N9TPB FCC License Search
🕒 FCC license data updated today 7:15 am CDT (FCC files through Oct 6, 2026) · next update today 8:30 am CDT
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AB4BW HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 2003 (23 yrs) AB4BW since 2008 · previously KD4YSM Columbia, SC grid EM94mb 68 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Jan 23, 2028. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Jan 24, 2030.

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

📝 AB4BW has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Jan 4, 2008 · what was requested

Currently held by Benjamin P Wilson · 2 holders on record

Current holder: Benjamin P Wilson

Held AB4BW Jan 23, 2008 → present · first licensed Dec 19, 2003 as KD4YSM · 2 licenses · FRN 0010022200

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

Previous holder: FRANCIS W MC GRATH

Held AB4BW Aug 10, 1994 → Apr 27, 2003 · first licensed Aug 10, 1994 as AB4BW · 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)

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

Vanity applications filed by AB4BW

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 Jan 4, 2008
Granted Nov 28, 2017
0003276848
 KD4YSM · Benjamin P Wilson · Amateur Extra
3014 Hope Ave, Columbia, SC 29205
33.9900, -80.9966 (ZIP center) · Grid EM93mx · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.AB4BW ✓ granted
2.AC4BW held by Louis A Wise Jr until Mar 2, 2034
 Granted
got AB4BW

Others requesting AB4BW

3 applications listed AB4BW as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #AB4BWResult
May 26, 2016 Jun 13, 2016 KM4TTF · Seung Wook Park · Fayetteville, NC 2Dismissed Application dismissed
May 23, 2016 Jun 10, 2016 KM4TTF · Seung Wook Park · Fayetteville, NC 2Dismissed Application dismissed
Jan 4, 2008 Jan 22, 2008 KD4YSM · Benjamin P Wilson · Columbia, SC 1Granted Granted this call

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for AB4BW in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of AB4BW beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 miles

