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)

KA9WKW HAM 📻 GMRS

📻
Also a GMRS licensee
Active until Jan 27, 2036 · same FCC Registration Number (FRN) · GMRS covers the licensee's immediate family
Technician class licensed since 1987 (39 yrs) KA9WKW since 1987 · previously KR4KCQ Eubank, KY Grid EM77qg Active on 1 net GMRS WSLJ309 90 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Mar 17, 2036. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Mar 18, 2038.

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

📝 KA9WKW has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Feb 26, 2026 · what was requested

Currently held by Martin J Whitaker · 2 holders on record

🗓 Active on 1 net · last heard Sep 16, 2026

Current holder: Martin J Whitaker

Held KA9WKW May 26, 1987 → present · first licensed May 26, 1987 as KA9WKW · 2 licenses · FRN 0037929148

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.

Previous holder: CORNELIUS R WHITAKER

Held KA9WKW May 26, 1987 → Feb 12, 2017 · first licensed May 26, 1987 as KA9WKW · 1 license · FRN 0016067647

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.
KA9WKW 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 KA9WKW

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 Feb 26, 2026
Granted Mar 17, 2026
0011922978
KR4KCQ · Martin J Whitaker · Technician
15162 N Highway 1247, Eubank, KY 42567-8546
37.2807, -84.6577 (street) · Grid EM77qg · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.KA9WKW ✓ Granted
Granted
got KA9WKW

Others Requesting KA9WKW

1 application listed KA9WKW as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #KA9WKWResult
Feb 26, 2026 Mar 16, 2026 KR4KCQ · Martin J Whitaker · Eubank, KY 1Granted Granted this call

Nets

NetWhenFrequencyRoleTimesLast
LCARA Emergency NetTue 8:30 PM ET146.880Checked in12026-09-16

From nets logged with NetLogger since the start of collection.

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for KA9WKW in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of KA9WKW beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

📻 GMRS Repeaters within 50 Miles

17 on the air or of unknown status, closest first · map these & export for a GMRS radio →

MilesChannelOutputTone inOwnerLocationAccessStatus
8RP18462.625100.0 WROE979 Bee Lick, KY OpenOn the air
12RP21462.700118.8 WRAY217 Nancy, KY OpenOn the air
13RP15462.550136.5 WRCV729 Somerset, KY OpenOn the air
28RP20462.675CSQ WREB719 Russell Springs, KY · Hubbards building supply OpenOn the air
33RP19462.650D143 WRXJ900 Richmond, KY OpenOn the air
33RP20462.675— WRCS979 London, KY ClosedOn the air
35RP17462.600141.3 WSDR992 Harrodsburg, KY OpenOn the air
38RP17462.600131.8 WRVF333 Mckee, KY OpenOn the air
38RP20462.675156.7 WRKZ517 Lebanon, KY OpenOn the air
40RP15462.550141.3 WQXZ786 Williamsburg, KY · Canada town OpenOn the air
44RP19462.650100.0 WRBM701 Lawrenceburg, KY · North of BG Pkwy Exit 48/KY53 ClosedOn the air
44RP18462.625D243 WRKZ517 Lebanon, KY · Gravel Switch OpenOn the air
44RP22462.725141.3 WROP886 Martin, KY OpenOn the air
44RP16462.575D125 WRVV430 Frankfort, KY OpenOn the air
44RP22462.725— WRZB425 Frankfort, KY ClosedOn the air
44RP19462.650192.8 WSAI691 Hopkinsville, KY OpenOn the air
44RP16462.575D132 WSAL467 Lexington, KY OpenOn the air

