N9TPB FCC License Search

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K9PUB HAM

Technician class licensed since 2025 (1 yr) K9PUB since 2026 · previously KE9EAE Lafayette, IN grid EN60pk 110 repeaters within 50 mi

🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through May 1, 2036. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests May 2, 2038.

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

📝 K9PUB has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Apr 13, 2026 · what was requested

Currently held by Eric Mellinger · 1 holder on record

Current holder: Eric Mellinger

Held K9PUB May 1, 2026 → present · first licensed Sep 23, 2025 as KE9EAE · 2 licenses · FRN 0037470473

K9PUB Active Technician · vanity May 1, 2026 → expires May 1, 2036

Licensee
Eric Mellinger

Address
8439 St Rd 26 E
Lafayette, IN 47905
40.4195, -86.7440 (street) · Grid EN60pk · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗

FRN
0037470473

Previous call
KE9EAE

Last granted
May 1, 2026

Effective
May 1, 2026

Last action
May 1, 2026
FCC actions (2)
- May 1, 2026 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- May 1, 2026 — License issued LIISS
KE9EAE Canceled Technician Sep 23, 2025 → May 1, 2026 (canceled)

Licensee
Eric Mellinger

Address
8439 St Rd 26 E
Lafayette, IN 47905
40.4195, -86.7440 (street) · Grid EN60pk · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗

FRN
0037470473

Last granted
Sep 23, 2025

Effective
Sep 23, 2025

Last action
May 1, 2026
FCC actions (3)
- May 1, 2026 — License canceled LICAN
- Sep 23, 2025 — License issued LIISS
- Sep 23, 2025 — Systematic call sign granted SYSGRT

Address history

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

Seen Sep 27, 2026 → Oct 4, 2026 · 4 snapshots · as KE9EAE
Eric Mellinger
8439 St Rd 26 E, Lafayette, IN 47905
40.4195, -86.7440 (street) · Grid EN60pk · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗

Vanity applications filed by K9PUB

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 · Award	Applicant	Requested (in order)	Status
Filed Apr 13, 2026 Granted May 1, 2026 0011995286	KE9EAE · Eric Mellinger · Technician 8439 St Rd 26 E, Lafayette, IN 47905 40.4195, -86.7440 (street) · Grid EN60pk · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗	1.K9PUB ✓ granted 2.W9PUB	Granted got K9PUB

Others requesting K9PUB

2 applications listed K9PUB as a choice, newest first.

Filed	Award	Applicant	Choice #	Status
Apr 13, 2026	May 1, 2026	KE9EAE · Eric Mellinger · Lafayette, IN	1	Granted
May 22, 2018	Jun 9, 2018	KD2DMX · Patrick C Crowe · Hopatcong, NJ	3	Granted

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for K9PUB in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of K9PUB beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 miles

110 repeaters within 50 miles of this address, closest first · sort: closest · most active · map these & export for a radio →

