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WB9JAP HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Oct 21, 1999.
2x3 call: any licensee can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Not currently held
· 1 holder on record
· available since Oct 21, 1999
Previous holder: WALTER R ROSENBERG
Held WB9JAP Oct 20, 1987 → Oct 20, 1997
· first licensed Oct 20, 1987 as WB9JAP
· 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1972 as WB9JAP, before the FCC's online records
WB9JAPExpiredTechnician PlusOct 20, 1987 → Oct 20, 1997 (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 31, 1994 → Oct 8, 1999 · 10 discs WB9JAP
· Technician Plus · issued Oct 20, 1987, expires Oct 20, 1997
WALTER R. ROSENBERG
219 LOCUST, NOBLE, IL 62868
Seen Sep 9, 1993 → May 3, 1994 · 2 discs WB9JAP
· Technician · issued Oct 20, 1987, expires Oct 20, 1997
WALTER R ROSENBERG
219 LOCUST, NOBLE, IL 62868
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 WB9JAP
WALTER R ROSENBERG
219 LOCUST, NOBLE, IL 62868
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 WB9JAP · class T
Walter R Rosenber\ 219 Locust Noble, IL 62868 1997 p.1892
1995 · 1 edition WB9JAP · class T
Walter R Rosenberg 119 Locust, Noble, IL 61868 1995 p.1770
1989 → 1992 · 3 editions WB9JAP · class T
Walter R Rosenberg 219 Locust, Noble, IL 62868 Winter 1989 p.1235, Winter 1990 p.1256, 1992 p.1418
1988 · 1 edition WB9JAP · class T
Walter R Rosenberg Rfo 2, Noble, IL 62868 Winter 1988 p.1215
1986 · 1 edition WB9JAP · class T
Walter Rrosenberg Rfd 1, Noble Winter 1986 p.1164
1976 → 1983 · 6 editions WB9JAP · class T
Walter R Rosenberg Rfd 2, Noble 62868 Il Winter 1976 p.595, Winter 1977 p.643, Winter 1979 p.470, Winter 1980 p.1042, Winter 1982 p.1090, Winter 1983 p.1123
1975 · 1 edition WB9JAP · class T
Walter R Rosenberg Rfd 1, Noble B1808 Il Winter 1975 p.586
None → 1974 · 4 editions WB9JAP · class T
Walter R Rosenberg Rfd 2, Noble None p.561, Winter 1972 p.596, Winter 1973 p.593, Winter 1974 p.592
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WB9JAP in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WB9JAP beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.