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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)
WD9DVQ HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Jun 6, 2008.
2x3 call: any licensee can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Not currently held
· 1 holder on record
· available since Jun 6, 2008
Previous holder: BRUCE G BALES
Held WD9DVQ Sep 2, 1986 → Jun 5, 2006
· first licensed Sep 2, 1986 as WD9DVQ
· 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1979 as WD9DVQ, before the FCC's online records
WD9DVQExpiredGeneralSep 2, 1986 → Jun 5, 2006 (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 Oct 27, 1996 → Apr 17, 2003 · 13 discs WD9DVQ
· General · issued Jun 5, 1996, expires Jun 5, 2006
BRUCE G. BALES
516 S COUNTY RD 125 E, WINCHESTER, IN 47394
Seen Sep 9, 1993 → Apr 21, 1996 · 6 discs WD9DVQ
· General · issued Sep 2, 1986, expires Sep 2, 1996
BRUCE G BALES
RR 2, WINCHESTER, IN 47394
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 WD9DVQ
BRUCE G BALES
516 S COUNTY RD 125 E, WINCHESTER, IN 47394
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.
1986 · 1 edition WD9DVQ · class G
Bruce G Bales Rr 1, Winchester, IN 47394 Winter 1986 p.1139
1983 · 1 edition WD9DVQ · class G
Bruce G Bales Rr 2, Winchester, IL 61021 Winter 1983 p.1097
1980 → 1982 · 2 editions WD9DVQ · class G
Bruce G Bales Rfd 2, Winchester, IN 47394 Winter 1980 p.1016, Winter 1982 p.1063
None → 1979 · 2 editions WD9DVQ · class G
Bruce G Bales Rr 2, Winchester None p.1017, Winter 1979 p.448
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WD9DVQ in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WD9DVQ beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.