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Miles	Call	Name	Output	Offset	Tone	Mode	Networks	Activity	Location
6.9	KA9VXS	West Lafayet Wtr KA9VXS	444.1750	+5	TSQL 131.8	D-STAR		—	West Lafayette, IN
7.2	WI9RES	Rossville WI9RES	145.3700	-0.6	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog)		—	Rossville, IN
7.2	WI9RES	Rossville WI9RES	443.5000	+5	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog)		—	Rossville, IN
8.6	KA9VXS	West Lafayet IVH KA9VXS	147.3600	+0.6	TSQL 173.8	FM (analog)		—	West Lafayette, IN
8.6	KA9VXS	West Lafayet Wtr KA9VXS WIRES-X	145.2500	-0.6	none	D-STAR	WIRES-X 18548	—	West Lafayette, IN
8.6	W9YB	West Lafayette W9YB	147.2700	+0.6	none	P25		—	West Lafayette, IN
8.6	W9YB	West Lafayette W9YB AllStar	224.9600	-1.6	TONE 131.8	FM (analog)	AllStar 51984	—	West Lafayette, IN
8.6	W9YB	West Lafayette W9YB IRLP	444.5000	+5	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog)	IRLP 4319	—	West Lafayette, IN
8.6	W9ARP	West Lafayette W9ARP	146.7300	-0.6	none	FM (analog) (DV,FM)		—	West Lafayette, IN
8.7	KA9VXS	West Layfaye Wtr KA9VXS WIRES-X	444.0750	+5	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)	WIRES-X 43844	—	West Layfayette, IN
8.8	W9YB	West Hawkins Gra W9YB	53.1900	-1	TONE 131.8	FM (analog)		—	West Lafayette, IN
8.8	W9YB	West Hawkins Gra W9YB IRLP	146.7600	-0.6	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog)	IRLP 4315	—	West Lafayette, IN
8.8	W9YB	West Laf Hawkins W9YB Hoosier-DMR	443.6000	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 311822 Hoosier-DMR	—	West Lafayette, IN
8.8	W9YB	West Hawkins Gra W9YB	444.1625	+5	none	P25		—	West Lafayette, IN
9.9	WI9RES	West Lafayette WI9RES	147.1350	+0.6	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog)		—	West Lafayette, IN
10.0	WC9IN	West Lafayette WC9IN AllStar	444.7250	+5	TSQL 173.8	FM (analog)	AllStar 632898	—	West Lafayette, IN
10.0	W9ARP	West Lafayette W9ARP	444.3000	+5	none	D-STAR		—	West Lafayette, IN
14.5	W9RJB	Flora W9RJB	444.6500	+5	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog)		—	Flora, IN
15.6	no call listed Listed as 442.575	Frankfort Indiana	442.5750	+5	TSQL 173.8	FM (analog)		—	Frankfort, IN
15.6	W9SMJ	Frankfort W9SMJ AllStar	147.0450	+0.6	TSQL 173.8	FM (analog)	AllStar 523904	—	Frankfort, IN
15.6	W9SMJ	Frankfort W9SMJ AllStar	442.5750	+5	TSQL 173.8	FM (analog)	AllStar 523907	—	Frankfort, IN
18.7	W9SMJ	Frankfort W9SMJ W9SMJ-NET	441.3750	+5	CC1	DMR	W9SMJ-NET	—	Frankfort, IN
18.7	W9SMJ Listed as W9SMJ-FRANKFORT	Frankfort W9SMJ BM	443.3750	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 311810	—	Frankfort, IN
21.1	KC9HNP	Cyclone KC9HNP	146.6100	-0.6	none	FM (analog)		—	Cyclone, IN
23.5	W9LU	Russiaville W9LU IRLP	146.5500	simplex	TSQL 114.8	FM (analog)	IRLP 8893	—	Russiaville, IN
23.8	KC9PQA	Reynolds KC9PQA	147.2550	+0.6	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog)	🗓 1 net	1 net · 66 check-ins · 20 stations	Reynolds, IN