68 repeaters within 50 miles of this address, 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 · 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
5.6 W4FTK Columbia
W4FTK AllStar
 442.8750 +5 DCS 315 FM (analog) AllStar 40040 EchoLink 367365 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 540 check-ins · 248 stations Columbia, SC
11.0 W4FTK Blythewood
W4FTK AllStar
 443.6500 +5 DCS 315 FM (analog) AllStar 40040 EchoLink 367365 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 540 check-ins · 248 stations Blythewood, SC
27.1 W4FTK Little Mountain
W4FTK AllStar
 146.6250 -0.6 DCS 315 FM (analog) AllStar 40040 EchoLink 367365 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 540 check-ins · 248 stations Little Mountain, SC
27.1 W4FTK Little Mt
W4FTK AllStar
 443.8750 +5 DCS 315 FM (analog) AllStar 40040 EchoLink 367365 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 540 check-ins · 248 stations Little Mt, SC
28.3 W4FTK Wedgefield
W4FTK AllStar
 147.0600 +0.6 DCS 315 FM (analog) AllStar 40040 EchoLink 367365 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 540 check-ins · 248 stations Wedgefield, SC
40.0 W4FTK Sumter
W4FTK AllStar
 443.3000 +5 DCS 315 FM (analog) AllStar 40040 EchoLink 367365 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 540 check-ins · 248 stations Sumter, SC
44.8 W4FTK Saluda Sheriffs
W4FTK AllStar
 147.7500 -0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar EchoLink 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 540 check-ins · 248 stations Saluda, SC
45.7 W4FTK Richburg
W4FTK AllStar
 146.7600 -0.6 DCS 315 FM (analog) AllStar 40040 EchoLink 367365 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 540 check-ins · 248 stations Richburg, SC
4.5 WR4SC Columbia
WR4SC
 441.7250 +5 TONE 91.5 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 207 check-ins · 97 stations Columbia, SC
4.5 WR4SC Columbia
WR4SC NC-PRN
 442.5125 +5 CC1 DMR NC-PRN 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 207 check-ins · 97 stations Columbia, SC
5.8 WR4SC Columbia Capital
WR4SC NC-PRN
 440.6125 +5 CC1 DMR NC-PRN 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 207 check-ins · 97 stations Columbia, SC
24.8 WR4SC Little Mountain
WR4SC NC-PRN
 443.5375 +5 CC1 DMR NC-PRN 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 207 check-ins · 97 stations Little Mountain, SC
27.7 WR4SC Little Mountain
WR4SC
 147.2100 +0.6 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 207 check-ins · 97 stations Little Mountain, SC
36.3 WR4SC Orangeburg
WR4SC
 146.8800 -0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 207 check-ins · 97 stations Orangeburg, SC
36.3 WR4SC Orangeburg
WR4SC NC-PRN
 440.5875 +5 CC1 DMR NC-PRN 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 207 check-ins · 97 stations Orangeburg, SC
36.3 WR4SC Orangeburg
WR4SC
 441.7500 +5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 207 check-ins · 97 stations Orangeburg, SC
36.6 WR4SC Sumter
WR4SC
 147.0150 +0.6 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 207 check-ins · 97 stations Sumter, SC
41.3 WR4SC Sumter
WR4SC NC-PRN
 442.3125 +5 CC1 DMR NC-PRN 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 207 check-ins · 97 stations Sumter, SC
47.1 WR4SC Chester
WR4SC
 440.5750 +5 CC1 DMR 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 207 check-ins · 97 stations Chester SC, SC
5.8 W4CAE Columbia
W4CAE AllStar
 147.3300 +0.6 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) AllStar 494460 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 93 check-ins · 43 stations Columbia, SC
7.3 W4CAE Fort Jackson
W4CAE
 146.7750 -0.6 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 93 check-ins · 43 stations Fort Jackson, SC
20.4 K4LLE Lexington S
K4LLE
 147.0000 +0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) (FM,P25) 🗓 3 nets 3 nets · 89 check-ins · 31 stations Lexington, SC
43.8 W4PSC Leslie
W4PSC
 444.7250 +5 DCS 156 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 21 check-ins · 8 stations Leslie, SC
33.9 W4RRC Leesville
W4RRC AllStar
 147.2550 +0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar 50790 🗓 1 net 1 net · 10 check-ins · 10 stations Leesville, SC
45.4 KW4BET Chester Near
KW4BET XLX056
 442.4750 +5 DCS 023 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) AllStar 474346 EchoLink 442475 IRLP 7609 WIRES-X 36034 AllStar 474345 XLX056 🗓 1 net 1 net Chester, SC
