N9TPB FCC License Search
🕒 FCC license data updated today 8:30 am CDT (FCC files through Oct 1, 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

K3BOB HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 2006 (20 yrs) K3BOB since 2007 · previously K3RLH, KB3OGS State College, PA grid FN10bt 64 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through May 8, 2027. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests May 9, 2029.

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

📝 K3BOB has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Apr 20, 2007 · what was requested

Currently held by ROBERT L HIBBERT · 2 holders on record

Current holder: ROBERT L HIBBERT

Held K3BOB May 8, 2007 → present · first licensed Nov 27, 2006 as KB3OGS · 3 licenses · FRN 0015777451

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

Previous holder: KENNETH L CLOSE

Held K3BOB Mar 4, 1996 → Dec 18, 2001 · first licensed Mar 4, 1996 as K3BOB · 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 K3BOB

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 20, 2007
Granted Feb 22, 2017
0002999330
 K3RLH · ROBERT L HIBBERT · General
1649 DOGWOOD CIRCLE, STATE COLLEGE, PA 16803
40.7999, -77.9012 (street) · Grid FN10bt · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.K3BOB ✓ granted
 Granted
got K3BOB
Filed Jan 24, 2007
Granted Feb 13, 2007
0002890168
 KB3OGS · ROBERT L HIBBERT · Technician
1649 DOGWOOD CIRCLE, STATE COLLEGE, PA 16803
40.7999, -77.9012 (street) · Grid FN10bt · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.K3RLH ✓ granted
2.W3RLH held
 Granted
got K3RLH

Others requesting K3BOB

3 applications listed K3BOB as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
Dec 15, 2025 Jan 2, 2026 KD3CAO · Robert N Ernst III · Hanover, PA 2Granted
Oct 25, 2021 Nov 12, 2021 KF6NRY · ROBERT C BOLUS · North Highlands, CA 14Granted
Apr 20, 2007 May 8, 2007 K3RLH · ROBERT L HIBBERT · STATE COLLEGE, PA 1Granted

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for K3BOB in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of K3BOB beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 miles

