N9TPB FCC License Search
🕒 FCC license data updated today 7:15 am CDT (FCC files through Oct 5, 2026) · next update tomorrow 6:00 am CDT
Ask: HAMs within 5 miles of N9TPB · Extra class operators in Madison, WI · or try N9TPB · K9* wildcards · Smith, John · 0004797601 (FRN) · 53703 · Madison, WI

AF3M HAM 📻 GMRS

📻
Also a GMRS licensee
WRQX932
Active until May 19, 2032 · same FCC Registration Number (FRN) · GMRS covers the licensee's immediate family
Amateur Extra class licensed since 1999 (27 yrs) AF3M since 2005 · previously KD3MV Southport, NC grid FM03ww LoTW user eQSL AG GMRS WRQX932 80 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Mar 12, 2035. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Mar 13, 2037.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Sep 5, 2026 · eQSL AG member · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 AF3M has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Feb 22, 2005 · what was requested

Currently held by MICHAEL D HIPPLE · 2 holders on record

Current holder: MICHAEL D HIPPLE

Held AF3M Mar 12, 2005 → present · first licensed Jan 21, 1999 as KD3MV · 2 licenses · FRN 0003357647

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

Previous holder: MARY F GRIFFITH

Held AF3M Nov 3, 1992 → Nov 3, 2002 · first licensed Nov 3, 1992 as AF3M · 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 AF3M

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 Feb 22, 2005
Granted Jan 11, 2025
0002056643
 KD3MV · MICHAEL D HIPPLE · Amateur Extra
13604 TURNMORE RD, SILVER SPRING, MD 20906-2130
39.0872, -77.0550 (ZIP center) · Grid FM19lc · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.AF3M ✓ granted
2.AF3Y held
3.AG3U held
4.N3MU held
 Granted
got AF3M

Others requesting AF3M

1 application listed AF3M as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
Feb 22, 2005 Mar 12, 2005 KD3MV · MICHAEL D HIPPLE · SILVER SPRING, MD 1Granted

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for AF3M in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of AF3M beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

📻 GMRS repeaters within 50 miles

4 on the air or of unknown status, closest first · map these & export for a GMRS radio →

MilesChannelOutputTone inOwnerLocationAccessStatus
31RP20462.675D032 WQXE747 Cherry Grove Beach, SC · Near The Shack Restaurant OpenOn the air
36RP21462.700179.9 WRWI686 Longs, SC · Iga OpenOn the air
43RP21462.700136.5 WSJY885 Whiteville, NC OpenOn the air
44RP15462.550— WSJY885 Whiteville, NC OpenUnknown

