N9TPB FCC License Search
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AB9J HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 2008 (18 yrs) AB9J since 2014 · previously W6CAB, KK7KK Evans, GA grid EM83wn LoTW user eQSL AG 72 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Apr 29, 2034. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Apr 30, 2036.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Oct 20, 2011 · eQSL AG member · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 AB9J has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Apr 11, 2014 · what was requested

Currently held by CHARLES A BATTERMAN · 3 holders on record

Current holder: CHARLES A BATTERMAN

Held AB9J Apr 29, 2014 → present · first licensed as KK7KK · 3 licenses · FRN 0018059014

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

Previous holder: DUANE BRANTLEY

Held AB9J Apr 5, 2011 → Apr 10, 2012 · first licensed Feb 20, 2001 as KD5NFQ · 6 licenses · FRN 0004584371

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

Previous holder: FRANK J ZWETTLER JR

Held AB9J Jun 12, 2007 → Oct 15, 2008 · first licensed Jun 12, 2007 as AB9J · 3 licenses · FRN 0002925659

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

Vanity applications filed by AB9J

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 Apr 11, 2014
Granted Mar 2, 2024
0006236483
 W6CAB · CHARLES A BATTERMAN · Amateur Extra
PO Box 1177 · CAPITOLA, CA 95010-1177
36.9764, -121.9547 (ZIP center) · Grid CM96ax · CQ 3 · ITU 6 · map ↗
1.W0JO held by Robert S Wojciechowski until Sep 4, 2034
2.AB9J ✓ granted
3.K3JH held by John Hucke until Apr 29, 2034
4.KS3S held by Robert T Lutsey until May 13, 2035
5.NS7V held by KENNETH J BROOKNER until Apr 29, 2034
6.WU8I
7.NC1J held by G Daniel Thomas until May 16, 2034
8.KO0V held by ERIC G ALCHOWIAK until Jun 10, 2034
9.AC7CB available
 Granted
got AB9J
Filed Mar 22, 2012
Award date was Apr 9, 2012
0005130662
 AB9J · DUANE BRANTLEY · Amateur Extra
3930 Johnson St., High Point, NC 27265
36.0253, -80.0203 (street) · Grid EM96xa · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.AG4C held by KEVIN M SHAW until Apr 14, 2027
 Granted
Filed Sep 26, 2008
Granted Oct 15, 2008
0003593872
 AB9J · FRANK J ZWETTLER JR · Amateur Extra
Attn: Frank J. Zwettler, Jr. · 245 BRISTOL WAY, BOLINGBROOK, IL 60440-1685
41.7006, -88.0750 (ZIP center) · Grid EN51xq · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.WA9NFW ✓ granted
 Granted
got WA9NFW

Others requesting AB9J

8 applications listed AB9J as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #AB9JResult
Apr 24, 2014 May 12, 2014 KD9BAR · Marion County Amateur Radio Society · Franklin, IN 6Not granted They got WA9MC (choice 1)
Apr 11, 2014 Apr 29, 2014 KB9GEB · STEPHEN B MOORE · CLINTON, IL 1Not granted They got NB9O (choice 4)
Apr 11, 2014 Apr 29, 2014 W6CAB · CHARLES A BATTERMAN · CAPITOLA, CA 2Granted Granted this call
Apr 11, 2014 Apr 29, 2014 WA9WCJ · KENNETH D JONES · AMBERG, WI 1Not granted They got NF9Y (choice 2)
Mar 18, 2011 Apr 5, 2011 W4DMB · DUANE BRANTLEY · GREENSBORO, NC 1Granted Granted this call
Jan 28, 2011 Feb 15, 2011 KE5TQR · JOHN C ROBERTS · ARCHER CITY, TX 3Not granted They got WC9J (choice 1)
Jan 18, 2011 Feb 5, 2011 KC2VKP · GYO SEUNG AN · SYOSSET, NY 5Not granted They got KN2C (choice 1)
Jan 14, 2011 Feb 1, 2011 KC9SUW · Cesar A Osorio · Lake Forest, IL 3Not granted They got NZ9L (choice 1)

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for AB9J in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of AB9J beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 miles

