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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)
WA9ZWY HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Jan 30, 2018.
2x3 call: any licensee can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Not currently held
· 1 holder on record
· available since Jan 30, 2018
Previous holder: LEONARD E PETRULIS
Held WA9ZWY Aug 2, 1985 → Jan 29, 2016
· first licensed Aug 2, 1985 as WA9ZWY
· 1 license · FRN 0014254015 📖 In the printed callbooks since 1971 as WA9ZWY, before the FCC's online records
WA9ZWYExpiredAdvancedAug 2, 1985 → Jan 29, 2016 (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 Apr 21, 1996 → Apr 17, 2003 · 14 discs WA9ZWY
· Advanced · issued Jan 29, 1996, expires Jan 29, 2006
LEONARD E. PETRULIS
1417 OSTRANDER AVE, LA GRANGE, IL 60526
Seen Sep 9, 1993 → Oct 26, 1995 · 5 discs WA9ZWY
· Advanced · issued Aug 2, 1985, expires Aug 2, 1995
LEONARD E PETRULIS
1414 S HARVEY AVE, BERWYN, IL 60402
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 WA9ZWY
LEONARD E PETRULIS
1417 OSTRANDER AVE, LA GRANGE, IL 60526
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 WA9ZWY · class A
Leonard E Petrulis 1417 Ostrander Ave, La Grange, IL 60516 1997 p.1
1994 · 1 edition WA9ZWY · class A
Leonard E Petrulis 1414 S Harvey Ave, Berwyn, IL 60402 1994 p.1
1992 · 1 edition WA9ZWY · class A
Leonard E Petrulis 414 S Harvey Ave, Berwyn, IL 60401 1992 p.1
1971 → 1991 · 12 editions WA9ZWY · class A
Leonard E Petrulis 1414 S Harvey Av, Berwyn, IL 60402 Fall 1971 p.2, Winter 1973 p.2, Winter 1976 p.2, Winter 1979 p.1025, Winter 1982 p.2, Winter 1983 p.1173, Winter 1984 p.2, Winter 1985 p.2, Winter 1986 p.1220, Winter 1987 p.1239, Winter 1988 p.2, Winter 1991 p.1419
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WA9ZWY in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WA9ZWY beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.