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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)
WD9ENC HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Dec 30, 1999.
2x3 call: any licensee can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Not currently held
· 1 holder on record
· available since Dec 30, 1999
Previous holder: ELDON J SHEPHERD
Held WD9ENC Dec 29, 1987 → Dec 29, 1997
· first licensed Dec 29, 1987 as WD9ENC
· 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1980 as WD9ENC, before the FCC's online records
WD9ENCExpiredAdvancedDec 29, 1987 → Dec 29, 1997 (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 8, 1999 · 12 discs WD9ENC
· Advanced · issued Dec 29, 1987, expires Dec 29, 1997
ELDON J. SHEPHERD
208 VAN BUREN, SAVANNA, IL 61074
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 WD9ENC
ELDON J SHEPHERD
208 VAN BUREN, SAVANNA, IL 61074
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.
1995 · 1 edition WD9ENC · class A
Eldon J Shephtrdl 108 Van Buren Savanna, IL 61074 1995 p.1740
1987 · 1 edition WD9ENC · class G
Eldon J Shepherd 108 Van Buren, Savanna, IL 61074 Winter 1987 p.1161
1986 · 1 edition WD9ENC · class G
Eldon J Shepherd 20b Van Buren, Savanna Il Bl074 Winter 1986 p.1143
None → 1983 · 5 editions WD9ENC · class G
Eldon J Shepherd 208 Van Buren, Savanna None p.1021, Winter 1980 p.1020, 1981 p.955, Winter 1982 p.1066, Winter 1983 p.1101
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WD9ENC in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WD9ENC beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.