Repeaters within 50 Miles

90 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
8.8 KM4OON Liberty High
KM4OON BM
444.1500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313362 — Liberty, KY
10.9 N4DFQ Somerset
N4DFQ IRLP
223.5000 simplex none FM (analog) IRLP 4318 — Somerset, KY
12.0 N4LCA Nancy
N4LCA
444.8375 +5 none D-STAR 🗓 5 nets 5 nets · 112 check-ins · 59 stations Nancy, KY
12.0 N4LCA Somerset
N4LCA AllStar
146.8800 -0.6 TSQL 77.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) AllStar 552850 EchoLink 547189 🗓 5 nets 5 nets · 112 check-ins · 59 stations Somerset, KY
12.0 N1DTA Nancy
N1DTA
444.2125 +5 CC1 DMR — Nancy, KY
13.0 KY4TB Somerset
KY4TB
443.4000 +5 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Somerset, KY
13.4 N4AI Somerset
N4AI IRLP
224.3000 -1.6 none FM (analog) IRLP 4458 — Somerset, KY
13.4 N4AI Somerset
N4AI
224.8800 -1.6 none FM (analog) — Somerset, KY
13.6 KK4KTV Liberty
KK4KTV AllStar
146.7900 -0.6 TONE 79.7 FM (analog) AllStar 553190 — Liberty, KY
13.6 AG4TY Liberty
AG4TY
442.9750 +5 none D-STAR — Liberty, KY
13.6 AG4TY Liberty
AG4TY AllStar
146.7900 -0.6 TSQL 79.7 FM (analog) AllStar 553187 EchoLink 754082 — Liberty, KY
13.7 N1DTA Somerset
N1DTA kentuckydm
444.4125 +5 CC1 DMR kentuckydmr-c-bidge — Somerset, KY
14.4 N1DTA Stanford
N1DTA kentuckydm
444.9125 +5 CC1 DMR kentuckydmr-c-bidge — Stanford, KY
15.3 AC4DM Nancy
AC4DM
53.3900 -1 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net Nancy, KY
15.3 AC4DM Nancy
AC4DM
53.2700 -1 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net Nancy, KY
15.3 AC4DM Nancy
AC4DM
224.1000 -1.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net Nancy, KY
15.3 AC4DM Nancy
AC4DM WIRES-X
443.6000 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 84651 🗓 1 net 1 net Nancy, KY
17.0 AC4DM Ingle
AC4DM
29.6800 -0.1 TONE 146.2 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net Ingle, KY
17.6 N4AI Somerset
N4AI IRLP
449.8000 simplex none FM (analog) IRLP 4062 — Somerset, KY
23.0 KY6MTR Burnside AG Mtn
KY6MTR
53.0300 -0.5 none FM (analog) — Burnside, KY
23.8 K4EK Lancaster
K4EK AllStar
442.2000 +5 TONE 67.0 FM (analog) AllStar 63641 EchoLink 326123 — Lancaster, KY
25.6 KM4OON Danville
KM4OON
444.4125 +5 none D-STAR — Danville, KY
26.0 W4CDA Danville Persimm
W4CDA
145.3100 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Danville, KY
26.7 N1DTA Mitchellsburg
N1DTA kentuckydm
444.5125 +5 CC1 DMR kentuckydmr-c-bidge — Mitchellsburg, KY
29.0 N1DTA Gravel Switch
N1DTA kentuckydm
927.5500 -25 CC1 DMR (DMR,P25) kentuckydmr-c-bidge — Gravel Switch, KY
29.0 N1DTA Gravel Switch
N1DTA kentuckydm
444.6500 +5 CC1 DMR kentuckydmr-c-bidge — Gravel Switch, KY
29.7 KE4GJG East Bernstadt
KE4GJG MMDVM
442.3000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312111 MMDVM — East Bernstadt, KY
30.2 KF4OFT Berea Big Hl Mtn
KF4OFT
146.7150 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Berea, KY
30.2 AJ4AJ BigHill Big Hl
AJ4AJ
224.3600 -1.6 TSQL 77.0 FM (analog) — BigHill, KY
30.7 no call listed
Listed as WTARC
Berea MC Line
Kentucky
146.7150 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Berea, KY
31.3 KK4MJZ London
KK4MJZ AllStar
146.7450 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) AllStar 51203 EchoLink 468683 — London, KY
32.7 WB4WAR Monticello Spann
WB4WAR AllStar
