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WD9FGN HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Dec 24, 2009.
2x3 call: any licensee can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Not currently held
· 1 holder on record
· available since Dec 24, 2009
Previous holder: JOSEPH J CHESKO
Held WD9FGN Mar 22, 1988 → Dec 23, 2007
· first licensed Mar 22, 1988 as WD9FGN
· 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1978 as WD9FGN, before the FCC's online records
WD9FGNExpiredGeneralMar 22, 1988 → Dec 23, 2007 (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 Mar 9, 1998 → Apr 17, 2003 · 11 discs WD9FGN
· General · issued Dec 23, 1997, expires Dec 23, 2007
JOSEPH J. CHESKO
PO BOX 802, CHANNAHON, IL 60410
Seen Sep 9, 1993 → Apr 4, 1997 · 8 discs WD9FGN
· General · issued Mar 22, 1988, expires Mar 22, 1998
JOSEPH J CHESKO
408 FRYER ST, CHANNAHON, IL 60410
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 WD9FGN
JOSEPH J CHESKO
PO Box 802 CHANNAHON, IL 60410
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.
1997 · 1 edition WD9FGN · class G
Joseph J Chesko 408 Fryer St, C>annahon, IL 60410 1997 p.1868
1995 → 1996 · 2 editions WD9FGN · class G
Joseph J Chesko 40b Fryer St, Channahon, IL 60410 1995 p.1745, 1996 p.1800
1993 → 1994 · 2 editions WD9FGN · class G
Joseph J Chesko 408 Fryer St, Channahon, IL 60410 1993 p.1513, 1994 p.1605
1992 · 1 edition WD9FGN · class G
Joseph J Chesko 40b Fryer St, Channahon Il &0410 1992 p.1395
1991 · 1 edition WD9FGN · class G
Joseph J Chesko 408 Fzyer St, Channahon Ll 60410 Winter 1991 p.1342
1989 → 1990 · 2 editions WD9FGN · class G
Joseph J Chesko 408 Fryer St, Channahon, IL 60410 Winter 1989 p.1216, Winter 1990 p.1236
1988 · 1 edition WD9FGN · class G
Joseph I Chesko 408 Fiyer St, Channahon, IL 60410 Winter 1988 p.1198
1987 · 1 edition WD9FGN · class G
Joseph J Chesko 408 Fryer St, Channahon, IL 00410 Winter 1987 p.1165
1986 · 1 edition WD9FGN · class G
Joseph J Chesko 40b Fryer St, Channahon Il B0410 Winter 1986 p.1147
None → 1983 · 7 editions WD9FGN · class G
Joseph J Chesko Rfd 1-Box 599, Channahon, IL 60410 None p.1024, Winter 1978 p.886, Winter 1979 p.454, Winter 1980 p.1025, 1981 p.959, Winter 1982 p.1070, Winter 1983 p.1104
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WD9FGN in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WD9FGN beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.