72 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
35.9 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
8.8 W4DV South Augusta
W4DV
 145.2900 -0.6 TSQL 71.9 FM (analog) 🗓 5 nets 5 nets · 506 check-ins · 120 stations South Augusta, GA
8.8 W4DV South Augusta
W4DV
 147.1800 +0.6 TSQL 71.9 FM (analog) 🗓 5 nets 5 nets · 506 check-ins · 120 stations South Augusta, GA
8.8 W4DV North Augusta
W4DV
 145.1100 -0.6 TSQL 71.9 FM (analog) 🗓 5 nets 5 nets · 506 check-ins · 120 stations North Augusta, SC
12.9 W4DV Trenton
W4DV EchoLink
 145.4900 -0.6 TSQL 71.9 FM (analog) EchoLink 128921 🗓 5 nets 5 nets · 506 check-ins · 120 stations Trenton, SC
12.9 W4DV Trenton
W4DV
 444.9500 +5 TSQL 71.9 FM (analog) 🗓 5 nets 5 nets · 506 check-ins · 120 stations Trenton, SC
19.2 W4DV Trenton
W4DV
 145.3900 -0.6 TSQL 71.9 FM (analog) 🗓 5 nets 5 nets · 506 check-ins · 120 stations Trenton, SC
19.2 W4DV Trenton
W4DV
 442.5500 +5 CC1 DMR 🗓 5 nets 5 nets · 506 check-ins · 120 stations Trenton, SC
16.0 WR4SC Beech Island
WR4SC NC-PRN
 444.2875 +5 CC1 DMR NC-PRN 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 207 check-ins · 97 stations Beech Island, SC
19.3 WR4SC Beech Island
WR4SC
 147.3450 +0.6 TONE 91.5 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 207 check-ins · 97 stations Beech Island, SC
19.3 WR4SC Beech Island
WR4SC
 443.1250 +5 TONE 91.5 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 207 check-ins · 97 stations Beech Island, SC
19.8 WR4SC Aiken
WR4SC
 441.5250 +5 TONE 91.5 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 207 check-ins · 97 stations Aiken, SC
48.7 WR4SC Barnwell
WR4SC
 147.0300 +0.6 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 207 check-ins · 97 stations Barnwell, SC
48.8 WR4SC Barnwell
WR4SC NC-PRN
 440.6875 +5 CC1 DMR NC-PRN 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 207 check-ins · 97 stations Barnwell, SC
48.8 WR4SC Barnwell
WR4SC
 442.0000 +5 TONE 91.5 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 207 check-ins · 97 stations Barnwell, SC
19.7 N2ZZ Aiken Reg Med
N2ZZ EchoLink
 145.3500 -0.6 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) EchoLink 5764 🗓 4 nets 4 nets · 97 check-ins · 62 stations Aiken, SC
23.5 N2ZZ Aiken
N2ZZ BM
 443.4625 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314500 🗓 4 nets 4 nets · 97 check-ins · 62 stations Aiken, SC
40.7 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
2.1 WB6BA Evans
WB6BA
 440.6000 -5 none D-STAR — Evans, GA
2.5 KO4YYW Evans
KO4YYW BM
 439.4500 in 430.4500 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3208182 — Evans, GA
4.3 WE4GW Martinez
WE4GW
 441.9000 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Martinez, GA
4.5 K4KNS Evans
K4KNS
 53.0300 -1 none FM (analog) — Evans, GA
4.5 K4KNS Evans
K4KNS EchoLink
 146.9850 -0.6 TSQL 71.9 FM (analog) EchoLink 730492 — Evans, GA
4.6 K4KNS Evans
K4KNS TGIF
 444.9000 +5 CC15 DMR TGIF — Evans, GA
8.8 K4KNS Augusta Doctors
K4KNS
 145.4100 -0.6 TSQL 71.9 FM (analog) — Augusta, GA
8.8 K4KNS Augusta Doctors
K4KNS
 444.6750 +5 TSQL 71.9 FM (analog) — Augusta, GA
9.5 KE4RAP North Augusta
KE4RAP WIRES-X
 146.9400 -0.6 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 92023 — North Augusta, SC
9.5 KE4RAP North Augusta
KE4RAP
 444.8000 +5 TSQL 146.2 FM (analog) — North Augusta, SC
9.5 K4NAB North Augusta
K4NAB
 146.7300 -0.6 none FM (analog) — North Augusta, SC
9.5 KG4HIR North Augusta
KG4HIR
 927.8000 -25 TSQL 146.2 FM (analog) — North Augusta, SC
10.1 KK4CNM Grovetown
KK4CNM AllStar
 147.1950 +0.6 TONE 71.9 FM (analog) (FM,DMR,C4FM) AllStar 608490 EchoLink 602043 — Grovetown, GA
10.1 KK4CNM Grovetown
KK4CNM AllStar
