N9TPB FCC License Search
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AA7AU HAM 📻 GMRS

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Also a GMRS licensee
WRXB888
Active until Apr 25, 2033 · same FCC Registration Number (FRN) · GMRS covers the licensee's immediate family

👀 Looked up 3 times by 3 different people on this site

Amateur Extra class licensed since 1989 (37 yrs) AA7AU since 2016 · previously W7DAB, N7DBX, N6WCK Salmon, ID Grid DN35bb GMRS WRXB888 12 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Aug 27, 2036. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Aug 28, 2038.

📬 QSL: no LoTW uploads on record · not eQSL AG · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 AA7AU has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Aug 9, 2016 · what was requested

Currently held by DONALD BACKSTROM · 2 holders on record

Current holder: DONALD BACKSTROM

Held AA7AU Aug 27, 2016 → present · first licensed Aug 15, 1989 as N6WCK · 4 licenses · FRN 0015155526

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.
Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.

Previous holder: LYLE L BELL

Held AA7AU Jun 27, 1989 → Oct 13, 2012 · first licensed Jun 27, 1989 as AA7AU · 2 licenses · FRN 0008407223
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1964 as WB6DDI, before the FCC's online records

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.
Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.
AA7AU in the Printed Callbooks, 1909–1997
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.

Vanity Applications Filed by AA7AU

Calls this licensee has asked the FCC for, newest first, in their order of preference. The FCC processes applications 18 days after filing; "likely award" is our estimate from every pending application in filing order.

Filed · AwardApplicantRequested (in order)Status
Filed Aug 9, 2016
Granted Aug 4, 2026
0007371140
 W7DAB · DONALD BACKSTROM · Amateur Extra
2505 ANTHEM VILLAGE DR E 533, HENDERSON, NV 89052
35.9799, -115.1079 (ZIP center) · Grid DM25kx · CQ 3 · ITU 6 · map ↗
1.AA7AU ✓ Granted
 Granted
got AA7AU
Filed Sep 25, 2012
Granted Oct 13, 2012
0005413095
 AA7AU · LYLE L BELL · Amateur Extra
Attn: Lyle Bell · 11819 Highland Place, Coral Springs, FL 33071
26.2458, -80.2674 (ZIP center) · Grid EL96uf · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.K4LLB ✓ Granted
 Granted
got K4LLB
Filed Mar 22, 2010
Award date was Apr 9, 2010
0004181045
 N7DBX · DONALD BACKSTROM · Technician
2505 Anthem Village Dr E-533, Henderson, NV 89052
35.9799, -115.1079 (ZIP center) · Grid DM25kx · CQ 3 · ITU 6 · map ↗
1.W7DAB Held by Dan A Bright until Sep 15, 2028
 Granted
Filed Jan 11, 2010
Award date was Jan 29, 2010
0004088751
 N6WCK · DONALD BACKSTROM · Technician
2505 ANTHEM VILLAGE DR E-533, HENDERSON, NV 89052
35.9799, -115.1079 (ZIP center) · Grid DM25kx · CQ 3 · ITU 6 · map ↗
1.N7DBX Held by Dennis Baux until Sep 25, 2031
 Granted

Others Requesting AA7AU

1 application listed AA7AU as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #AA7AUResult
Aug 9, 2016 Aug 27, 2016 W7DAB · DONALD BACKSTROM · HENDERSON, NV 1Granted Granted this call

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for AA7AU in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of AA7AU beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

12 repeaters within 50 miles of this ZIP code, most active first · sort: closest · most active · map these & export for a radio →

● confirmed on the air · ● probably · ● reported off the air · ● unknown · ◉ this license · ring = 50 miles · center is the ZIP code (approximate) · click a dot for the repeater's page
● confirmed on the air · ● probably · ● reported off the air · no dot = unknown (hover a dot for the evidence)
MilesCallNameOutputOffsetToneModeNetworksActivityLocation
9.4 W7SID Offline Salmon Baldy Mtn
W7SID
 442.1000 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Salmon, ID
9.7 AA7WG Salmon/Idaho
AA7WG AllStar
 146.9800 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 45882 — Salmon/Idaho, ID
10.1 AA7WG Salmon Menan
AA7WG
 442.2250 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Salmon, ID
10.1 AD7AN Salmon
AD7AN
 146.9800 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Salmon, ID
10.1 W7SID Salmon
W7SID
 144.3900 simplex none FM (analog) — Salmon, ID
10.2 W7SID
Listed as W7SID/L
 Salmon Baldy Mtn
W7SID AllStar
 146.9800 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 45882 AllStar 458820 AllStar 51049 — Salmon, ID
10.2 KL7UT Salmon Baldy Mtn
KL7UT AllStar
 449.0000 -5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar — Salmon, ID
17.8 AA7WG Leadore
AA7WG
 147.2200 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Leadore, ID
35.1 AA7WG Chalis
AA7WG
 146.7800 -0.6 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) — Chalis, ID
41.5 W7SID Challis Grouse
W7SID AllStar
 146.7800 -0.6 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) AllStar 45882 — Challis, ID
45.1 AA7WG Salmon
AA7WG
 147.1000 +0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Salmon, ID
45.2 W7SID Hamilton LT Pass
W7SID AllStar
 147.1000 +0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar 45882 — Hamilton, ID