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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)
WD9ECL HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Feb 22, 2001.
2x3 call: any licensee can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Not currently held
· 1 holder on record
· available since Feb 22, 2001
Previous holder: PAUL E SHAFER
Held WD9ECL Feb 21, 1989 → Feb 21, 1999
· first licensed Feb 21, 1989 as WD9ECL
· 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1980 as WD9ECL, before the FCC's online records
WD9ECLExpiredGeneralFeb 21, 1989 → Feb 21, 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 → Oct 31, 2000 · 14 discs WD9ECL
· General · issued Feb 21, 1989, expires Feb 21, 1999
PAUL E. SHAFER
1621 RANCH RD, WARSAW, IN 46580
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 WD9ECL
PAUL E SHAFER
1621 RANCH RD, WARSAW, IN 46580
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.
1994 · 1 edition WD9ECL · class G
Paul E Shafer 1621 Ranch Rd, Warsaw, IN 46580 1994 p.1597
1989 · 1 edition WD9ECL · class G
Paul E Shafer 1611 Ranch Rd, Warsaw, IN 46580 Winter 1989 p.1210
1986 · 1 edition WD9ECL · class G
Paul E Shafer Lb21 Ranch Rd, Warsaw In 4b5bo Winter 1986 p.1140
1985 · 1 edition WD9ECL · class G
Paul E Shafer Lb11 Ranch Rd, Warsaw In 4b5bo Winter 1985 p.1144
None → 1984 · 4 editions WD9ECL · class G
Paul E Shafer 1621 Ranch Rd, Warsaw None p.1019, Winter 1980 p.1018, Winter 1983 p.1099, Winter 1984 p.1143
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WD9ECL in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WD9ECL beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.