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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)
WD9AYS HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Dec 27, 2001.
2x3 call: any licensee can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Not currently held
· 1 holder on record
· available since Dec 27, 2001
Previous holder: JOHN W LOWE
Held WD9AYS Dec 26, 1989 → Dec 26, 1999
· first licensed Dec 26, 1989 as WD9AYS
· 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1979 as WD9AYS, before the FCC's online records
WD9AYSExpiredGeneralDec 26, 1989 → Dec 26, 1999 (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 → Nov 1, 2001 · 16 discs WD9AYS
· General · issued Dec 26, 1989, expires Dec 26, 1999
JOHN W. LOWE
619 W PLEASANT, VILLA PARK, IL 60181
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 WD9AYS
JOHN W LOWE
619 W PLEASANT, VILLA PARK, IL 60181
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 WD9AYS · class G
John Wlowe 619 Pleasan~ Vila Park Winter 1996 p.1776
1995 · 1 edition WD9AYS · class G
John W Lowo 619 W Pleasantl Villa Park, IL 60181 1995 p.1719
1994 · 1 edition WD9AYS · class G
Walter W Wesolowski 517 S Harvard Ave, Addison, IL 60101 1994 p.1579
1987 → 1991 · 5 editions WD9AYS · class G
John W Lowe 619 W Pleasant, Villa Park, IL 60181 Winter 1987 p.1142, Winter 1988 p.1175, Winter 1989 p.1194, Winter 1990 p.1211, Winter 1991 p.1313
1986 · 1 edition WD9AYS · class T
John Wlowe Bl9 Wpleasant, Villa Park Winter 1986 p.1123
1984 → 1985 · 2 editions WD9AYS · class T
John Wlowe &19 Wpleasant, Villa Park Winter 1984 p.1122, Winter 1985 p.1126
None → 1983 · 5 editions WD9AYS · class T
John W Lowe 619 W Pleasant, Villa Park, IL 60181 None p.999, Winter 1979 p.942, Winter 1980 p.1000, Winter 1982 p.1046, Winter 1983 p.1079
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WD9AYS in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WD9AYS beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.