, New York, NY 10012 1995 p.348
1988 → 1994 · 5 editions W2IWH · class A
George A Philactos 505 La Guardia Place, New York, NY 10012 Winter 1988 p.247, Winter 1989 p.253, Winter 1991 p.271, 1993 p.289, 1994 p.300
1987 · 1 edition W2IWH · class A
George A Phi~clos 505 La Guardia Pla~e, New York, NY 10011 Winter 1987 p.238
1983 → 1986 · 2 editions W2IWH · class A
George A Philactos 505 La Guardia Pi, New York, NY 10012 Winter 1983 p.236, Winter 1986 p.236
1982 · 1 edition W2IWH · class A
George A Philactos Sos La Guardia Pl, New York, NY 10012 Winter 1982 p.232
1980 → 1981 · 2 editions W2IWH · class A
George A Philactos 505 La Guardia Pl, New York, NY 10012 Winter 1980 p.223, 1981 p.160
1979 · 1 edition W2IWH · class A
George A Philactos S05 La Guardia Pi, New York, NY 10012 Winter 1979 p.211
1971 → 1978 · 9 editions W2IWH · class A
George A Philactos 505 La Guardia Pl, New York Winter 1971 p.128, Fall 1971 p.127, Winter 1972 p.133, Winter 1973 p.133, 1974 p.106, Winter 1975 p.127, Winter 1976 p.130, Winter 1977 p.143, Winter 1978 p.197
1969 · 1 edition W2IWH · class A
George A Phi Lac Tos 505 W Broadway, New York Ny Summer 1969 p.132
1966 → 1967 · 2 editions W2IWH · class A
George A. Philactos 52 Bank St. New York 14 N Y Spring 1966 p.119, Fall 1967 p.128
1963 · 1 edition W2IWH
George A. Philactos1 52 Bank St 1 New York 14 N Y Summer 1963 p.133
1961 · 1 edition W2IWH
George A. Philactos 52 Bank St. New York 14 N Y Spring 1961 p.123
1960 · 1 edition W2IWH
George A Philactos, 52 Bank St, New York 14 N Y Winter 1960 p.124
1958 · 1 edition W2IWH
George A. Philactos* 52 Bank St. New York 14 N Y Summer 1958 p.105
1953 → 1956 · 4 editions W2IWH
George A. Philactos 52 Bank Street, New York, NY Fall 1953 p.88, Spring 1954 p.92, Fall 1955 p.102, Spring 1956 p.86
1952 · 1 edition W2IWH
G Eorge A. P H Ila Ctos 52 Bank Street, New Y Ork, NY Fall 1952 p.83
1950 → 1951 · 2 editions W2IWH
George A. Philactos 1515 Lexington Ave., N. Y, 29, NY Summer 1950 p.51, Spring 1951 p.77
1948 → 1949 · 2 editions W2IWH
George A. Philactos 995 E, 181st St., New York, NY Fall 1948 p.68, Summer 1949 p.49
1946 · 1 edition W2IWH
G. Philactos 314 E, 78 St., New York City. W2jdq----B. Orio, 58-12 218th St., Bayside, L. I., NY Summer 1946 p.50
1941 · 1 edition W2IWH
George Philactos 2884 E, 195 St., N. Y. City. Spring 1941 p.31
1941 · 1 edition W2IWH
G. A. Philactos 314 E, 78 St., N. Y. City. Winter 1941 p.42
1940 · 1 edition W2IWH
George Philactos 2884 E, 195 St., N. Y. City. Fall 1940 p.33
1940 · 1 edition W2IWH
George Philactos 2884 E, 195 St.. N. Y. City. Spring 1940 p.43
1939 · 1 edition W2IWH
George Philact0« 2884 E, 195 St., N. Y. City Spring 1939 p.32
1938 · 1 edition W2IWH
George Philactoa 2884 E, 195 St.. N. Y. City. Spring 1938 p.32
1936 · 1 edition W2IWH
George Philactos 2884 E, 195 St., N. Y. City. Spring 1936 p.160
None · 1 edition W2IWH · class A
George A Philactos 505 La Guardia Pl, New York None p.106
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
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