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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)
WD9CVW HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Dec 1, 2005.
2x3 call: any licensee can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Not currently held
· 1 holder on record
· available since Dec 1, 2005
Previous holder: ROBERT L ECKHART
Held WD9CVW Jan 3, 1984 → Nov 30, 2003
· first licensed Jan 3, 1984 as WD9CVW
· 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1980 as WD9CVW, before the FCC's online records
WD9CVWExpiredNoviceJan 3, 1984 → Nov 30, 2003 (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 May 3, 1994 → Apr 17, 2003 · 18 discs WD9CVW
· Novice · issued Nov 30, 1993, expires Nov 30, 2003
ROBERT L. ECKHART
508 N VAN BUREN ST, AUBURN, IN 46706
Seen Sep 9, 1993 · 1 disc WD9CVW
· Novice · issued Jan 3, 1984, expires Jan 3, 1994
ROBERT L ECKHART
508 N VAN BUREN ST, AUBURN, IN 46706
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 WD9CVW
ROBERT L ECKHART
508 N VAN BUREN ST, AUBURN, IN 46706
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.
1980 → 1995 · 9 editions WD9CVW · class N
Robert L Eckhart 508 N Van Buren St, Auburn, IN 46706 Winter 1980 p.1010, 1981 p.947, Winter 1985 p.1136, Winter 1987 p.1152, Winter 1988 p.1184, Winter 1989 p.1204, 1993 p.1497, 1994 p.1590, 1995 p.1730
1979 · 1 edition WD9CVW · class N
Robert L Eckmrt 508 N Van Buren, Auburn, IN 46706 Winter 1979 p.443
None · 1 edition WD9CVW · class N
Robert L Eckhart 508 N Van Buren St, Auburn None p.1011
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WD9CVW in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WD9CVW beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.