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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)
WB9WFL HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Oct 7, 1999.
2x3 call: any licensee can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Not currently held
· 1 holder on record
· available since Oct 7, 1999
Previous holder: RICHARD R HOETSCHL
Held WB9WFL Oct 6, 1987 → Oct 6, 1997
· first licensed Oct 6, 1987 as WB9WFL
· 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1977 as WB9WFL, before the FCC's online records
WB9WFLExpiredGeneralOct 6, 1987 → Oct 6, 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 Sep 9, 1993 → Oct 8, 1999 · 12 discs WB9WFL
· General · issued Oct 6, 1987, expires Oct 6, 1997
RICHARD R. HOETSCHL
311 WEST MELVIN AVE, OSHKOSH, WI 54901
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 WB9WFL
RICHARD R HOETSCHL
311 WEST MELVIN AVE, OSHKOSH, WI 54901
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.
1996 · 1 edition WB9WFL · class G
Ric Ard R Hoetsch~ Jll W Melvin Ave Oshkosh, WI 54901 1996 p.1894
1990 → 1994 · 2 editions WB9WFL · class G
Richard R Hoetschl 311 W Melvin Ave, Oshkosh, WI 54901 Winter 1990 p.1300, 1994 p.1692
1985 → 1988 · 2 editions WB9WFL · class G
Richard R Hoetschl 311 West Melvin Ave, Oshkosh, WI 54901 Winter 1985 p.1216, Winter 1988 p.1263
1984 · 1 edition WB9WFL · class G
Richard R Hootsch~ 311 Wost Melvin Avek Shkosh , WI 54901 Winter 1984 p.1212
1983 · 1 edition WB9WFL · class G
Richard R Hoetschl 3 1 1 West Melvin Ave, Oshkosh W I 54901 Winter 1983 p.1166
1977 → 1980 · 2 editions WB9WFL · class G
Richard R Hoetschl 311 W Melvin Av, Oshkosh, WI 54901 Winter 1977 p.679, Winter 1980 p.1077
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WB9WFL in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WB9WFL beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.