N9TPB FCC License Search

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W9SRH HAM

⏳ Not available yet — opens for vanity requests Apr 22, 2028, two years after the license was canceled (Apr 21, 2026).

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 · 2 holders on record

Previous holder: SAM R HIGINBOTHAM

Held W9SRH Dec 5, 2015 → Apr 21, 2026 · first licensed Nov 10, 1999 as WB9SQL · 3 licenses · FRN 0002986925

WB9SQL Active Amateur Extra · vanity Apr 21, 2026 → expires Apr 21, 2036

Licensee
SAM R HIGINBOTHAM

Address
Attn: Sam R Higinbotham
324 Parkview Drive
NEW CASTLE, IN 47362
39.9141, -85.3832 (street) · Grid EM79hv · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗

FRN
0002986925

Previous call
W9SRH

Last granted
Apr 21, 2026

Effective
Apr 21, 2026

Last action
Apr 21, 2026
FCC actions (2)
- Apr 21, 2026 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- Apr 21, 2026 — License issued LIISS
W9SRH Canceled Amateur Extra · vanity Dec 5, 2015 → Apr 21, 2026 (canceled)

Licensee
SAM R HIGINBOTHAM

Address
Attn: Sam R Higinbotham
324 Parkview Drive
NEW CASTLE, IN 47362
39.9141, -85.3832 (street) · Grid EM79hv · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗

FRN
0002986925

Previous call
WB9SQL

Last granted
Jan 6, 2026

Effective
Jan 6, 2026

Last action
Apr 21, 2026
FCC actions (4)
- Apr 21, 2026 — License canceled LICAN
- Jan 6, 2026 — License renewed LIREN
- Dec 5, 2015 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- Dec 5, 2015 — License issued LIISS
WB9SQL Canceled Amateur Extra Nov 10, 1999 → Dec 5, 2015 (canceled)

Licensee
SAM R HIGINBOTHAM

Address
614 S. Co. Rd. 250E
NEW CASTLE, IN 47362
39.9320, -85.3696 (ZIP center) · Grid EM79hw · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗

FRN
0002986925

Last granted
Jul 9, 2010

Effective
Jul 9, 2010

Last action
Dec 5, 2015
FCC actions (4)
- Dec 5, 2015 — License canceled LICAN
- Jul 9, 2010 — License renewed LIREN
- Apr 8, 2003 — License modified LIMOD
- Nov 10, 1999 — License renewed LIREN

Address history

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

Seen Sep 27, 2026 → Oct 4, 2026 · 4 snapshots · as W9SRH
SAM R HIGINBOTHAM
Attn: Sam R Higinbotham
324 Parkview Drive, NEW CASTLE, IN 47362
39.9141, -85.3832 (street) · Grid EM79hv · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
Seen Nov 7, 2004 → Oct 4, 2026 · 76 snapshots · as WB9SQL
SAM R HIGINBOTHAM
614 S. Co. Rd. 250E, NEW CASTLE, IN 47362
39.9320, -85.3696 (ZIP center) · Grid EM79hw · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗

Previous holder: EDWARD J KNEBEL

Held W9SRH May 28, 1997 → May 28, 2007 · first licensed May 28, 1997 as W9SRH · 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)

W9SRH Expired General May 28, 1997 → May 28, 2007 (expired)

Licensee
EDWARD J KNEBEL

Address
1406 WESTAIRE
PEORIA, IL 61614
40.7591, -89.6041 (ZIP center) · Grid EN50es · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗

Last granted
May 28, 1997

Effective
May 28, 1997

Last action
May 29, 2009
FCC actions (1)
- May 29, 2009 — License expired LIEXP

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 · 48 snapshots · as W9SRH
EDWARD J KNEBEL
1406 WESTAIRE, PEORIA, IL 61614
40.7591, -89.6041 (ZIP center) · Grid EN50es · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗

Others requesting W9SRH

2 applications listed W9SRH as a choice, newest first.

Filed	Award	Applicant	Choice #	Status
Sep 25, 2017	Oct 13, 2017	KI7KHW · SCOTT HESS · BLACKFOOT, ID	25	Granted
Nov 17, 2015	Dec 5, 2015	WB9SQL · SAM R HIGINBOTHAM · NEW CASTLE, IN	1	Granted

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W9SRH in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W9SRH beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.