N9TPB FCC License Search

🕒 FCC license data updated today 7:15 am CDT (FCC files through Oct 4, 2026) · next update today 8:30 am CDT

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W3AKZ HAM

✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Apr 30, 2025.

1x3 call: Technician, General, Advanced and Amateur Extra licensees can request it. No pending applications list it.

📬 QSL: no LoTW uploads on record · not eQSL AG · QRZ · HamQTH

Not currently held · 1 holder on record · available since Apr 30, 2025

Previous holder: Alan K Zacherle

Held W3AKZ Apr 29, 2003 → Apr 29, 2023 · first licensed Feb 12, 1996 as N4CAB · 2 licenses · FRN 0003319613

W3AKZ Expired Amateur Extra · vanity Apr 29, 2003 → Apr 29, 2023 (expired)

Licensee
Alan K Zacherle

Address
4503 Bartholows Road
Mt Airy, MD 21771
39.3949, -77.1582 (ZIP center) · Grid FM19kj · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗

FRN
0003319613

Previous call
N4CAB (General)

Last granted
May 22, 2013

Effective
May 22, 2013

Last action
Apr 30, 2025
FCC actions (4)
- Apr 30, 2025 — License expired LIEXP
- May 22, 2013 — License renewed LIREN
- Apr 29, 2003 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- Apr 29, 2003 — License issued LIISS
N4CAB Canceled Amateur Extra Feb 12, 1996 → Apr 29, 2003 (canceled)

Licensee
Alan K Zacherle

Address
4503 Bartholows Road
Mt Airy, MD 21771
39.3949, -77.1582 (ZIP center) · Grid FM19kj · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗

FRN
0003319613

Last granted
Feb 12, 1996

Effective
Jul 10, 2002

Last action
Apr 29, 2003
FCC actions (3)
- Apr 29, 2003 — License canceled LICAN
- Jul 10, 2002 — License modified LIMOD
- Jun 29, 2001 — Administrative update LIAUA

Address history

From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.

Seen Nov 7, 2004 → Oct 4, 2026 · 96 snapshots · as N4CAB
Alan K Zacherle
4503 Bartholows Road, Mt Airy, MD 21771
39.3949, -77.1582 (ZIP center) · Grid FM19kj · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗

Others requesting W3AKZ

1 application listed W3AKZ as a choice, newest first.

Filed	Award	Applicant	Choice #	Status
Apr 10, 2003	Apr 28, 2003	N4CAB · Alan K Zacherle · Mt Airy, MD	1	Granted

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W3AKZ in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W3AKZ beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.