64 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
1.5 N2BSS State College
N2BSS BM
 446.5250 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 318040601 — State College, PA
2.1 K3CR State College
K3CR
 443.6500 +5 TSQL 146.2 FM (analog) — State College, PA
2.5 K3CR Stat Penn State
K3CR
 145.4500 -0.6 TSQL 146.2 FM (analog) — State College, PA
4.0 N3VJ State College
N3VJ BM
 439.0000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3160361 — State College, PA
4.2 K3YV Pine Grove Mills
K3YV
 444.8500 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Pine Grove Mills, PA
8.4 W3YA Boalsburg
W3YA
 146.8500 -0.6 TSQL 146.2 FM (analog) 🗓 3 nets 3 nets · 196 check-ins · 22 stations Boalsburg, PA
8.4 K3ARL Bellefonte
K3ARL BM
 147.1050 +0.6 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314201 DMR-MARC — Bellefonte, PA
9.5 N3EB Stat Black Mosha
N3EB
 444.7000 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — State College, PA
9.8 K3HOT Stat Rattlesnake
K3HOT EchoLink
 443.4250 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) EchoLink 787858 — State College, PA
9.9 W3PHB Philipsburg Ratt
W3PHB EchoLink
 146.4300 +1 TSQL 173.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 385989 — Philipsburg, PA
10.0 W3GA State College
W3GA
 146.7600 -0.6 TSQL 146.2 FM (analog) — State College, PA
19.7 W3PHB Kylertown
W3PHB
 147.2550 +0.6 none D-STAR — Kylertown, PA
20.5 W3DBB Lewistown Strode
W3DBB
 145.1900 -0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Lewistown, PA
22.0 W3WIV Huntingdon
W3WIV
 145.3100 -0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Huntingdon, PA
22.0 W3VI Huntingdon
W3VI
 146.7000 -0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Huntingdon, PA
22.1 K3DNA Lewistown
K3DNA
 146.9100 -0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Lewistown, PA
23.6 WO3T Huntingdon
WO3T BM
 442.6000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312265 — Huntingdon, PA
24.8 AA3E Eagleville
AA3E
 445.0188 -5 none D-STAR — Eagleville, PA
24.8 AA3E Eagleville
AA3E
 1255.5750 +12 none D-STAR — Eagleville, PA
30.7 W3CPA Clearfield
W3CPA BM
 444.6250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314287 — Clearfield, PA
31.5 NU3T Altoona Brush
NU3T BM
 442.1000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310294 — Altoona, PA
31.8 NR3T Altoona
NR3T
 53.9500 -1 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Altoona, PA
32.0 KB3JF Clearfield
KB3JF KB3JF
 440.5500 +5 CC1 DMR KB3JF — Clearfield, PA
32.0 K5TEL Clearfield
K5TEL BM
 441.5000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister — Clearfield, PA
32.0 W3CPA Clearfield
W3CPA BM
 145.3700 -0.6 none D-STAR (DMR,DV) BrandMeister 314927 — Clearfield, PA
32.1 W3AWG Altoona PW M
W3AWG BM
 444.4000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314642 — Altoona, PA. Wopsy M, PA
32.1 W3QZF Altoona Wopsy
W3QZF
 146.6100 -0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Altoona, PA
32.2 W3QW Altoona Wopsy
W3QW AllStar
 146.8200 -0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar 28336 — Altoona, PA
32.2 W3VO Altoona Wopsy
W3VO
 444.6000 +5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Altoona, PA
34.9 K3TAR Port Royal Tusca
K3TAR
 147.0450 +0.6 TONE 146.2 FM (analog) — Port Royal, PA
37.4 NC3PA Lock Haven Swiss
NC3PA AllStar
 147.3600 +0.6 TSQL 173.8 FM (analog) AllStar 513960 — Lock Haven, PA
38.5 N3KZ Rockton Mtn
N3KZ
 441.7000 +5 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Rockton, PA
38.5 WR3IRS Rockton Mtn
WR3IRS Interstat
 443.0000 +5 none FM (analog) (DMR,FM) Interstate — Rockton, PA
38.8 W3CPA Clearfield
W3CPA BM
 449.6250 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314287 — Clearfield, PA
38.9 W3CPA Clearfield Rockt
W3CPA
 147.2550 +0.6 TSQL 173.8 FM (analog) — Clearfield, PA
38.9 N3QC DuBois Rockton
N3QC
 147.3150 +0.6 TSQL 173.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — DuBois, PA
39.1 N3QC Clearfield Rockt
N3QC EchoLink
 53.0700 -1 TONE 173.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 16830 — Clearfield, PA
42.7 N3SNN Driftwood Grove
N3SNN EchoLink
 147.1800 +0.6 TONE 173.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 70767 — Driftwood, PA
43.6 WR3IRS Rockton Mtn
WR3IRS Interstat
 147.1650 +0.6 CC1 DMR Interstate-2-Network — Rockton, PA
43.6 KE3DR Rockton
KE3DR AllStar
 147.3900 +0.6 TONE 173.8 FM (analog) AllStar 28057 — Rockton, PA
44.1 N3TWT Toboyne Three
N3TWT EchoLink
 146.4600 +1 TONE 67.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 783492 — Toboyne, PA
44.2 N3LAD Barnesboro WNCC
N3LAD
 146.7750 -0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Barnesboro, PA
45.9 KA0JSW Newport
KA0JSW Interstat
 147.3000 +0.6 CC1 DMR Interstate-2 — Newport, PA
45.9 W3ND Newport Buffalo
W3ND
 444.5500 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net Newport, PA
46.2 WB3BKN Newport
WB3BKN
 444.6000 +5 TSQL 85.4 FM (analog) — Newport, PA
46.6 KB3DXU Waterville Ramse
KB3DXU
 145.3500 -0.6 TSQL 167.9 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 42 check-ins · 22 stations Waterville, PA
46.7 KC3DVR Northern Cambria
KC3DVR BM
 440.8500 +5 CC1 DMR (DMR,P25) BrandMeister 314276 — Northern Cambria, PA
46.7 N3LAD Northern Cambria
N3LAD AllStar
 443.8750 +5 TONE 167.9 FM (analog) AllStar 27660 — Northern Cambria, PA
46.7 WR3IRS Scranton
WR3IRS
 442.3000 +5 CC1 DMR — Scranton, PA
47.8 KC3DES Ebensburg
KC3DES BM
 145.3900 -0.6 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312590 — Ebensburg, PA
48.6 KC3DVR Nicktown
KC3DVR
 147.0600 +0.6 none P25 — Nicktown, PA
48.6 KC3DVR Nicktown
KC3DVR BM
 442.0000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313093 — Nicktown, PA
48.6 KC3OXD Carlisle
KC3OXD BM
 449.8250 -5 CC7 DMR BrandMeister 313491 BrandMeister 314456 — Carlisle, PA
48.6 N3TWT Landisburg
N3TWT K4USD
 146.6850 -0.6 CC1 DMR K4USD — Landisburg, PA
49.0 NR3T Blue Knob Ski
NR3T
 147.1500 +0.6 TSQL 167.9 FM (analog) — Blue Knob, PA
49.0 NU3T Blue Knob Ski Re
NU3T BM
 442.2250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313386 — Blue Knob Ski Resort, PA
49.0 NU3T Williamsburg
NU3T BM
 443.8750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313386 — Williamsburg, PA
49.0 NR3T Claysburg SP
NR3T
 442.2250 +5 none FM (analog) (FM,DMR) — Claysburg, PA
49.6 N3RZL
Listed as N3RZL- PENNFIELD
 Pennfield Boone
N3RZL BM
 442.3500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314468 — Pennfield, PA
49.9 K3JRW DuBois
K3JRW
 442.5250 +5 TONE 173.8 FM (analog) — DuBois, PA
32.8 NC3PA offline Loganton Riansar
NC3PA AllStar
 53.7700 -1 TSQL 85.4 FM (analog) AllStar 276610 — Loganton, PA
32.8 N3XXH offline Loganton Riansar
N3XXH AllStar
 224.3800 -1.6 TSQL 85.4 FM (analog) AllStar 455130 EchoLink 300580 — Loganton, PA
34.6 W3LHU offline Lock Haven
W3LHU BM
 146.4750 +1 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314232 — Lock Haven, PA
39.6 K3SNY offline Decatur
K3SNY
 146.8200 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Decatur, PA