QRZ.com Callsign Opt-Out (2026 Guide)

QRZ.com is an amateur radio callsign database run by QRZ LLC. Its privacy notice says much of what it publishes comes from open, public domain sources, mainly official amateur radio licensing records, and some of it from users themselves. For U.S. callsigns, QRZ says the FCC provides the callsign, the name, the street address, city, state and ZIP code, and the license class and dates. The privacy notice says a callsign's name and geographical location are shown to any user or visitor who looks up the callsign on the site or through the QRZ API, and the site's search menu offers lookups by callsign, by name or address, in biographies, by county and by grid.

So a U.S. amateur license can put your name and street address on QRZ. QRZ won't take the listing down: it says it will not remove your name or license information. What it offers is to withhold your street address from public display and to stop showing the details that don't come from the FCC. The address itself comes from your FCC license, and the FCC has said that address doesn't have to be your home.

Checked against QRZ's privacy notice (last updated June 17, 2026), its page "How to make sure your information is accurate in the QRZ Ham Radio Database," its contact page (last updated September 30, 2024), its License Renewals page (last updated October 16, 2024), its terms of use (last modified June 9, 2025) and its Support Center sign-in page; the FCC's page "Common Amateur Filing Task: Changing Address" (updated October 5, 2022), the FCC's letter DA 09-890 of April 21, 2009, and 47 CFR 97.23 on eCFR; Google's help page on refreshing outdated content and California's data broker registry, on October 30, 2026. We read the pages; we did not search for anyone, sign in or submit anything.

What QRZ will and won't do

It withholds your street address on request. QRZ's accuracy page says that if you would prefer your street address details not be shown, you can ask for them to be withheld from public display. Its privacy notice says FCC information keeps showing after you opt out, with the exception of your street address, but also that opting out affects only data the FCC does not provide. Ask for the street address by name.
It stops showing non-FCC details if you opt out. The privacy notice lists your birth date, biography, picture, email address and home page address as non-FCC data, and says the opt-out keeps QRZ from displaying it.
It keeps your name and license information. The accuracy page says QRZ will not remove your name or license info from its listings. The privacy notice says license data such as your callsign, name and location may stay on the site until the callsign is marked Silent Key or expired.
It follows the FCC. QRZ says it corrects any item that doesn't agree with the FCC's online information within 1 week, and that if the FCC's information is wrong, you must update it with the FCC.
It doesn't reach the FCC or other sites. QRZ says de-listing won't change the FCC's records in any way, that your information will still be available at the FCC's official website, and that it will very likely stay on other amateur radio websites and callsign servers.

Step 1: ask QRZ to withhold your address and opt you out

Email Privacy@QRZ.com. The privacy notice's opt-out procedure says to state your amateur radio callsign and that you would like your information removed from QRZ.
Give your full name as well as your callsign. QRZ's accuracy page asks for both when you ask for your street address to be withheld.
Ask for both things in the same message: the opt-out, and your street address withheld from public display.

A suggested wording:

> My callsign is [callsign] and my name is [full name]. Following the opt-out procedure in your privacy notice, I would like my information removed from QRZ. Please also withhold my street address from public display on your website.

If you have a QRZ account. The accuracy page sends street-address requests to QRZ's Support Center (ssl.qrz.com/support). When we opened it, it showed a sign-in page asking for a callsign and password. The email route in the privacy notice doesn't mention an account.

Step 2: edit the fields you control

QRZ's accuracy page says U.S. hams may edit or delete their previous callsign, grid square, county, latitude and longitude, birthday, QSL manager, email address and home page. The site's search menu includes searches by county and by grid, so check those fields too.

Its privacy notice says you control what additional profile information others see through your account settings, and that its login check ensures only you can update your callsign information, biography or photo. QRZ's terms say a callsign's bio page is reserved for the person the FCC (or another country's regulator) lists as the callsign's holder. The accuracy page's "online update page" link took us to a QRZ License Renewals page rather than an editing page, so sign in to make these changes.

Step 3: change the address at its source, the FCC

QRZ says the FCC supplies the street address on U.S. listings, and that hiding it on QRZ leaves it available at the FCC's website. To change what the FCC shows, change your license's mailing address.

It doesn't have to be your home. In its 2009 letter DA 09-890, the FCC wrote that its rules do not require a licensee to use a residential address as the mailing address. It said licensees concerned about their home address appearing in the amateur service database may use, among other alternatives, a post office box, a business address, the address of another property they own, or the address of a friend or relative.
It has to reach you. The current rule, 47 CFR 97.23, says each license grant must show your correct name, mailing address and email address. The FCC's changing-address page says your license can be revoked or suspended if FCC correspondence is returned as undeliverable because you didn't give the correct mailing address.

