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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)
WB9WLE HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Sep 14, 2026.
2x3 call: any licensee can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Not currently held
· 1 holder on record
· available since Sep 14, 2026
Previous holder: ROBERT A MATTSON
Held WB9WLE May 25, 1984 → Sep 13, 2024
· first licensed May 25, 1984 as WB9WLE
· 1 license · FRN 0011246451 📖 In the printed callbooks since 1977 as WB9WLE, before the FCC's online records
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 → Apr 17, 2003 · 17 discs WB9WLE
· Novice · issued Jul 16, 1994, expires Jul 16, 2004
ROBERT A. MATTSON
RR 2 BOX 54 A, KNOXVILLE, IL 61448
Seen Sep 9, 1993 → May 3, 1994 · 2 discs WB9WLE
· Novice · issued May 25, 1984, expires May 25, 1994
ROBERT A MATTSON
RR 2 BOX 54A, KNOXVILLE, IL 61448
Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.
Seen Mar 28, 2015 → Nov 1, 2026 · 40 snapshots · as WB9WLE
ROBERT A MATTSON
Attn: Robert A. Mattson 1291 Kreigh Lane, KNOXVILLE, IL 61448
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.
1991 → 1996 · 5 editions WB9WLE · class N
Robert A Mattson Rr 2 Box 54-A, Knoxville, IL 61448 Winter 1991 p.1409, 1992 p.1468, 1994 p.1693, 1995 p.1836, 1996 p.1895
1985 → 1988 · 4 editions WB9WLE · class N
Robert A Mattson Rr 1 Box 54-A, Knoxville Il Bl44b Winter 1985 p.1216, Winter 1986 p.1213, Winter 1987 p.1233, Winter 1988 p.1264
1977 → 1983 · 4 editions WB9WLE · class N
Robert A Mattson Rr 2 Box 54a, Knoxville, IL 61448 Winter 1977 p.679, Winter 1980 p.1078, Winter 1982 p.1130, Winter 1983 p.1166
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WB9WLE in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WB9WLE beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.