444.7500 +5 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) AllStar 58052 — Monticello, KY
32.7 KI4FRJ London/Ky
KI4FRJ AllStar
146.6100 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 45542 — London/Ky, KY
32.7 KI4FRJ London Cold Hl
KI4FRJ
147.2850 +0.6 Fusion (C4FM) — London, KY
32.9 AC4DM Monticello
AC4DM
145.1500 -0.6 TONE 77.0 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net Monticello, KY
32.9 WB4WAR Monticello
WB4WAR AllStar
146.9950 -0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 58052 — Monticello, KY
33.3 KI4FRJ London
KI4FRJ BM
442.9000 +5 TONE 77.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,FM) BrandMeister DMR-MARC — London, KY
33.4 N4LCA Monticello
N4LCA
53.3900 -1 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) 🗓 5 nets 5 nets · 112 check-ins · 59 stations Monticello, KY
33.8 KI4VMQ London
KI4VMQ BM
439.0000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314090 — London, KY
33.8 KE4GJG London
KE4GJG BM
444.5000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314141 — London, KY
33.8 KK4RQX London
KK4RQX BM
147.2850 +0.6 CC1 DMR BrandMeister DMR-MARC — London, KY
34.1 N1DTA Monticello
N1DTA kentuckydm
444.9625 +5 CC1 DMR kentuckydmr-c-bidge — Monticello, KY
34.6 KK4FJO Harrodsburg
KK4FJO BM
440.5375 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310326 — Harrodsburg, KY
34.8 KK4FJO Harrodsburg
KK4FJO
145.3900 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Harrodsburg, KY
35.5 WA4UXJ Camp Marion/Tayl
WA4UXJ
147.4100 -0.6 none D-STAR 🗓 1 net 1 net · 49 check-ins · 26 stations Campbellsville, KY
35.5 N1DTA Lebanon
N1DTA kentuckydm
145.2100 -0.6 TONE 146.2 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) AllStar 58762 kentuckydmr-c-bidge — Lebanon, KY
36.8 K4SGK Cane Valley WGRB
K4SGK WIRES-X
442.6500 +5 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 33276 — Cane Valley, KY
36.8 WA4UXJ Cane Valley
WA4UXJ AllStar
146.6400 -0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 48534 🗓 1 net 1 net · 49 check-ins · 26 stations Cane Valley, KY
37.2 no call listed
Listed as CKARS
Richmond
Kentucky
145.3700 -0.6 TSQL 192.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Richmond, KY
37.2 KE4YVD Richmond EKU
KE4YVD EchoLink
145.3700 -0.6 TSQL 192.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) EchoLink 303418 WIRES-X 90676 — Richmond, KY
37.3 N1DTA Nicholasville
N1DTA kentuckydm
444.0375 +5 CC1 DMR kentuckydmr-c-bidge — Nicholasville, KY
37.6 KE4GJG London Raccoon
KE4GJG AllStar
147.1800 +0.6 TONE 74.4 FM (analog) AllStar 29891 EchoLink 723534 IRLP 8814 — London, KY
37.7 WC4WC McKee
WC4WC
147.0600 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,DV) — McKee, KY
37.7 KE4GJG London Raccoon
KE4GJG BM
443.2000 +5 none D-STAR (DMR,DV,P25) BrandMeister 312110 — London, KY
37.8 NM4P Columbia
NM4P EchoLink
147.1950 +0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) EchoLink 692195 WIRES-X 81704 — Columbia, KY
37.9 KE4YVD Richmond
KE4YVD
442.8125 +5 none D-STAR — Richmond, KY
37.9 KI4NEC Richmond
KI4NEC
444.6250 +5 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Richmond, KY
38.3 N1DTA Lebanon
N1DTA kentuckydm
444.5750 +5 DCS 411 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) kentuckydmr-c-bidge — Lebanon, KY
38.3 N1DTA Elizabethtown
N1DTA kentuckydm
440.7250 +5 CC1 DMR kentuckydmr-c-bidge — Elizabethtown, KY