Repeaters within 50 miles

80 repeaters within 50 miles of this address, closest 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
0.5 K5EK St James Brunswi
K5EK
 147.2250 +0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — St. James, Brunswick county, NC
2.1 K9EZ Oak Island
K9EZ WIRES-X
 447.1500 -5 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 73117 — Oak Island, NC
2.3 N2MH West Orange
N2MH AllStar
 442.6000 +5 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,FM) AllStar 40831 AllStar 41109 IRLP 4740 BrandMeister 311393 — West Orange, NJ
2.7 K9EZ Oak Island
K9EZ WIRES-X
 442.1500 +5 none FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 73117 — Oak Island, NC
6.1 KE4TUD Bolivia
KE4TUD
 444.7000 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Bolivia, NC
8.4 N4GM Bolivia
N4GM
 145.3700 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Bolivia, NC
8.9 K4PPD Bolivia Brunswic
K4PPD
 145.3700 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Bolivia, Brunswick county, NC
8.9 K4PPD Bolivia Brunswic
K4PPD
 147.3150 +0.6 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) — Bolivia, Brunswick county, NC
10.6 N4GM Supply
N4GM AllStar
 147.3150 +0.6 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) AllStar 1312 EchoLink 622856 EchoLink 825587 🗓 1 net 1 net Supply, NC
13.8 N4ILM Winnabow
N4ILM AllStar
 146.8200 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 1 🗓 1 net 1 net Winnabow, NC
13.8 N4JDW Winnabow
N4JDW
 444.1750 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Winnabow, NC
13.8 K4ITL Winnabow
K4ITL
 147.3450 +0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 68 check-ins · 34 stations Winnabow, NC
13.8 N4ILM Winnabow
N4ILM AllStar
 444.8500 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 1 — Winnabow, NC
14.3 KD4MEA Winnabow
KD4MEA
 224.6800 +0.6 TSQL 91.5 FM (analog) — Winnabow, NC
14.3 K4ITL Winnabow
K4ITL
 444.2375 +5 CC? DMR 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 68 check-ins · 34 stations Winnabow, NC
14.4 W4FTK Shallotte
W4FTK AllStar
 441.8500 +5 DCS 315 FM (analog) AllStar 40040 EchoLink 367365 — Shallotte, NC
21.7 AC4RC Wilmington
AC4RC
 147.1800 +0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) 🗓 6 nets 6 nets · 105 check-ins · 33 stations Wilmington, NC
21.7 AC4RC Wilmington
AC4RC
 442.5000 +5 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) 🗓 5 nets 5 nets · 105 check-ins · 33 stations Wilmington, NC
21.7 KB4FXC Wilmington
KB4FXC
 442.7500 +5 TONE 67.0 FM (analog) — Wilmington, NC
21.7 KB4FXC Wilmington
KB4FXC AllStar
 444.5000 +5 TONE 67.0 FM (analog) AllStar 2285 — Wilmington, NC
21.7 WA4US Wilmington
WA4US
 444.6500 +5 none FM (analog) — Wilmington, NC
21.7 WA4US Wilmington
WA4US
 442.1750 +5 none FM (analog) — Wilmington, NC
21.7 WA4US Wilmington
WA4US
 442.2000 +5 none FM (analog) — Wilmington, NC
21.7 WA4US Wilmington
WA4US
 443.9500 +5 none FM (analog) — Wilmington, NC
21.7 K4FXC Wilmington
K4FXC
 444.5000 +5 TSQL 67.0 FM (analog) — Wilmington, NC
21.7 N4JDW Leland
N4JDW
 145.1700 -0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) — Leland, NC
22.2 NI4SR Wilmington NH Co
NI4SR
 145.4100 -0.6 TSQL 67.0 FM (analog) — Wilmington, New Hanover county, NC
22.2 NI4SR Wilmington NH Co
NI4SR
 146.6400 -0.6 TSQL 67.0 FM (analog) — Wilmington, New Hanover county, NC
22.2 AD4DN Wilmington NH Co
AD4DN
 443.4000 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Wilmington, New Hanover county, NC
22.2 N4JDW Wilmington NH Co
N4JDW
 444.0500 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Wilmington, New Hanover county, NC
22.2 N4PLY Wilmington NH Co
N4PLY
 444.7750 +5 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Wilmington, New Hanover county, NC
22.3 N4ILM Leland Malmo
N4ILM
 147.0600 +0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) — Leland, NC
22.3 K4MAL Malmo Brunswick
K4MAL
 147.0600 +0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Malmo, Brunswick county, NC
25.0 K4BLA
Listed as K4BLA CALABASH
 Calabash
K4BLA BM
 144.9200 in 147.4200 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314398 — Calabash, NC
25.0 N4JDW Calabash
N4JDW
 444.1875 +5 none P25 — Calabash, NC
25.6 NC4NH Wilmington Sutto
NC4NH
 145.4100 -0.6 TONE 67.0 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 10 check-ins · 10 stations Wilmington, NC
26.4 N4GM Calabash Wtr
N4GM AllStar
 444.7500 +5 TONE 118.8 FM (analog) AllStar 1331 — Calabash, NC
26.5 KD4GHL Calabash Brunswi
KD4GHL
 444.7500 +5 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) — Calabash, Brunswick county, NC
26.6 N4DBM Delco
N4DBM
 145.3300 -0.6 TSQL 162.2 FM (analog) — Delco, NC
27.0 K4BLA
Listed as K4BLA DELCO
 Delco
K4BLA BM
 144.9400 in 147.4400 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314393 — Delco, NC
