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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)
WD9IGE HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Jan 24, 2000.
2x3 call: any licensee can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Not currently held
· 1 holder on record
· available since Jan 24, 2000
Previous holder: KENNETH E GASE
Held WD9IGE Dec 15, 1987 → Jan 23, 1998
· first licensed Dec 15, 1987 as WD9IGE
· 2 licenses · FRN 0003951761 📖 In the printed callbooks since 1980 as WD9IGE, before the FCC's online records
📦 Moved: , None → Decatur, IN
W9IGEActiveGeneral · vanityJan 23, 1998 → expires Jan 23, 2028
WD9IGECanceledGeneralDec 15, 1987 → Jan 23, 1998 (canceled)
Licensee
KENNETH E GASE
Address
Last granted
Effective
Last action
Callbook Records, 1993–2003
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 31, 2000 → Apr 17, 2003 · 6 discs W9IGE
· General · issued Sep 13, 2000, expires Jan 23, 2008
· previously WD9IGE
KENNETH E. GASE
115 BRIARWOOD TR, DECATUR, IN 46733
Seen Mar 9, 1998 → May 2, 2000 · 5 discs W9IGE
· General · issued Jan 23, 1998, expires Jan 23, 2008
· previously WD9IGE
KENNETH E. GASE
821 W MADISON, DECATUR, IN 46733
Seen Sep 9, 1993 → Apr 4, 1997 · 8 discs WD9IGE
· General · issued Dec 15, 1987, expires Dec 15, 1997
KENNETH E GASE
821 W MADISON, DECATUR, IN 46733
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 WD9IGE
KENNETH E GASE
Seen Nov 7, 2004 → Nov 1, 2026 · 52 snapshots · as W9IGE
KENNETH E GASE
115 BRIARWOOD TR, DECATUR, IN 46733
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.
1996 → 1997 · 2 editions WD9IGE · class G
Kenneth E Gase 821 W Madison, Decatur ., IN 46733 1996 p.1820, 1997 p.1887
1986 → 1992 · 3 editions WD9IGE · class G
Kenneth E Gase 811 W Madison, Decatur In 467jj Winter 1986 p.1161, Winter 1990 p.1252, 1992 p.1414
1980 → 1983 · 3 editions WD9IGE · class G
Kenneth E Gase 821 W Madison, Decatur, IN 46733 Winter 1980 p.1038, Winter 1982 p.1086, Winter 1983 p.1119
1979 · 1 edition WD9IGE · class G
Gayle H Ellis 30 E Shamrock, Canton, IN 53217 Winter 1979 p.975
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WD9IGE in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WD9IGE beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.