24.9	W9SMJ	Russiaville W9SMJ AllStar	224.2600	-1.6	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog)	AllStar 523905	—	Russiaville, IN
24.9	W9SMJ	Russiaville W9SMJ AllStar	442.5250	+5	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog)	AllStar 523906	—	Russiaville, IN
24.9	W9SMJ	Russiaville W9SMJ	444.0250	+5	TSQL 131.8	P25		—	Russiaville, IN
24.9	W9SMJ	Russiaville W9SMJ	927.0500	-25	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog)		—	Russiaville, IN
25.0	W9SMJ	Russiaville W9SMJ WIRES-X	441.6750	+5		Fusion (C4FM)	WIRES-X 18349	—	Russiaville, IN
27.0	KC9ZED	Crawfordsville KC9ZED	147.2250	+0.6	TONE 88.5	FM (analog)		—	Crawfordsville, IN
27.5	WC9IN	Attica WC9IN AllStar	443.6750	+5	TSQL 88.5	FM (analog)	AllStar 626484	—	Attica, IN
27.7	WC9IN Listed as WC9IN ATTICA	Attica WC9IN BM	442.9750	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 311832	—	Attica, IN
27.7	WC9IN	Attica WC9IN AllStar	927.5125	-25	TSQL 88.5	FM (analog)	AllStar 632894	—	Attica, IN
27.8	K9ALB	Crawfordsville K9ALB	442.8250	+5	TSQL 151.4	FM (analog)		—	Crawfordsville, IN
27.9	W9ABH	Attica W9ABH	442.9750	+5	CC?	DMR		—	Attica, IN
28.0	WB9ARC	Attica WB9ARC	443.6750	+5	TSQL 88.5	FM (analog)		—	Attica, IN
28.0	WC9IN	Attica WC9IN AllStar	145.1900	-0.6	TSQL 88.5	FM (analog)	AllStar 632893	—	Attica, IN
28.1	KC9PQA	Reynolds KC9PQA Hoosier-D	441.9563	+5	CC1	DMR	Hoosier-DMR 🗓 1 net	1 net · 66 check-ins · 20 stations	Reynolds, IN
28.6	K9TRC	Kempton K9TRC	145.2800	-0.6	TONE 131.8	FM (analog)		—	Kempton, IN
29.5	N9HLL	Lebanon BC Jail N9HLL	147.1050	+0.6	TONE 77.0	FM (analog)		—	Lebanon, IN
29.5	N9HLL	Lebanon N9HLL	443.1500	+5	TONE 77.0	FM (analog)		—	Lebanon, IN
30.1	KE9DFN	Kokomo KE9DFN BM	433.5500	+5	CC7	DMR	BrandMeister 310352502	—	Kokomo, IN
30.8	W9VMW	Logansport EMA W9VMW	145.2300	-0.6	TSQL 173.8	FM (analog)	🗓 2 nets	2 nets · 48 check-ins · 16 stations	Logansport, IN
30.8	W9VMW	Logansport EMA W9VMW	147.1800	+0.6	TSQL 173.8	FM (analog)	🗓 2 nets	2 nets · 48 check-ins · 16 stations	Logansport, IN
30.8	W9VMW	Logansport W9VMW	443.6500	+5		Fusion (C4FM)	🗓 2 nets	2 nets · 48 check-ins · 16 stations	Logansport, IN
31.1	W9SMJ	Galveston W9SMJ	146.9550	-0.6	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog)		—	Galveston, IN
31.1	W9SMJ	Galveston W9SMJ W9SMJ-NET	441.8500	+5	CC1	DMR	W9SMJ-NET	—	Galveston, IN
32.4	W9SMJ	Kokomo W9SMJ	53.3900	-1	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog)		—	Kokomo, IN
32.4	W9KRC	Kokomo W9KRC	146.9100	-0.6	TSQL 173.8	FM (analog)		—	Kokomo, IN
32.4	W9KRC	Kokomo W9KRC	147.2400	+0.6	TSQL 173.8	FM (analog)		—	Kokomo, IN
32.4	W9KRC	Kokomo W9KRC EchoLink	147.3750	+0.6	TSQL 173.8	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)	EchoLink 529155	—	Kokomo, IN
32.4	W9KRC	Kokomo W9KRC	442.3000	+5	TSQL 173.8	FM (analog)		—	Kokomo, IN