30.1 W2SWR Little River
W2SWR AllStar
 432.4500 simplex TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 52974 — Little River, SC
30.7 N4ILM Wilmington Porte
N4ILM
 146.7300 -0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) — Wilmington, NC
30.7 WA4AAZ CASTLE HAYNE
WA4AAZ BM
 444.9875 +5 CC3 DMR BrandMeister 315051 — CASTLE HAYNE, NC
30.8 K4CTY Castle Hayne New
K4CTY
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Castle Hayne, New Hanover county, NC
31.0 W4NCH Castle Hayne CEM
W4NCH EchoLink
 444.2500 +5 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 907302 — Castle Hayne, NC
31.2 KW4BET Cher Near Shack
KW4BET AllStar
 146.5800 simplex DCS 023 FM (analog) AllStar 474346 EchoLink 442475 IRLP 7609 WIRES-X 46034 AllStar 474347 🗓 1 net 1 net Cherry Grove Beach, SC
33.6 W4NCH Castle Hayne CEM
W4NCH EchoLink
 224.9800 -1.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 907302 — Castle Hayne, NC
34.4 W4WAU Kelly
W4WAU
 224.5400 -1.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Kelly, NC
35.7 N2CUE Longs
N2CUE WIRES-X
 440.8000 +5 TONE 179.9 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) WIRES-X 1681 — Longs, SC
37.6 N2CUE Longs IGA HWY 90
N2CUE
 145.5700 in 147.5700 TSQL 179.9 FM (analog) (FM,P25) — Longs, SC
37.9 N4JDW Hampstead
N4JDW
 444.0750 +5 none P25 — Hampstead, NC
37.9 N4JDW Hampstead
N4JDW EchoLink
 146.9400 -0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 991272 — Hampstead, NC
38.2 WA4DAN Kelly
WA4DAN
 224.5200 +0.6 TSQL 91.5 FM (analog) — Kelly, NC
38.9 NE4SC North Myrtle Bea
NE4SC BM
 444.0875 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314528 — North Myrtle Beach, SC
40.2 W4GS Myrtle Beach
W4GS
 147.1200 +0.6 TSQL 85.4 FM (analog) — Myrtle Beach, SC
43.1 NE4SC Whiteville Colum
NE4SC
 224.6200 -1.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Whiteville, NC
43.1 K4BLA Whiteville Colum
K4BLA
 145.1300 -0.6 TONE 162.2 FM (analog) — Whiteville, NC
43.1 W4WVL Whiteville Colum
W4WVL
 147.2100 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Whiteville, Columbus County Hospital, Columbus county, NC
43.1 K4BLA
Listed as K4BLA WHITEVILLE
 Whiteville
K4BLA BM
 442.5625 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314916 BrandMeister 314686 — Whiteville, NC
43.2 K4BLA Whiteville Colum
K4BLA AllStar
 444.6250 +5 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) AllStar 471040 — Whiteville, NC
44.3 K2HES LORIS
K2HES
 442.6750 +5 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) — LORIS, SC
45.1 NC4PC Hampstead Topsai
NC4PC EchoLink
 443.5500 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 261720 — Hampstead, NC
46.1 K4BLA Tabor City
K4BLA BM
 442.3875 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314463 — Tabor City, NC
46.3 NC4PC Burgaw
NC4PC EchoLink
 147.3750 +0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 261720 🗓 1 net 1 net Burgaw, NC
46.3 N4JDW Burgaw
N4JDW
 442.0250 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Burgaw, NC
46.6 N4DBM Lagoon
N4DBM
 145.2500 -0.6 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) — Lagoon, NC
46.8 W4GS Myrtle Beach
W4GS
 147.2400 +0.6 TSQL 85.4 FM (analog) — Myrtle Beach, SC
46.8 W4GS Myrtle Beach
W4GS BM
 441.7750 +5 TONE 85.4 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 314774 — Myrtle Beach, SC
47.4 KB4ECO Myrtle Beach
KB4ECO skynet-ne
 147.9950 in 144.9950 CC1 DMR skynet-network — Myrtle Beach, SC
47.4 N3TX Myrtle Beach
N3TX Plus
 431.4000 in 438.0000 CC1 DMR Plus 🗓 2 nets 2 nets Myrtle Beach, SC
47.9 NE4SC Myrtle Beach
NE4SC
 53.0500 -1 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Myrtle Beach, SC
48.8 KO4CYN Holly Ridge Pine
KO4CYN AllStar
 145.5100 simplex TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 464292 — Holly Ridge, NC
2.2 N4GM offline Oak Island Wtr
N4GM
 444.6000 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Oak Island, NC
8.4 K4JCS offline Bolivia
K4JCS WIRES-X
 147.2250 +0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 11503 — Bolivia, NC
13.8 N4ILM offline Bolivia Green
N4ILM
 224.6800 -1.6 TONE 91.5 FM (analog) — Bolivia, NC
20.3 KB4NHB offline Myrtle Beach
KB4NHB NC-PRN
 440.7250 +5 CC1 DMR NC-PRN — Myrtle Beach, SC
22.3 AD4DN offline Leland Malmo
AD4DN
 53.4300 -0.5 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) — Leland, NC
24.5 AD4DN offline Wilmington Flemi
AD4DN
 146.6700 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Wilmington, NC
29.3 K4FXC offline Wilmington
K4FXC IRLP
 431.8750 simplex TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) IRLP 3756 — Wilmington, NC
47.9 NE4SC offline Myrtle Beach
NE4SC
 444.9000 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Myrtle Beach, SC