49.7 KW4BET Chester
KW4BET AllStar
 445.9375 simplex TONE 67.0 FM (analog) AllStar 474340 🗓 1 net 1 net Chester, SC
49.7 KW4BET Chester
KW4BET IRLP
 446.0250 simplex TSQL 77.0 FM (analog) IRLP 4481 🗓 1 net 1 net Chester, SC
49.7 KW4BET Lewis
KW4BET AllStar
 146.5350 simplex TONE 77.0 FM (analog) AllStar 474349 🗓 1 net 1 net Lewis, SC
49.7 KW4BET Lewis
KW4BET AllStar
 442.1750 +5 none FM (analog) AllStar 530449 🗓 1 net 1 net Lewis SC, SC
49.7 KW4BET Chester NLF Dept
KW4BET AllStar
 52.5700 simplex TONE 67.0 FM (analog) AllStar 474346 EchoLink 442475 IRLP 7609 WIRES-X 46034 AllStar 474344 🗓 1 net 1 net Chester, SC
3.2 KJ4BWK Columbia
KJ4BWK
 442.2000 +5 none D-STAR — Columbia, SC
3.2 KJ4BWK Columbia
KJ4BWK
 1282.2250 +12 none D-STAR — Columbia, SC
5.8 K4HI Columbia
K4HI WIRES-X
 147.3600 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) WIRES-X 64927 — Columbia, SC
5.8 K9OH Columbia
K9OH AllStar
 444.8750 +5 TSQL 91.5 FM (analog) AllStar 417861 — Columbia, SC
5.8 N4EOY offline Columbia
N4EOY
 224.9000 -1.6 none FM (analog) — Columbia, SC
8.4 W4DZF Columbia St
W4DZF
 145.2700 -0.6 DCS 632 FM (analog) — Columbia, SC
8.6 W4EAE Cayce
W4EAE
 433.1000 +5 CC1 DMR — Cayce, SC
8.6 W4EAE Cayce
W4EAE
 443.1000 +5 none D-STAR (DMR,DV) — Cayce, SC
9.1 W4EAE offline Cayce
W4EAE IRLP
 147.5100 simplex TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) IRLP 8255 — Cayce, SC
11.2 KI4IVP Elgin
KI4IVP WIRES-X
 147.2400 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 18449 — Elgin, SC
15.0 KG4GKY offline West Columbia
KG4GKY IRLP
 446.8750 simplex TSQL 79.7 FM (analog) IRLP 4045 — West Columbia, SC
18.7 KI4RAX Lugoff
KI4RAX
 146.8200 -0.6 TSQL 91.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Lugoff, SC
18.7 KI4RAX Lugoff
KI4RAX
 441.8000 +5 none D-STAR (DV,DMR) — Lugoff, SC
27.1 KJ4BWK Saint Matthews
KJ4BWK
 145.4000 -0.6 none D-STAR — Saint Matthews, SC
27.7 N4UHF Little Mountain
N4UHF
 444.6500 +5 CC0 DMR — Little Mountain, SC
28.5 N7GZT Saint Hemlock rd
N7GZT AllStar
 442.7750 +5 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) AllStar 637120 — Saint Matthews, SC
28.7 N5CWH Gilbert
N5CWH
 146.6550 -0.6 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Gilbert, SC
28.7 KC4GYM Gilbert
KC4GYM IRLP
 224.5600 -1.6 TSQL 162.2 FM (analog) IRLP 4109 — Gilbert, SC
29.0 AD4U Saint Matthews
AD4U
 146.6700 -0.6 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Saint Matthews, SC
29.0 N7GZT Saint Matthews
N7GZT
 53.2100 -1 none FM (analog) — Saint Matthews, SC
32.6 W4GL Wedgefield
W4GL
 145.4300 -0.6 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Wedgefield, SC
33.1 KG4UAL Leesville
KG4UAL AllStar
 444.4000 +5 DCS 315 FM (analog) AllStar 558721 — Leesville, SC
33.3 W4GL Sumter
W4GL
 441.9500 +5 none D-STAR — Sumter, SC
35.3 KQ4NOR Glymphville
KQ4NOR AllStar
 146.9550 simplex TONE 186.2 FM (analog) AllStar 66357 — Glymphville, SC
36.0 KJ4QLH Orangeburg /Calh
KJ4QLH
 147.3900 +0.6 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Orangeburg, SC
36.6 W4GL Sumter Tuomey
W4GL
 146.6400 -0.6 TONE 156.7 FM (analog) — Sumter, SC
36.6 W4GL Sumter WRJA
W4GL
 444.1500 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) (FM,DV) — Sumter, SC
37.7 KJ4QLH Neeses
KJ4QLH
 147.0900 +0.6 TONE 156.7 FM (analog) — Neeses, SC
39.1 W4APE offline Lucknow
W4APE EchoLink
 146.9250 -0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 779467 — Lucknow, SC
40.4 KF4NQN Monettta
KF4NQN AllStar
 446.6000 -5 TONE 156.7 FM (analog) AllStar 28575 — Monettta, SC
41.3 W4GL Sumter
W4GL
 147.0150 +0.6 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Sumter, SC
45.4 W4CHR Chester Near
W4CHR AllStar
 145.3100 -0.6 DCS 145 FM (analog) AllStar 530447 EchoLink 307645 — Chester, SC
47.2 W4PAX Lancaster
W4PAX
 146.7000 -0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Lancaster, SC
47.2 W4PAX Lancaster
W4PAX
 444.1000 +5 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Lancaster, SC
47.6 KC4IRA Lancaster Medica
KC4IRA AllStar
 444.6250 +5 Fusion (C4FM) AllStar 565231 — Lancaster, SC
47.7 K1LVA Aiken
K1LVA AllStar
 145.7700 simplex TONE 131.8 FM (analog) AllStar 28249 EchoLink 179307 — Aiken, SC
47.9 AF4E Saluda Wtr Tank
AF4E AllStar
 146.9100 -0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar 458591 — Saluda, SC
49.9 KM4ABW Manning Hosp
KM4ABW
 145.1500 -0.6 TSQL 91.5 FM (analog) — Manning, SC