38.4 KM4EOC Richmond
KM4EOC EchoLink
146.8650 -0.6 TSQL 192.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 451988 🗓 1 net 1 net Richmond, KY
38.4 N1DTA Lebanon
N1DTA
52.3100 -1 TSQL 146.2 FM (analog) — Lebanon, KY
38.5 KK4RQX Corbin
KK4RQX
442.1125 +5 none D-STAR — Corbin, KY
38.5 WB4IVB Corbin
WB4IVB AllStar
444.9000 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 2184 IRLP 7950 — Corbin, KY
38.6 N1DTA Lebanon
N1DTA kentuckydm
440.8750 +5 CC1 DMR kentuckydmr-c-bidge — Lebanon, KY
41.6 KR4DES NICHOLASVILLE
KR4DES BM
439.0000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 321630803 — NICHOLASVILLE, KY
41.7 KQ4ZDD Nicholasville
KQ4ZDD BM
438.8000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3213794 — Nicholasville, KY
41.7 K4HH Nicholasville
K4HH
145.4900 -0.6 none FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Nicholasville, KY
41.7 K4HH Nicholasville
K4HH
444.9750 +5 none FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Nicholasville, KY
43.4 KB4KY Springfield
KB4KY WIRES-X
443.0500 +5 DCS 654 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 68214 — Springfield, KY
44.5 WD4KWV Corbin
WD4KWV EchoLink
146.6100 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 320040 — Corbin, KY
45.3 KC4UPE Salvisa
KC4UPE
444.8750 +5 TONE 167.9 FM (analog) — Salvisa, KY
45.5 KG4LKY Manchester Pilot
KG4LKY AllStar
146.9250 -0.6 TSQL 79.7 FM (analog) (DV,FM) AllStar 45245 — Manchester, KY
45.5 KN4BDJ Manchester Pilot
KN4BDJ
444.2750 +5 none D-STAR — Manchester, KY
46.2 KB4PTJ Williamsburg
KB4PTJ WIRES-X
146.7000 -0.6 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 40408 WIRES-X 30408 — Williamsburg, KY
46.2 KB4PTJ Williamsburg
KB4PTJ
53.0700 -0.5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Williamsburg, KY
46.3 N1DTA Springfield
N1DTA kentuckydm
443.1250 +5 CC1 DMR kentuckydmr-c-bidge — Springfield, KY
46.6 KC7UKZ Raywick
KC7UKZ BM
445.3000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3223527 — Raywick, KY
46.6 N1DTA Raywick
N1DTA kentuckydm
440.6875 +5 CC1 DMR kentuckydmr-c-bidge — Raywick, KY
47.4 AD4RT Irvine
AD4RT
147.0150 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Irvine, KY
47.4 AD4RT Irvine
AD4RT
224.9400 -1.6 none FM (analog) — Irvine, KY
47.4 AD4RT Irvine
AD4RT
444.0000 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Irvine, KY
47.5 KA4PND Irvine
KA4PND WIRES-X
147.3000 +0.6 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 33467 — Irvine, KY
49.4 KD4SN Lexington
KD4SN BM
433.5000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3205634 — Lexington, KY
49.8 K3OB Lexington
K3OB BM
443.2250 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 319660601 — Lexington, KY
49.8 W4CMR Irvine
W4CMR
146.8200 -0.6 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Irvine, KY
16.7 W8AK Offline Somerset
W8AK IRLP
442.9250 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) IRLP 4523 — Somerset, KY
26.6 KM4OON Offline Danville
KM4OON
444.2375 +5 none D-STAR — Danville, KY
34.8 KK4FJO Offline Harrodsburg
KK4FJO
146.6550 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Harrodsburg, KY
37.2 NM4P Offline Columbia
NM4P BM
442.4750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313358 — Columbia, KY
41.7 KC4UPE Offline Nicholasville
KC4UPE
444.7750 +5 TONE 167.9 FM (analog) — Nicholasville, KY