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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)
WB9HMW HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Mar 14, 2002.
2x3 call: any licensee can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Not currently held
· 1 holder on record
· available since Mar 14, 2002
Previous holder: FRANK L VIGILANTE
Held WB9HMW Mar 13, 1990 → Mar 13, 2000
· first licensed Mar 13, 1990 as WB9HMW
· 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1972 as WB9HMW, before the FCC's online records
WB9HMWExpiredAdvancedMar 13, 1990 → Mar 13, 2000 (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 Sep 9, 1993 → Nov 1, 2001 · 16 discs WB9HMW
· Advanced · issued Mar 13, 1990, expires Mar 13, 2000
FRANK L. VIGILANTE
1030 N STATE ST, CHICAGO, IL 60610
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 WB9HMW
FRANK L VIGILANTE
1030 N STATE ST, CHICAGO, IL 60610
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.
1994 → 1997 · 3 editions WB9HMW · class A
Frank L Vigilante 1030 N State St, Chicago, IL 60610 1994 p.1619, 1996 p.1815, 1997 p.1882
1984 · 1 edition WB9HMW
A Frank L Vi~lante 115 N Talcott R, Park Ridge Il Boobb Winter 1984 p.1160
1983 · 1 edition WB9HMW · class A
Duane E Wedige 243 South Kennedy, Shullsburg, WI 53586 Winter 1983 p.1116
1979 → 1980 · 2 editions WB9HMW · class A
Frank J Vigilante 115 N Talcott, Park Ridge, IL 60068 Winter 1979 p.972, Winter 1980 p.1035
1977 · 1 edition WB9HMW · class A
Frank J Vigi~nte 115 N Talcott, Parle Ridge 60068 Il Winter 1977 p.640
1976 · 1 edition WB9HMW · class A
Frank J Vigilante 115 N Talcott, Park Ridge 60068 Il Winter 1976 p.591
1972 → 1973 · 2 editions WB9HMW · class A
Frank J Vigilante 949 N Euclid Av, Oak Pk &0302 Il Winter 1972 p.591, Winter 1973 p.588
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WB9HMW in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WB9HMW beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.