N9TPB FCC License Search
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K8RAO HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 2005 (21 yrs) K8RAO since 2006 · previously WB9YFO Newburgh, IN grid EM67hx LoTW user eQSL AG 68 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Jan 20, 2036. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Jan 21, 2038.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Jul 21, 2008 · eQSL AG member · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 K8RAO has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Dec 30, 2005 · what was requested

Currently held by ROBERT A OBERST JR · 1 holder on record

Current holder: ROBERT A OBERST JR

Held K8RAO Jan 20, 2006 → present · first licensed Feb 7, 2005 as WB9YFO · 2 licenses · FRN 0012652558

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

Vanity applications filed by K8RAO

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 30, 2005
Granted Dec 2, 2025
0002426238
 WB9YFO · Robert A Oberst Jr · General
4066 Country Ridge Drive, Newburgh, IN 47630
37.9529, -87.3465 (ZIP center) · Grid EM67hw · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W8OB held
2.K8RAO ✓ granted
 Granted
got K8RAO

Others requesting K8RAO

1 application listed K8RAO as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
Dec 30, 2005 Jan 17, 2006 WB9YFO · Robert A Oberst Jr · Newburgh, IN 2Granted

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for K8RAO in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of K8RAO 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, closest first · sort: closest · most active · map these & export for a radio →

