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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)
WB9JWF HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Jan 19, 2007.
2x3 call: any licensee can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Not currently held
· 1 holder on record
· available since Jan 19, 2007
Previous holder: NICHOLAS M SCHMIDT SR
Held WB9JWF Feb 1, 1985 → Jan 18, 2005
· first licensed Feb 1, 1985 as WB9JWF
· 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1973 as WB9JWF, before the FCC's online records
WB9JWFExpiredGeneralFeb 1, 1985 → Jan 18, 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 May 12, 1995 → Apr 7, 1999 · 8 discs WB9JWF
· General · issued Jan 18, 1995, expires Jan 18, 2005
NICHOLAS M SCHMIDT SR
1719 W CATALPA, CHICAGO, IL 60640
Seen Oct 31, 1994 · 1 disc WB9JWF
· Technician Plus · issued Feb 1, 1985, expires Feb 1, 1995
NICHOLAS M SCHMIDT SR
1719 W CATALPA, CHICAGO, IL 60640
Seen Sep 9, 1993 → May 3, 1994 · 2 discs WB9JWF
· Technician · issued Feb 1, 1985, expires Feb 1, 1995
NICHOLAS M SCHMIDT SR
1719 W CATALPA, CHICAGO, IL 60640
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 WB9JWF
NICHOLAS M SCHMIDT SR
1719 W CATALPA, CHICAGO, IL 60640
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 WB9JWF · class G
Nicholas M Chmidt Sr 1719 W Catalpa, Chicago, IL 60640 1997 p.1898
1986 → 1995 · 5 editions WB9JWF · class T
Nicholas Mschmidt Sr 1719 Wcatalpa, Chic~o, IL 60640 Winter 1986 p.1167, Winter 1987 p.1185, Winter 1989 p.1238, Winter 1990 p.1259, 1995 p.1774
1984 · 1 edition WB9JWF
T ~~~l~a~eschmidt ·1719 Wcata! A Chica O Il 60mo Ka'ijyo T Carlos E Santini, 2204 F~mmin~ Rd, Valparaiso, IN 46383 Winter 1984 p.1170
1979 · 1 edition WB9JWF · class T
Nicholas 1.1 Schnidt 1719 W Calalpa, Chicago, IL 60640 Winter 1979 p.473
None → 1978 · 5 editions WB9JWF · class T
Nicholas M Schmidt 1719 W Catalpa, Chicago . Il - None p.564, Winter 1973 p.596, Winter 1976 p.597, Winter 1977 p.646, Winter 1978 p.901
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WB9JWF in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WB9JWF beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.