N9TPB FCC License Search
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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 · old CB calls like KHC1939 or 18Q3518 (1962–63 CB call books) · (205) 546-1767 (1990s CB directory phones)

K0QU HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 1988 (38 yrs) K0QU since 2002 · previously WN0J Vinton, IA Grid EN42ac LoTW user 59 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Mar 8, 2032. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Mar 9, 2034.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Apr 7, 2026 · not eQSL AG · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 K0QU has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Dec 10, 2001 · what was requested

Currently held by DON J PEARSON · 1 holder on record

Current holder: DON J PEARSON

Held K0QU Mar 8, 2002 → present · first licensed Sep 13, 1988 as WN0J · 2 licenses · FRN 0005839071
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1973 as WB0FQH, 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.

Earlier Holders

K0QU in the 1993–2003 Callbooks
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.

Vanity Applications Filed by K0QU

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 Dec 10, 2001
Granted Jan 5, 2022
0000686037
 WN0J · DON J PEARSON · Amateur Extra
2797 64TH ST, VINTON, IA 52349
42.0941, -91.9511 (street) · Grid EN42ac · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.K0QU ✓ Granted
 Granted
got K0QU

Others Requesting K0QU

5 applications listed K0QU as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #K0QUResult
Dec 10, 2001 Dec 28, 2001 WN0J · DON J PEARSON · VINTON, IA 1Granted Granted this call
Mar 21, 2001 Apr 8, 2001 NV0Y · MICHAEL W FOLEY · WINFIELD, KS 12Not granted They got K0UZ (choice 1)
Oct 18, 2000 Nov 5, 2000 KR3C · TIMOTHY W CLAPPER · MOUNT UNION, PA 9Not granted They got K0IZ (choice 1)
Jul 24, 2000 Aug 11, 2000 AB0OB · William J Schreiner · Colome, SD 25Not granted They got K0VI (choice 4)
Aug 9, 1999 Aug 27, 1999 AB8DO · CHARLES W GAST · MASON, OH 22Not granted They got K0QW (choice 1)

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for K0QU in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of K0QU beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