32.4	KB9CRA Listed as KB9CRA KOKOMO	Kokomo KB9CRA BM	442.4000	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 313810	—	Kokomo, IN
32.4	W9SMJ	Kokomo W9SMJ	927.1250	-25	TSQL 131.8	P25		—	Kokomo, IN
33.1	W9KRC	Kokomo W9KRC	927.2500	-5	TSQL 173.8	FM (analog)		—	Kokomo, IN
33.4	KB4DHS	Fowler KB4DHS BM	439.0000	in 433.0000	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 3111060	—	Fowler, IN
34.2	WC9IN	Fowler WC9IN AllStar	444.8250	+5	TSQL 173.8	FM (analog) (DMR,FM)	AllStar 626481 TGIF	—	Fowler, IN
34.3	K9NMT	Fowler K9NMT AllStar	446.7250	simplex	none	FM (analog)	AllStar 632893	—	Fowler, IN
34.6	K9TRC	Sharpsville K9TRC	443.7000	+5	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog)		—	Sharpsville, IN
35.5	W9SMJ	Kokomo W9SMJ AllStar	223.4000	simplex	TONE 131.8	FM (analog)	AllStar 523901	—	Kokomo, IN
35.6	W9SMJ	Kokomo W9SMJ	145.3500	-0.6	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog)		—	Kokomo, IN
36.6	K9EOC	Hortonville K9EOC	146.8650	-0.6	TSQL 77.0	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)		—	Hortonville, IN
36.6	K9EOC	Hortonville K9EOC WIRES-X	443.9500	+5	TSQL 77.0	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)	WIRES-X 80006	—	Hortonville, IN
38.2	K9TRC	Tipton K9TRC	443.1250	+5	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog)		—	Tipton, IN
39.1	W9MJW	Covington W9MJW BM-Nation-	443.0875	+5	CC1	DMR	BM-Nation-Wide-Standard	—	Covington, IN
39.3	WC9IN	Covington WC9IN	145.4900	-0.6	TSQL 88.5	FM (analog)		—	Covington, IN
39.3	WC9IN	Covington WC9IN AllStar	224.3000	-1.6	TSQL 88.5	FM (analog)	AllStar 632899	—	Covington, IN
39.3	WC9IN Listed as WC9IN COVINGTON	Covington WC9IN BM	443.9875	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 311823	—	Covington, IN
39.6	W9ABH	Covington W9ABH	443.9875	+5	CC?	DMR		—	Covington, IN
40.4	KB9PFM	Atlanta KB9PFM BM	442.4750	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 311065	—	Atlanta, IN
41.6	K3HTK	Arcadia K3HTK	443.6250	+5	TSQL 88.5	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)		—	Arcadia, IN
42.2	N9COP	Greentown N9COP WIRES-X	442.1125	+5	TSQL 173.8	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)	WIRES-X 28398	—	Greentown, IN
42.3	K9ZEV	Peru K9ZEV EchoLink	147.3450	+0.6	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog)	EchoLink 692641	—	Peru, IN
42.3	K9ZEV	Peru K9ZEV	443.1750	+5	TONE 131.8	FM (analog)		—	Peru, IN
42.4	W9SMJ	Peru W9SMJ W9SMJ-NET	441.2625	+5	CC1	DMR	W9SMJ-NET	—	Peru, IN
43.4	NY3L	Carmel In-Dianna NY3L BM	433.2000	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 3156992	—	Carmel, In-Dianna, IN
43.9	KO9F	Montclair KO9F	147.1650	+0.6	TSQL 88.5	FM (analog)		—	Montclair, IN
43.9	KO9F	Montclair KO9F	442.9000	+5	TSQL 88.5	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)		—	Montclair, IN
44.3	KC9VBQ	Winamac KC9VBQ	145.4800	-0.6	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog)		—	Winamac, IN
44.6	WA9FDO	Brownsburg WA9FDO WIRES-X	442.9000	+5	DG-ID 00-00	Fusion (C4FM)	WIRES-X 33673	—	Brownsburg, IN