The FCC's steps for an operator license, which it says must be filed electronically in the Universal Licensing System (ULS):

Go to ULS and select Online Filing.
Log in with your FRN and password.
On your License At A Glance screen, choose Update from the Work on This License menu.
Answer the questions on the Applicant Questions page and click Continue.
On the licensee page, type your new address and click Continue.
Review the Summary page, then choose Continue to Certify.
Enter your first and last name to sign the application, and choose Submit Application.
On the ULS Confirmation screen, the FCC recommends printing a copy of your application or of the screen itself.

The FCC adds that the address in your CORES registration is not automatically linked to your licenses: to change the address on your license, you update it in ULS. QRZ's License Renewals page says licensees can make address changes themselves at the FCC website, and that there is no fee for routine updates.

Once the FCC record changes, QRZ says it processes updates every night, that new FCC information is only available Tuesday through Saturday, and to allow a few days for a license change to reach QRZ.

If the license holder has died

QRZ's privacy notice says license data may stay until a callsign is marked Silent Key or expired. QRZ's accuracy page says the FCC is typically not notified when an amateur dies, and that if you contact the FCC about a Silent Key, it will accept a copy of a death certificate or an ordinary newspaper obituary clipping as evidence.

What a request covers

QRZ's own pages. The opt-out covers the non-FCC details, and the request covers your street address on QRZ's website.
Not the FCC record. QRZ says de-listing doesn't change it. Only an update in ULS does.
Not other callsign sites. QRZ says your information will very likely stay on other amateur radio websites and callsign servers.

How long does it take?

QRZ's pages give no timeframe for withholding a street address or for an opt-out. When its listing doesn't match the FCC's online information, QRZ says it corrects it within 1 week, and that a license change takes a few days to reach it. Its privacy notice says it acknowledges complaints within 30 days.

If it doesn't work

Complain to QRZ. The privacy notice says you can complain about how QRZ handles your personal data at the same email address, and that it acknowledges complaints within 30 days. It lists rights you may have depending on where you live, including asking it to erase the personal data it holds about you, and says people in the U.S. may be able to contact their state regulator or attorney general.
Write. QRZ's contact page gives its postal address as QRZ.COM, 24 W. Camelback #A488, Phoenix, AZ 85013 USA. It says QRZ does not send correspondence by postal mail, so include an email address if you want a reply. It also says QRZ does not offer phone support.
Clear the old search result. Once QRZ withholds the address, Google may still show the old version. Google's Refresh outdated content tool is for content that has been removed from a site but still appears in Google Search: click Request refresh, enter the page's address and submit. See how to remove your home address from Google search results for the wider picture.

QRZ isn't one of the sites in Defynta's free scan, and Defynta doesn't file requests with it: this one is do-it-yourself.

Who runs QRZ. QRZ LLC. Its contact page says QRZ.COM is operated by QRZ LLC in Scottsdale, Arizona, and its terms say the site's owner is based in Arizona. We did not find QRZ on California's data broker registry (searched October 30, 2026), so a registry-based request is not a route here. File directly.

VoterRecords.com, public voter files that can show your address; a link on each record hides details such as the house number
OpenCorporates, company-register records where, as here, the fix is the official filing
What to do if your home address is exposed online
How to remove your home address from Google search results
Where data brokers get your information

Full list: the master opt-out guide.

Frequently asked questions

Can I delete my QRZ listing?

Not the license part. QRZ says it will not remove your name or license info, and its privacy notice says license data may stay until the callsign is marked Silent Key or expired. You can opt out of the non-FCC details and ask for your street address to be withheld.

Does hiding my address on QRZ remove it from the FCC?

No. QRZ says de-listing won't change the FCC's records in any way, and that your information will still be available at the FCC's website. To change that, update the mailing address on your license in ULS.

Can I use a P.O. box on my amateur license?

In its 2009 letter DA 09-890, the FCC named a post office box as one of the alternatives for licensees concerned about their home address appearing in its database. The current rule says the license must show your correct name, mailing address and email address.

Do I need a QRZ account?

Not for the opt-out: the privacy notice's procedure is an email and doesn't mention an account. The Support Center showed us a sign-in page, and editing your own fields means signing in.

Does it cost anything?

None of the QRZ pages we read mention a fee for an opt-out or for withholding an address. QRZ's License Renewals page says there is no fee at the FCC for routine updates.

A callsign page can carry a street address; people-search sites can list it too. See which of the sites we track list you with a free Defynta scan.