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MilesCallNameOutputOffsetToneModeNetworksActivityLocation
1.9 K9KDJ Newburgh
K9KDJ BM
 439.5500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 316302305 — Newburgh, IN
2.8 KC9SOC Newburgh DG Hosp
KC9SOC
 145.1100 -0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 36 check-ins · 14 stations Newburgh, IN
5.1 AE9OZ Newburgh
AE9OZ
 145.4300 -0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Newburgh, IN
5.6 KE9ASJ Chandler
KE9ASJ BM
 439.0000 in 431.0000 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 320822702 — Chandler, IN
5.6 KE9ASJ Chandler
KE9ASJ BM
 445.0000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 320822703 — Chandler, IN
7.7 K9EPD Evansville
K9EPD BM
 441.5000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315023 — Evansville, IN
8.7 KC9SOC Boonville
KC9SOC
 147.0750 +0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 36 check-ins · 14 stations Boonville, IN
8.8 W9KXP Evansville
W9KXP AllStar
 146.8350 -0.6 none FM (analog) AllStar 54691 EchoLink 883482 IRLP 80 WIRES-X 43844 — Evansville, IN
9.6 W9OG Evansville Deaco
W9OG
 147.1500 +0.6 Fusion (C4FM) — Evansville, IN
9.6 K9EPD
Listed as K9EPD MIDTOWN
 Evansville Deaco
K9EPD BM
 444.2500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313159 — Evansville, IN
11.7 WA4GDU Henderson WEHT
WA4GDU IRLP
 444.7250 +5 TONE 82.5 FM (analog) IRLP 8331 — Henderson, KY
12.1 N9OL Evansville India
N9OL BM
 438.2000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311838801 — Evansville Indiana E, IN
12.1 W9OG Evansville
W9OG
 146.8350 -0.6 Fusion (C4FM) — Evansville, IN
12.7 N9PDL Evansville
N9PDL BM
 430.4625 in 439.4625 CC14 DMR BrandMeister 318296605 — Evansville, IN
13.9 W4KVK Henderson
W4KVK WIRES-X
 145.4900 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 36104 — Henderson, KY
13.9 WA4GDU Henderson
WA4GDU
 146.9700 -0.6 TONE 82.5 FM (analog) — Henderson, KY
14.4 N9WYN Town L0C4T0R
N9WYN BM
 444.9500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 318834001 — Town, L0C4T0R, IN
15.0 K9EPD Evansville
K9EPD BM
 442.1875 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311836 — Evansville, IN
15.4 W9OG Evansville ISP
W9OG
 146.7900 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Evansville, IN
16.7 W9OG Evansville
W9OG
 145.2500 -0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Evansville, IN
19.8 KC9FTG Chrisney
KC9FTG
 146.9100 -0.6 none FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Chrisney, IN
20.5 W9DWH Owensboro
W9DWH AllStar
 431.9750 simplex TONE 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar 516440 EchoLink 6764 — Owensboro, KY
20.5 K4HY Owensboro Roosev
K4HY EchoLink
 145.3300 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 999345 — Owensboro, KY
20.5 N4WJS Owensboro
N4WJS
 146.6900 -0.6 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) — Owensboro, KY
20.9 W9WIN Fort Branch
W9WIN Southern-I
 145.1500 -0.6 CC7 DMR BrandMeister 314670 Southern-Indiana-Network — Fort Branch, IN
21.0 KG4LHQ OWENSBORO
KG4LHQ BM
 444.9625 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312104 — OWENSBORO, KY
21.0 WB0NEX Owensboro
WB0NEX WIRES-X
 147.2100 +0.6 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 74077 — Owensboro, KY
21.0 N9QMG Owensboro
N9QMG BM
 441.6250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310378813 — Owensboro, KY
21.6 K4HY Owensboro Roosev
K4HY
 444.9625 +5 CC1 DMR — Owensboro, KY
22.1 KB9SGN Fort Branch
KB9SGN
 145.1500 -0.6 TONE 136.5 D-STAR — Fort Branch, IN
22.1 K4HY Owensboro Greenw
K4HY
 147.2100 +0.6 TSQL 146.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Owensboro, KY
25.4 N9NDB Princeton
N9NDB
 442.0500 +5 TSQL 210.7 FM (analog) — Princeton, IN
29.6 N4OTS Utica
N4OTS BM
 440.6500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315173 — Utica, KY
30.4 W9UL Petersburg
W9UL
 147.0000 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Petersburg, IN
31.9 KM4OIN Slaughters
KM4OIN
 146.7300 -0.6 TONE 82.5 FM (analog) — Slaughters, KY
32.1 KJ4HNC Uniontown
KJ4HNC WIRES-X
 145.2900 -0.6 TSQL 77.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 61881 WIRES-X 51881 — Uniontown, KY
34.0 K9CFM Ferdinand
K9CFM
 444.1750 +5 CC1 DMR — Ferdinand, IN
35.0 AJ4SI Dixon
AJ4SI
 145.3500 -0.6 TONE 71.9 FM (analog) — Dixon, KY
35.2 KY4HC Hawesville
KY4HC
 146.7150 -0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Hawesville, KY
36.2 N9IBQ Petersburg
N9IBQ BM
 443.1250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313779 — Petersburg, IN
36.6 AI9H Mount Carmel
AI9H EchoLink
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 469199 — Mount Carmel, IL
36.6 AI9H Mount Carmel
AI9H
 442.3250 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Mount Carmel, IL
36.6 W9GH Mount Carmel
W9GH
 444.7750 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Mount Carmel, IL
36.6 KC9MAK Mount Carmel
KC9MAK
 147.2550 +0.6 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) — Mount Carmel, IL
36.8 WA9FGT Petersburg
WA9FGT WIRES-X
 145.4500 -0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 43833 — Petersburg, IN
36.8 KB9EDT Petersburg
KB9EDT
 444.0000 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Petersburg, IN
37.1 W9KTL Mount Carmel
W9KTL WIRES-X
 442.1500 +5 TSQL 203.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 43844 — Mount Carmel, IL
39.3 KB9LHX Jasper
KB9LHX
 147.1950 +0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Jasper, IN
42.8 W9KXP Herald
W9KXP
 147.3000 +0.6 DCS 023 FM (analog) — Herald, IL
43.8 KK4RYS Madisonville
KK4RYS WIRES-X
 442.4250 +5 TSQL 82.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 11832 — Madisonville, KY
43.8 WB4JRO Madisonville
WB4JRO
 147.2700 +0.6 TSQL 77.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Madisonville, KY
44.2 AG4BT Providence
AG4BT
 147.2550 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Providence, KY
44.5 KC4FRA Madisonville
KC4FRA
 146.6100 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Madisonville, KY
44.5 KC4FIE Madisonville
KC4FIE
 442.7750 +5 TSQL 82.5 FM (analog) — Madisonville, KY
45.2 KC9OBN Leopold
KC9OBN
 145.1900 -0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Leopold, IN
47.8 KK4RYS Madisonville
KK4RYS BM
 927.7000 -25 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311987 — Madisonville, KY
48.2 KY4WHT Beaver Dam
KY4WHT
 145.1700 -0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Beaver Dam, KY
48.9 KD4BOH Rockport
KD4BOH
 444.0750 +5 TONE 77.0 FM (analog) — Rockport, KY
49.3 WA9IN Washington
WA9IN
 147.3150 +0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Washington, IN
49.3 W9ILS Washington
W9ILS AllStar
 443.2250 +5 Fusion (C4FM) AllStar 54691 EchoLink 883482 WIRES-X 43844 — Washington, IN
49.6 W9ILS Paxton
W9ILS AllStar
 146.9250 -0.6 Fusion (C4FM) AllStar 54691 EchoLink 883482 WIRES-X 43844 — Paxton, IN
49.6 W9ILS Vincennes
W9ILS
 147.1200 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Vincennes, IN
49.6 W9ILS Vincennes
W9ILS
 224.6000 -1.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Vincennes, IN
49.6 W9ILS Vincennes
W9ILS AllStar
 443.9250 +5 Fusion (C4FM) AllStar 54691 WIRES-X 43844 — Vincennes, IN
9.6 K9GPV offline Evansville
K9GPV IRLP
 447.5250 simplex TSQL 167.9 FM (analog) IRLP 8599 — Evansville, IN
20.5 KI4JXN offline Owensboro
KI4JXN
 444.5500 +5 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Owensboro, KY
30.1 KM4CC offline Utica
KM4CC IRLP
 146.8650 -0.6 TONE 82.5 FM (analog) IRLP 8331 — Utica, KY
33.8 KD4BOH offline Pleasant Ridge
KD4BOH
 145.2700 -0.6 TONE 77.0 FM (analog) — Pleasant Ridge, KY