59 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
2.8 NO3R Offline Vinton
NO3R BM
 442.0000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311904 — Vinton, IA
10.5 KD0DKS Garrison
KD0DKS EchoLink
 145.2300 -0.6 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) EchoLink 156410 — Garrison, IA
11.0 N0MA Cedar Rapids
N0MA AllStar
 443.8000 +5 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) AllStar 42186 — Cedar Rapids, IA
15.9 NM0B Cedar Rapids
NM0B BM
 434.8400 +5 CC7 DMR BrandMeister 311457501 — Cedar Rapids, IA
16.0 K0LVB Cedar Rapids
K0LVB BM
 444.8250 +5 TSQL 192.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,FM,P25) BrandMeister 311471 — Cedar Rapids, IA
16.4 W0GQ Cedar Rapids
W0GQ BM
 443.6000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311938 — Cedar Rapids, IA
16.7 W0IY Cedar Rapids
W0IY
 927.1125 -25 DCS 432 FM (analog) — Cedar Rapids, IA
16.8 W0WSV Cedar Rapids
W0WSV
 145.1500 -0.6 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Cedar Rapids, IA
16.8 N0DX Cedar Rapids
N0DX
 145.1900 -0.6 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Cedar Rapids, IA
16.8 W0GQ Cedar Rapids
W0GQ
 146.7450 -0.6 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Cedar Rapids, IA
16.8 W0WSV Cedar Rapids
W0WSV
 224.9400 -1.6 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Cedar Rapids, IA
16.8 W0WSV Offline Cedar Rapids
W0WSV
 147.0900 +0.6 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Cedar Rapids, IA
17.9 K0LVB Marion
K0LVB BM
 146.6850 -0.6 TSQL 192.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,FM,P25) BrandMeister 311494 — Marion, IA
23.0 NM5PB Central City
NM5PB AllStar
 442.9500 +5 DCS 612 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) AllStar 526790 EchoLink 293882 — Central City, IA
23.5 W0GSK Bertram
W0GSK BM
 444.1250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3180667 — Bertram, IA
26.1 KC0RMS Independence
KC0RMS BM
 442.9000 +5 none FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 311913 — Independence, IA
26.8 K0LVB Mount Vernon
K0LVB BM
 147.2700 +0.6 TSQL 192.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,FM,P25) BrandMeister 312699 — Mount Vernon, IA
27.5 KC0RMS Independence
KC0RMS
 145.3300 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Independence, IA
28.9 WA0VBM Marshalltown
WA0VBM BM
 433.9500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3205666 — Marshalltown, IA
30.7 W5ADT North Liberty
W5ADT
 443.9000 +5 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — North Liberty, IA
30.7 K0TSK Victor
K0TSK BM
 444.9500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311920 — Victor, IA
31.6 K0ECW Mount Vernon
K0ECW BM
 441.5000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3119039 — Mount Vernon, IA
31.7 N0TCA Toledo
N0TCA AllStar
 146.7150 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) AllStar 48987 — Toledo, IA
32.4 W0ALO Waterloo SF Hosp
W0ALO
 927.0125 -25 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) (FM,P25) — Waterloo, IA
32.4 W0ALO Offline Waterloo
W0ALO DCI
 444.9000 +5 CC1 DMR DCI — Waterloo, IA
33.2 W0FDA Coralville
W0FDA
 147.1500 +0.6 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Coralville, IA
33.2 K0GH Coralville
K0GH
 444.7500 +5 TONE 151.4 FM (analog) — Coralville, IA
34.1 W0ALO Waterloo
W0ALO
 146.8200 -0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Waterloo, IA
34.1 KB0VGG Waterloo Cedar
KB0VGG
 444.5500 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Waterloo, IA
34.1 W0ALO Waterloo
W0ALO
 444.9250 +5 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) (FM,P25) — Waterloo, IA
34.2 W0CWP Anamosa
W0CWP
 145.3900 -0.6 TONE 77.0 FM (analog) — Anamosa, IA
34.3 W0GEN Waterloo
W0GEN BM
 442.8250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310037 — Waterloo, IA
34.3 W0EL Waterloo
W0EL BM
 444.7000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister DMR-MARC — Waterloo, IA
35.1 K0GH Offline Iowa City
K0GH BM
 443.7750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311925 — Iowa City, IA
35.2 KD0MVJ Iowa City Joint
KD0MVJ
 145.2700 -0.6 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Iowa City, IA
35.2 KD0MVJ Iowa City JECC
KD0MVJ
 442.1500 +5 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Iowa City, IA
35.3 W0GEN Offline Waterloo
W0GEN BM
 443.2750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310038 — Waterloo, IA
35.7 K0TSK Brooklyn
K0TSK
 442.6500 +5 none FM (analog) — Brooklyn, IA
36.4 W0RBK
Listed as W0RBK/R
 Reinbeck HS
W0RBK AllStar
 146.6550 -0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) AllStar 66229 EchoLink 780302 AllStar 42069 — Reinbeck, IA
36.8 WA0TPN Reinbeck
WA0TPN AllStar
 146.6550 -0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) AllStar 66229 — Reinbeck, IA
36.9 KE0BX Iowa City
KE0BX
 145.4700 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Iowa City, IA
36.9 W0JV Iowa City
W0JV
 146.8500 -0.6 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Iowa City, IA
37.1 W0RBK Offline Reinbeck
W0RBK BM
 444.8750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311937 — Reinbeck, IA
37.2 KD0MVJ Iowa City
KD0MVJ BM
 443.4750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310182 — Iowa City, IA
37.2 KD0QQL Iowa City
KD0QQL BM
 439.5500 +5 CC12 DMR BrandMeister 312043 — Iowa City, IA
37.8 NK0T Cedar Falls
NK0T
 224.9000 -1.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Cedar Falls, IA
38.9 W0MG Cedar Falls Util
W0MG
 146.9400 -0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Cedar Falls, IA
39.0 W0MG Cedar Falls CFU
W0MG BM
 443.7250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311919 — Cedar Falls, IA
39.4 KE0KKD Luzerne
KE0KKD
 444.4000 +5 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Luzerne, IA
41.8 W0II Manchester
W0II
 147.3000 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Manchester, IA
45.5 NF0T Gilman
NF0T IRLP
 444.1500 +5 TONE 151.4 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) IRLP 3162 BrandMeister 311917 — Gilman, IA
45.5 NF0T Offline Gilman
NF0T
 53.0300 in 51.3300 TONE 151.4 FM (analog) — Gilman, IA
46.1 W0RBK Grundy Center HS
W0RBK Central-US
 443.8750 +5 CC1 DMR Central-US — Grundy Center, IA
47.5 W0MG Waverly Camp
W0MG
 444.9750 +5 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Waverly, IA
47.9 K0WLC Tipton
K0WLC BM
 444.0750 +5 CC2 DMR BrandMeister 311958 — Tipton, IA
49.2 N0MXK Marshalltown
N0MXK
 443.3250 +5 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) — Marshalltown, IA
49.4 K0MIW Offline Marshalltown
K0MIW BM
 444.5250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311910 — Marshalltown, IA
49.5 NF0T Marshalltown
NF0T
 443.4250 +5 CC0 DMR — Marshalltown, IA
49.5 NF0T Marshalltown
NF0T
 147.1350 +0.6 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) (FM,P25) — Marshalltown, IA