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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)
WB9HYQ HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since May 17, 2007.
2x3 call: any licensee can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Not currently held
· 1 holder on record
· available since May 17, 2007
Previous holder: SAMUEL R STRAWN
Held WB9HYQ Mar 11, 1986 → May 16, 2005
· first licensed Mar 11, 1986 as WB9HYQ
· 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1963 as WB2AIB, before the FCC's online records
WB9HYQExpiredGeneralMar 11, 1986 → May 16, 2005 (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 Oct 26, 1995 → Apr 17, 2003 · 15 discs WB9HYQ
· General · issued May 16, 1995, expires May 16, 2005
SAMUEL R. STRAWN
1101 N UNION DR, MONTICELLO, IL 61856
Seen Sep 9, 1993 → May 12, 1995 · 4 discs WB9HYQ
· General · issued Mar 11, 1986, expires Mar 11, 1996
SAM R STRAWN
1101 N UNION DR, MONTICELLO, IL 61856
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 WB9HYQ
SAMUEL R STRAWN
1101 N UNION DR, MONTICELLO, IL 61856
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.
1980 → 1990 · 4 editions WB9HYQ · class G
Sam R Strawn 1101 N Union Dr, Monticello, IL 61856 Winter 1980 p.1037, Winter 1983 p.1118, Winter 1984 p.1162, Winter 1990 p.1251
1979 · 1 edition WB9HYQ · class G
Sam R Strawn 1101 N Unoo Dr, Monticello, IL 61856 Winter 1979 p.465
1971 → 1977 · 6 editions WB9HYQ · class G
Sam R Strawn 1101 N Union Dr, Monticello 01850 Il Fall 1971 p.639, Winter 1972 p.592, Winter 1973 p.589, Winter 1975 p.583, Winter 1976 p.592, Winter 1977 p.641
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WB9HYQ in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WB9HYQ beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.