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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)
WD9BKG HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Jul 19, 2007.
2x3 call: any licensee can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Not currently held
· 1 holder on record
· available since Jul 19, 2007
Previous holder: FRED T REINSCHMIDT
Held WD9BKG Oct 8, 1985 → Jul 18, 2005
· first licensed Oct 8, 1985 as WD9BKG
· 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1981 as WD9BKG, 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 26, 1995 → Apr 17, 2003 · 15 discs WD9BKG
· Advanced · issued Jul 18, 1995, expires Jul 18, 2005
FRED T. REINSCHMIDT
1289 N CHERRY ST, GALESBURG, IL 61401
Seen Sep 9, 1993 → May 12, 1995 · 4 discs WD9BKG
· Advanced · issued Oct 8, 1985, expires Oct 8, 1995
FRED T REINSCHMIDT
1289 N CHERRY, GALESBURG, IL 61401
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 WD9BKG
FRED T REINSCHMIDT
1289 N CHERRY ST, GALESBURG, IL 61401
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 WD9BKG · class A
Fred T Reinschmidt 11b9 N Clierry St, Galesburg, IL 61401 1996 p.1777
1985 · 1 edition WD9BKG · class A
Fred T Reinschmidt 1189 N Cherr~, Galesburg, IL 61401 Winter 1985 p.1128
1981 → 1984 · 4 editions WD9BKG · class A
Fred T Reinschmidt 1289 N Cherry, Galesburg, IL 61401 1981 p.939, Winter 1982 p.1049, Winter 1983 p.1082, Winter 1984 p.1126
1980 · 1 edition WD9BKG · class G
Fred T Reinschmid41289 N Cherry Galesburg, IL 61401 Winter 1980 p.1003
1979 · 1 edition WD9BKG · class G
Fred T Re Nschmidt, 1289 N Cherry. Galesburg, IL 61401 Winter 1979 p.437
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WD9BKG in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WD9BKG beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.