 224.5000 -1.6 TSQL 71.9 FM (analog) (FM,DMR) AllStar 608490 EchoLink 602043 — Grovetown, GA
10.1 KK4CNM Grovetown
KK4CNM AllStar
 927.7250 -25 none FM (analog) (FM,DMR) AllStar 608490 EchoLink 602043 — Grovetown, GA
10.4 KK4CNMR Grovetown
KK4CNMR TGIF
 224.5000 -1.6 CC1 DMR TGIF — Grovetown, GA
11.9 KJ4PYA Appling
KJ4PYA
 145.0800 in 146.4800 none D-STAR — Appling, GA
11.9 KJ4PYA Appling
KJ4PYA
 440.6500 +5 none D-STAR — Appling, GA
11.9 KJ4PYA Appling
KJ4PYA
 1249.0000 simplex none D-STAR — Appling, GA
12.3 K4KNS Appling
K4KNS
 145.1900 -0.6 TSQL 71.9 FM (analog) — Appling, GA
12.3 K4KNS Appling
K4KNS
 442.9000 +5 TSQL 71.9 FM (analog) — Appling, GA
19.3 KM4LOD Beech Island
KM4LOD
 145.2600 -0.6 none FM (analog) (DV,FM) — Beech Island, SC
19.3 KM4LOD Beech Island
KM4LOD
 440.5500 +5 none FM (analog) (DV,FM) — Beech Island, SC
19.6 WR4EC Edgefield
WR4EC
 146.8500 -0.6 TSQL 91.5 FM (analog) — Edgefield, SC
21.5 WK2Y Atlanta
WK2Y BM
 439.0000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310199501 — Atlanta, SC
22.2 N4ADM Aiken
N4ADM
 147.2850 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Aiken, SC
22.3 KR4AIK Aiken Old Hosp
KR4AIK
 145.1600 -0.6 none D-STAR — Aiken, SC
22.3 KR4AIK Aiken Old Hosp
KR4AIK
 443.4125 +5 none D-STAR — Aiken, SC
22.7 KO4JVZ Hephzibah
KO4JVZ AllStar
 147.4200 simplex TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 53227 — Hephzibah, GA
24.1 KD4IEZ Wrens
KD4IEZ SE
 444.1750 +5 CC1 DMR SE — Wrens, GA
24.2 N4ADI Aiken
N4ADI
 146.8050 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Aiken, SC
24.2 N4ADI Aiken
N4ADI
 440.7125 +5 none D-STAR — Aiken, SC
24.2 N4ADI Aiken
N4ADI
 443.0000 +5 none FM (analog) (DMR,FM) — Aiken, SC
24.2 N4ADI Aiken
N4ADI BM
 444.0375 +5 CC0 DMR BrandMeister 310972 — Aiken, SC
24.2 N4ADI Aiken
N4ADI
 927.7000 -25 none P25 — Aiken, SC
24.2 N4ADI offline Punta Gorda
N4ADI
 444.6500 +5 CC? DMR — Punta Gorda, FL
30.2 W4CDC Wrens
W4CDC
 147.1200 +0.6 TONE 71.9 FM (analog) — Wrens, GA
31.4 K1LVA Aiken
K1LVA AllStar
 145.7700 simplex TONE 131.8 FM (analog) AllStar 28249 EchoLink 179307 — Aiken, SC
33.7 W4ZKM Jackson
W4ZKM
 145.4500 -0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Jackson, SC
33.7 KI4DPR Waynesboro
KI4DPR TGIF
 446.1250 -5 CC1 DMR TGIF — Waynesboro, GA
33.9 KF4NQN Monettta
KF4NQN AllStar
 446.6000 -5 TONE 156.7 FM (analog) AllStar 28575 — Monettta, SC
35.2 AF4E Saluda Wtr Tank
AF4E AllStar
 146.9100 -0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar 458591 — Saluda, SC
41.6 KG4UAL Leesville
KG4UAL AllStar
 444.4000 +5 DCS 315 FM (analog) AllStar 558721 — Leesville, SC
43.0 W4GWM Greenwood
W4GWM
 145.4200 -0.6 none D-STAR — Greenwood, SC
43.1 W4GWD Greenwood
W4GWD
 443.9000 +5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Greenwood, SC
44.6 N4VDE Abbeville
N4VDE BM
 443.9750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312340 — Abbeville, SC
45.1 N5CWH Gilbert
N5CWH
 146.6550 -0.6 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Gilbert, SC
45.1 KC4GYM Gilbert
KC4GYM IRLP
 224.5600 -1.6 TSQL 162.2 FM (analog) IRLP 4109 — Gilbert, SC
45.6 KI4CCZ Calhoun Falls
KI4CCZ
 444.0000 +5 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) — Calhoun Falls, SC
45.6 KI4CCZ Calhoun Falls
KI4CCZ
 444.5750 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Calhoun Falls, SC
48.1 K4HQV Rayle
K4HQV
 442.6250 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Rayle, GA
48.7 KK4BQ offline Barnwell
KK4BQ
 449.2500 -5 TONE 156.7 FM (analog) — Barnwell, SC
48.7 KK4BQ Barnwell
KK4BQ
 147.3750 +0.6 TONE 91.5 FM (analog) — Barnwell, SC
48.8 KK4BQ Barnwell
KK4BQ
 147.0300 +0.6 TONE 156.7 FM (analog) — Barnwell, SC