45.1	W9IRA	Indianapolis WTH W9IRA	146.7000	-0.6	TSQL 88.5	FM (analog)		—	Indianapolis, IN
45.1	W9IRA	Indianapolis WTH W9IRA	443.8500	+5	TSQL 88.5	FM (analog)		—	Indianapolis, IN
46.2	KM9E	Indianapolis KM9E	442.6500	+5	TONE 77.0	FM (analog)		—	Indianapolis, IN
46.2	K9IP	Indianapolis K9IP IRLP	147.3150	+0.6	DCS 043	FM (analog)	IRLP 4735	—	Indianapolis, IN
46.3	W9ICE	Indianapolis W9ICE	146.9700	-0.6	TONE 107.2	FM (analog)	🗓 1 net	1 net · 107 check-ins · 43 stations	Indianapolis, IN
46.3	W9ICE	Indianapolis W9ICE	927.9875	in 902.0625	TSQL 77.0	FM (analog)	🗓 1 net	1 net · 107 check-ins · 43 stations	Indianapolis, IN
46.5	NF9K	Noblesville NF9K IRLP	444.6250	+5	TONE 151.4	FM (analog) (FM,P25)	IRLP 8692	—	Noblesville, IN
46.6	K9EOC	Noblesville K9EOC IRLP	145.1700	-0.6	TSQL 77.0	FM (analog)	IRLP 4816	—	Noblesville, IN
46.6	K9EOC	Noblesville K9EOC IRLP	443.5500	+5	TSQL 77.0	FM (analog)	IRLP 4816	—	Noblesville, IN
46.6	NF9K	Noblesville NF9K	927.5375	-25	TSQL 151.4	P25		—	Noblesville, IN
47.0	WX9HC	Danville WX9HC	444.5750	+5	CC1	DMR		—	Danville, IN
47.0	W9HCA	Danville W9HCA	145.1300	-0.6	TONE 88.5	FM (analog)		—	Danville, IN
47.1	N9EOC	Noblesville N9EOC WIRES-X	443.9500	+5	DG-ID 00-00	Fusion (C4FM)	WIRES-X 70006	—	Noblesville, IN
47.1	NF9K	Noblesville NF9K	441.5750	+5	CC1	DMR		—	Noblesville, IN
47.2	N9EOC	Noblesville N9EOC IRLP	443.5500	+5	TSQL 77.0	FM (analog)	IRLP 4816	—	Noblesville, IN
47.9	KI9U	Morocco KI9U	145.3300	-0.6	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)		—	Morocco, IN
49.5	KC9DTN	Danville KC9DTN ChicagoLa	443.8250	+5	CC10	DMR	ChicagoLand	—	Danville, IL
49.5	N9WEW	DANVILLE N9WEW Crossroads	443.8250	+5	CC1	DMR	Crossroads-DMR	—	DANVILLE, IL
27.4	WQ9P offline	Oxford Masonic WQ9P	147.3600	+0.6	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog)		—	Oxford, IN
33.0	KB9TTX offline	Kokomo KB9TTX Crossroad	442.4000	+5	CC1	DMR	Crossroads-DMR	—	Kokomo, IN
35.5	NF9K offline	Noblesville NF9K Crossroads-	443.1000	+5	none	FM (analog) (DMR,FM)	IRLP 8154 Crossroads-DMR	—	Noblesville, IN
39.1	W9SMJ offline	Kokomo W9SMJ W9SMJ-NET	444.6000	+5	CC1	DMR	W9SMJ-NET	—	Kokomo, IN
46.6	K3HTK offline	Arcadia K3HTK Crossroads	444.4125	+5	CC1	DMR	Crossroads-DMR	—	Arcadia, IN
47.4	K9DC offline	Grandview K9DC IRLP	431.1000	simplex	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog)	IRLP 4731	—	Grandview, IN
47.7	K3HTK offline	Noblesville (Ech K3HTK IRLP	927.0875	+25	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog)	IRLP 8492	—	Noblesville (EchoIRLP- 730083), IN
47.9	KI9U offline	Morocco KI9U	442.9250	+5	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog)		—	Morocco, IN
48.3	K9ERV offline	Coatesville K9ERV IRLP	444.0750	+5	TSQL 151.4	FM (analog)	IRLP 8894	—	Coatesville, IN
48.9	W9ICE offline	Noblesville W9ICE	443.9000	+5	TONE 77.0	FM (analog)	🗓 1 net	1 net · 107 check-ins · 43 stations	Noblesville, IN