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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)
WD9IRN HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Jun 16, 2010.
2x3 call: any licensee can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Not currently held
· 1 holder on record
· available since Jun 16, 2010
Previous holder: FRANCIS G KNAPP
Held WD9IRN Oct 25, 1988 → Jun 15, 2008
· first licensed Oct 25, 1988 as WD9IRN
· 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1979 as WD9IRN, before the FCC's online records
WD9IRNExpiredGeneralOct 25, 1988 → Jun 15, 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 WD9IRN
· General · issued Jun 15, 1998, expires Jun 15, 2008
FRANCIS G. KNAPP
3840 JEROME, SKOKIE, IL 60076
Seen Sep 9, 1993 → Mar 9, 1998 · 9 discs WD9IRN
· General · issued Oct 25, 1988, expires Oct 25, 1998
FRANCIS G KNAPP
3840 JEROME, SKOKIE, IL 60076
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 WD9IRN
FRANCIS G KNAPP
3840 JEROME, SKOKIE, IL 60076
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 → 1997 · 3 editions WD9IRN · class G
Francis G Knapp 3840 Jerome, Skokie, IL 60076 1995 p.1767, 1996 p.1822, 1997 p.1890
1988 · 1 edition WD9IRN · class G
Francis G Knapp 3533 N Fremont St, Chicago, IL 60657 Winter 1988 p.1213
1987 · 1 edition WD9IRN · class G
Francis G Knapp J5jj N Fremont St, Chicago, IL 60657 Winter 1987 p.1180
1983 · 1 edition WD9IRN · class G
Francis G Knapp 3533 No Fremont St, Chicago, IL 60657 Winter 1983 p.1121
1979 → 1982 · 3 editions WD9IRN · class G
Francis G Knapp 3533 N Fremonl, Ch.:ago, IL 60657 Winter 1979 p.469, Winter 1980 p.1039, Winter 1982 p.1088
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WD9IRN in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WD9IRN beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.