N9TPB
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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)WA4REF HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Oct 21, 1999.
2x3 call: any licensee can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Last requested Sep 15, 2016 as choice 3: not granted, that applicant got KE4REF instead.
Last requested Sep 15, 2016 as choice 3: not granted, that applicant got KE4REF instead.
📬 QSL: no LoTW uploads on record · not eQSL AG · QRZ · HamQTH
Not currently held · 1 holder on record · available since Oct 21, 1999
Previous holder: BRIAN J DOWD
Held WA4REF Mar 17, 1987 → Oct 20, 1997
· first licensed Mar 17, 1987 as WA4REF
· 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1976 as WA4REF, before the FCC's online records
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- Licensee
- BRIAN J DOWD
- Address
- Last granted
- Effective
- Last action
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 Apr 4, 1997 · 1 disc
WA4REF · Advanced · issued Dec 11, 1996, expires Dec 11, 2006
BRIAN J DOWD .
2005 PILLARGATE DR, ALPHARETTA, GA 30201 - Seen Sep 9, 1993 → Oct 27, 1996 · 7 discs
WA4REF · Advanced · issued Mar 17, 1987, expires Mar 17, 1997
BRIAN J DOWD
2005 PILLARGATE DR, ALPHARETTA, GA 30201
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 WA4REF
BRIAN J DOWD
WA4REF 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.
- 1992 → 1997 · 3 editions
WA4REF · class A
Brian J Dowd
2005 Pillargate Dr, Alpharetta, GA 30201
1992 p.635, 1995 p.808, 1997 p.830 - 1988 → 1991 · 2 editions
WA4REF · class A
Brian J Dowd
1005 Pillargate Dr, Alpharetta, GA 30101
Winter 1988 p.569, Winter 1991 p.617 - 1987 · 1 edition
WA4REF · class A
Brian J Dowd
2902 Blackwood Rd, Decatur, GA 30033
Winter 1987 p.556 - 1985 · 1 edition
WA4REF
A ~~i~~n1 ~~~~ 1901 Blackwood Rd
Decatur, GA 30033
Winter 1985 p.554 - 1984 · 1 edition
WA4REF · class A
Brian J Dowd
2902. Blackwood Rd, Decatur, GA 30033
Winter 1984 p.550 - 1982 · 1 edition
WA4REF · class A
Brian J Dcwd
1770 Century Cir Ne, Atlanta, GA 30345
Winter 1982 p.512 - 1980 · 1 edition
WA4REF · class A
Brian J Dowd
1770 Century Cir Ne, Atlanta, GA 30345
Winter 1980 p.498 - 1979 · 1 edition
WA4REF
A Briar! J Oowd. Mo Century C. Ne. Altanta
, GA 30345
Winter 1979 p.470 - 1976 → 1977 · 2 editions
WA4REF · class G
Brian J Dowd
348 Ash St, Laurel Bay 29902 Sc
Winter 1976 p.296, Winter 1977 p.316
Others Requesting WA4REF
1 application listed WA4REF as a choice, newest first.
| Filed | Award | Applicant | Choice # | WA4REF | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2016 | Oct 3, 2016 | KM4WOZ · ROBERT E FOWLER · PELZER, SC | 3 | Not granted | They got KE4REF (choice 1) |
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WA4REF in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WA4REF beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.