N9TPB FCC License Search
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KA1EAR HAM

Club licensed since 2021 (5 yrs) KA1EAR since 2021 · previously KC1QDS Caribou, ME Grid FN56xv On APRS 3 min ago 24 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Dec 28, 2031. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Dec 29, 2033.

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

📝 KA1EAR has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Dec 9, 2021 · what was requested

Currently held by EMERGENCY AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE · 2 holders on record

Current holder: EMERGENCY AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE

Held KA1EAR Dec 28, 2021 → present · first licensed Dec 8, 2021 as KC1QDS · 2 licenses · FRN 0031719016

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

Previous holder: LOUIS J CHOINIERE

Held KA1EAR May 10, 1985 → Nov 19, 2006 · first licensed May 10, 1985 as KA1EAR · 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1983 as KA1EAR, 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.
KA1EAR in the Printed Callbooks, 1909–1997
From scanned copies of the printed callbooks (government lists from 1913, then the Radio Amateur Callbook to 1997), read by OCR, so names and streets can carry typos. Each line is one or more editions in a row showing the same name at the same address.

Vanity Applications Filed by KA1EAR

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 9, 2021
Granted Dec 28, 2021
0009825591
 KC1QDS · ESSENTIAL AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE ·
Attn: T H Merritt · PO Box 301 · CARIBOU, ME 04736
46.9115, -68.0292 (ZIP center) · Grid FN56xv · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.KA1EAR ✓ Granted
2.KB1ERS Available
3.KB1ARS Available
4.KC1CAR Available
5.KB1CNX Available
 Granted
got KA1EAR

Others Requesting KA1EAR

1 application listed KA1EAR as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #KA1EARResult
Dec 9, 2021 Dec 27, 2021 KC1QDS · ESSENTIAL AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE · CARIBOU, ME 1Granted Granted this call

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

📍 APRS

KA1EAR-B · 3 min ago
46.8640, -67.9980 · 440 Voice 442.200 +5.00 MHz
Full history on aprs.fi →

Repeaters within 50 Miles

24 repeaters within 50 miles of this ZIP code, 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 · center is the ZIP code (approximate) · 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
3.6 K1FS Caribou NWS WSFO
K1FS
 146.7300 -0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Caribou, ME
3.6 KA1EAR Caribou
KA1EAR
 442.2000 +5 none D-STAR — Caribou, ME
4.0 N1RTX Caribou
N1RTX
 444.4000 +5 TONE 241.8 FM (analog) — Caribou, ME
9.2 KC1FRJ Perham
KC1FRJ
 147.2550 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Perham, ME
15.0 VE9GFY Dsl De Drummond
VE9GFY WIRES-X
 147.7950 -0.6 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 51161 — Dsl De Drummond, NB
15.3 VE9GFY Grand-Sault
VE9GFY WIRES-X
 147.1950 +0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 51161 — Grand-Sault, NB
15.3 VE9ARZ Grand Falls
VE9ARZ CAN_TRBO
 145.2900 -0.6 CC1 DMR CAN_TRBO — Grand Falls, NB
15.9 KC1FRJ Offline Presque Isle
KC1FRJ NEDECN
 145.1800 -0.6 none FM (analog) (DMR,FM) NEDECN — Presque Isle, ME
16.3 VE9MAO Grand Falls
VE9MAO BM
 441.5000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3020425 — Grand Falls, NB
16.6 VE9GFL Grand-Sault
VE9GFL
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) — Grand-Sault, NB
17.6 K7OP Van Buren
K7OP
 146.7000 -0.6 TONE 127.3 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Van Buren, ME
17.6 NW1P Van Buren
NW1P
 449.7000 in 441.7000 TONE 167.9 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Van Buren, ME
29.7 VE9STL Sain Grand River
VE9STL
 145.3500 -0.6 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) — Saint Leonard, NB
30.4 N1CHF Frenchville
N1CHF
 224.1800 -1.6 none FM (analog) — Frenchville, ME
31.8 N1CHF Eagle Lake
N1CHF
 146.7150 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Eagle Lake, ME
32.5 W1ACP Madawaska
W1ACP WIRES-X
 146.2200 +0.6 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 11847 — Madawaska, ME
33.0 KC1SEC Madawaska
KC1SEC BM
 145.2900 -0.6 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314458 — Madawaska, ME
33.6 W1ACP Madawaska
W1ACP WIRES-X
 146.8200 -0.6 TSQL 179.9 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 11847 — Madawaska, ME
35.0 VE9EDM Edmundston Mt
VE9EDM EchoLink
 146.7800 -0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 324343 — Edmundston, NB
35.1 VE9RCV Edmundston Ricev
VE9RCV
 145.1300 -0.6 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) — Edmundston, NB
35.6 KC1FRJ Fort Kent
KC1FRJ NEDECN
 145.2000 -0.6 none FM (analog) (DMR,FM) NEDECN — Fort Kent, ME
35.6 W1TCF Fort Kent
W1TCF EchoLink
 146.6400 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 733919 — Fort Kent, ME
35.7 VE9TMR Edmundston Mt
VE9TMR WIRES-X
 147.3000 +0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 30751 — Edmundston, NB
36.4 VE9KMT Pert Kintore Mtn
VE9KMT
 147.0600 -0.6 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) — Perth-Andover, NB