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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)
W5RYH HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — W5RYH was last held in the 1990s (license expired Sep 2, 1996), before the FCC's online records begin, so the two-year wait is long over. Confirm in the FCC's vanity system before applying.
1x3 call: Technician, General, Advanced and Amateur Extra licensees can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Not in the FCC's online records (1999 → now), but held before then: see below.
Held Before 1999
W5RYH in the 1993–2003 Callbooks
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 Mar 9, 1998 → Nov 11, 1998 · 2 discs W5RYH
· General · issued Sep 2, 1986, expires Sep 2, 1996
WILLIAM E BAILEY
PO BOX 288, CLAUDE, TX 79019
Seen Sep 9, 1993 → Apr 4, 1997 · 8 discs W5RYH
· General · issued Sep 2, 1986, expires Sep 2, 1996
WILLIAM E BAILEY
POB 288, CLAUDE, TX 79019
W5RYH 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.
1986 → 1989 · 3 editions W5RYH · class G
William E Bailey Pob 188, Claude, TX 19019 Winter 1986 p.689, Winter 1988 p.720, Winter 1989 p.729
1982 → 1983 · 2 editions W5RYH · class G
William E' Bailey Pob 288, Ciaude, TX 79019 Winter 1982 p.646, Winter 1983 p.667
1981 · 1 edition W5RYH · class G
William E Bailey ‘box 288, Claude 79019 Winter 1981 p.624
1981 · 1 edition W5RYH · class A
Richard W Pickering 2929 Spencerville Rd, Burtonsville Md Was3scv T Jane L Lindsay, 5 Barren Rd, Newton Square, PA 19073 1981 p.279
1971 → 1980 · 10 editions W5RYH · class G
William E Bailey Box 288, Claude 79119 Tx Fall 1971 p.359, Winter 1972 p.362, Winter 1973 p.362, 1974 p.334, Winter 1975 p.359, Winter 1976 p.367, Winter 1977 p.394, Winter 1978 p.541, Winter 1979 p.77, Winter 1980 p.619
1965 → 1970 · 4 editions W5RYH · class C
William E. Bajley 700 N. Hayes St, Amarillo Tex Summer 1965 p.328, Spring 1966 p.330, Fall 1967 p.357, Spring 1970 p.354
1964 · 1 edition W5RYH
William E . B A I L E Y 700 N . H A Y E S St, A M A R I L L O Tex Fall 1964 p.320
1960 → 1963 · 4 editions W5RYH
William E. Bailey 700 N. Hayes St, Amarillo Texas Winter 1960 p.320, Spring 1961 p.321, Fall 1961 p.336, Summer 1963 p.340
1959 · 1 edition W5RYH
William E. Bailey 700 N. Hayes, Amarillo Texas Spring 1959 p.279
1958 · 1 edition W5RYH
Wiuiam E. Bailey 700 North Hayes, Am Arillo, TX Summer 1958 p.268
1957 · 1 edition W5RYH
W I L L I A M E . B A I L E Y 700 North Hayes, A M A R I L L O, TX Fall 1957 p.269
1956 · 1 edition W5RYH
William E Bailey, 700 North Hayes, Amarillo, TX Spring 1956 p.213
1952 → 1955 · 5 editions W5RYH
William E . Bailey 700 North Hayes, Am Arillo, T E Xa S Fall 1952 p.173, Fall 1953 p.178, Spring 1954 p.185, Fall 1954 p.181, Fall 1955 p.222
1951 · 1 edition W5RYH
Joseph R. Boutte Jr. 2803 Catherine, Shreveport, LA Spring 1951 p.163
1941 · 1 edition W5RYH
A. J. Newman 16 Eiseman St, 1 Kenmore, NY Winter 1941 p.171
1932 · 1 edition W5RYH
A .. J. Kendrick 916 Cypress St., Duncan.ok. Of Shreveport, LA Fall 1932 p.80
None · 1 edition W5RYH · class C
· later W4E
William 4 Bailey Box 288, Claude None p.334