Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-09

W3CQD

Expired

HAYS JR, HOWARD A

Location: Germantown, MD
Class: Advanced
Granted: 2012-10-23
Expires: 2022-11-08
Previous call: WB3KHQ
FRN: 0007611635

Get notified about status changes and vanity availability for this callsign.

Vanity availability

59d

Available on 2026-11-07

W3CQD expired on 2022-11-08. Hold ends in 59 days.

Last held by HAYS JR, HOWARD A (MD).

Confidence: High

Expired licenses get a 2-year FCC renewal grace period followed by the 2-year hold. The date shown accounts for both, so it's the firm release date per §97.19.

Callsign genealogy

Full chain →

Previously held by current licensee

WB3KHQcancelled· A
HAYS JR, HOWARD AMDgranted 2002-08-30cancelled 2002-11-08

License history

0 events

No recorded events.

More vanity slots coming available

From Maryland

All →

KB3INT 2026-09-09
KC3ZRU 2026-09-09
N3BYL 2026-09-09
N3JTJ 2026-09-12
KB3ZFH 2026-09-13

Starting with W3

All →

W3EFZ FL · 2026-09-09
W3IFX NY · 2026-09-10
W3AHR PA · 2026-09-20
W3YMB PA · 2026-09-21
W3TAL MD · 2026-09-28

Full history → Vanity availability → Callsign genealogy →