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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)
WD9GRD HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Jun 5, 2010.
2x3 call: any licensee can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Not currently held
· 1 holder on record
· available since Jun 5, 2010
Previous holder: CHARLES D LEISTER
Held WD9GRD Jun 14, 1988 → Jun 4, 2008
· first licensed Jun 14, 1988 as WD9GRD
· 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1981 as WD9GRD, before the FCC's online records
WD9GRDExpiredGeneralJun 14, 1988 → Jun 4, 2008 (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 Nov 11, 1998 → Apr 17, 2003 · 10 discs WD9GRD
· General · issued Jun 4, 1998, expires Jun 4, 2008
CHARLES D. LEISTER
10 S 751 JACKSON, BURR RIDGE, IL 60521-6812
Seen Sep 9, 1993 → Mar 9, 1998 · 9 discs WD9GRD
· General · issued Jun 14, 1988, expires Jun 14, 1998
CHARLES D LEISTER
10 S 751 JACKSON, HINSDALE, IL 60521
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 WD9GRD
CHARLES D LEISTER
10 S 751 JACKSON, BURR RIDGE, IL 60521-6812
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 WD9GRD · class G
Charles D Leister 10 S 151 Jackson, Hinsdale Il &0511 1997 p.1877
1995 · 1 edition WD9GRD · class G
Charles D Leister 10 S 751 Jackson, Hinsdale, IL 60511 1995 p.1754
1993 · 1 edition WD9GRD · class G
Charles Dleister Jo S 751 Jackson, Hinsdale Winter 1993 p.1523
1984 → 1991 · 2 editions WD9GRD · class G
Charles D Leister 10 S 751 Jackson, Hinsdale, IL 60521 Winter 1984 p.1156, Winter 1991 p.1350
1983 · 1 edition WD9GRD · class G
Roger E Gussy 4161 Ruby St, Schiller Park, IL 60176 Winter 1983 p.1111
None → 1982 · 3 editions WD9GRD · class G
Charles D Leister 16 W 360 94th Pl, Hinsdale, IL 60521 None p.1031, 1981 p.967, Winter 1982 p.1078
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WD9GRD in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WD9GRD beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.