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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)
WB9MSH HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Jun 20, 2003.
2x3 call: any licensee can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Not currently held
· 1 holder on record
· available since Jun 20, 2003
Previous holder: Charles E Bess
Held WB9MSH Jul 28, 1992 → Jun 19, 2001
· first licensed Jul 28, 1992 as WB9MSH
· 2 licenses · FRN 0005309117 📖 In the printed callbooks since 1976 as WB9MSH, before the FCC's online records
📦 Moved: Mc Kinney, TX → Okatie, SC
AD5ENActiveAmateur ExtraJun 19, 2001 → expires Dec 1, 2027
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 Nov 1, 2001 → Apr 17, 2003 · 4 discs AD5EN
· Amateur Extra · issued Jun 19, 2001, expires Dec 1, 2007
· previously WB9MSH
CHARLES E. BESS
2826 ABBEY RD, MC KINNEY, TX 75070
Seen Mar 9, 1998 → Apr 13, 2001 · 7 discs WB9MSH
· General · issued Dec 1, 1997, expires Dec 1, 2007
CHARLES E. BESS
2826 ABBEY RD, MC KINNEY, TX 75070
Seen Sep 9, 1993 → Apr 4, 1997 · 8 discs WB9MSH
· General · issued Jul 28, 1992, expires Jul 28, 2002
CHARLES E BESS
3408 RICHARDS WAY, LAKE ORION, MI 48360
Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.
Seen Oct 25, 2026 → Nov 1, 2026 · 2 snapshots · as AD5EN
Charles E Bess
1345 Northlake Blvd, Okatie, SC 29909-6537
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 WB9MSH · class G
Charles E Bess 3408 Richards Way, Lake Orion Ml 48360 1997 p.1916
1983 → 1994 · 3 editions WB9MSH · class G
Charles E Bess Rr 2, Pery, IN 46970 Winter 1983 p.1139, Winter 1984 p.1182, 1994 p.1647
1980 · 1 edition WB9MSH · class G
Charles E Bess Jr Rfd 2, Peru, IN 46970 Winter 1980 p.1052
1979 · 1 edition WB9MSH · class G
Charles E Boss Jr Rfd 2, Peru, IN 46970 Winter 1979 p.481
1977 · 1 edition WB9MSH · class G
Charles E Bess Jr Rfd Z, Peru 4&970 In Winter 1977 p.653
1976 · 1 edition WB9MSH · class G
Charles E Bess Jr Rfd 2, Peru 46970 In Winter 1976 p.604
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WB9MSH in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WB9MSH beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.