N9TPB FCC License Search
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N0GZ HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 1999 (27 yrs) N0GZ since 2002 · previously K0KBK, KC0GFZ West Des Moines, IA Grid EN31cn LoTW user eQSL AG 95 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Jul 9, 2032. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Jul 10, 2034.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Dec 7, 2025 · eQSL AG member · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 N0GZ has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Jun 20, 2002 · what was requested

Currently held by KENNETH B KAPLAN · 1 holder on record

Current holder: KENNETH B KAPLAN

Held N0GZ Jul 9, 2002 → present · first licensed Jul 26, 1999 as KC0GFZ · 3 licenses · FRN 0002936565

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.

Earlier Holders

N0GZ in the 1993–2003 Callbooks
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.

Vanity Applications Filed by N0GZ

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 Jun 20, 2002
Granted Jul 28, 2022
0000932490
 K0KBK · Kenneth B Kaplan · Amateur Extra
1965 S 9th Ln, West Des Moines, IA 50265
41.5427, -93.7511 (ZIP center) · Grid EN31cn · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.N0GZ ✓ Granted
2.N0QA Held by THOMAS A KENNELL until Aug 19, 2035
3.N0PQ Held by STEVEN A FISHER until Jan 24, 2035
4.N0QZ Held by FRED J MERCER until Apr 6, 2034
5.N0KZ Held by Brian S Badger until May 11, 2031
6.N0ZF Held by John W Adams Jr until Mar 28, 2033
7.N0ZC Held by John M Harlow until May 8, 2036
8.N0QD Held by Aaron L Diller until May 31, 2036
9.N0QP Held by Jerry A Abrams until Apr 18, 2036
10.N0XG Held by John W Cline until Sep 7, 2032
 Granted
got N0GZ
Filed May 24, 2000
Award date was Jun 11, 2000
0000138964
 KC0GFZ · KENNETH B KAPLAN · General
1965 S 9TH LN, WEST DES MOINES, IA 50265
41.5427, -93.7511 (ZIP center) · Grid EN31cn · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.K0KBK Held by KATHLEEN M BALZER until Jul 31, 2029
2.N0FST Never issued
3.N0DXT Held by Timothy Dickerson until Dec 6, 2026
4.N0DXE Held by Patricia J Mitchell until Jul 8, 2028
5.N0DVX Never issued
6.N0RXX Held before 1999
7.N0GLC Held before 1999
8.N0NTQ Never issued
9.N0MTK Never issued
10.K0MET Held by JAMES R DONAT until Jun 27, 2030
11.N0FAQ Held by Richard W Adams until Jul 6, 2031
12.N0NDD Never issued
 Granted

Others Requesting N0GZ

11 applications listed N0GZ as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #N0GZResult
Jun 30, 2022 Jul 18, 2022 KC0QG · RANDOLPH E SCHWERING · LAWRENCE, KS 12Dismissed Application dismissed
Jun 20, 2002 Jul 8, 2002 K0KBK · Kenneth B Kaplan · West Des Moines, IA 1Granted Granted this call
Apr 24, 2002 May 12, 2002 KA0SQE · Douglas O Hands · Stillwater, MN 7Not granted They got N0WI (choice 4)
Apr 22, 2002 May 10, 2002 KA0AJO · HARVEY G ABRAMS · ESTACADA, OR 11Not granted They got K8HG (choice 1)
Mar 26, 2002 Apr 13, 2002 AC0L · ROBERT A ROSKE · GLADSTONE, MO 3Not granted They got N0UF (choice 1)
Mar 11, 2002 Mar 29, 2002 KC0JFA · Gary S Ludwig · South Haven, MN 2Dismissed Application dismissed
Mar 11, 2002 Mar 29, 2002 KC0BOM · James R Matherly · Plano, IA 3Not granted They got W0JRM (choice 2)
Dec 7, 2000 Dec 25, 2000 AB0BB · Brian W Behrens · Omaha, NE 5Not granted They got N0ZX (choice 1)
Oct 30, 2000 Nov 17, 2000 AB0LK · Gerald P Hart · Cortez, CO 16Not granted They got K0YM (choice 1)
Sep 5, 2000 Sep 23, 2000 KI0OR · KEVIN B HOLLOWAY · WICHITA, KS 17Dismissed Application dismissed
Jun 19, 2000 Jul 7, 2000 KI0CL · STEVEN H JACOBS · SAINT PAUL, MN 19Not granted They got N0XC (choice 1)

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for N0GZ in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of N0GZ beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

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

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MilesCallNameOutputOffsetToneModeNetworksActivityLocation
2.1 KR4GQ West Des Moines
KR4GQ BM
 446.5000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3119569 — West Des Moines, IA
5.2 W0OBH Offline Urbandale
W0OBH IRLP
 433.6500 simplex TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) IRLP 7460 — Urbandale, IA
5.7 W0KWM
Listed as W0KWM DESMOINES
 Des Moines
W0KWM BM
 443.5000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311943 — Des Moines, IA
5.7 K0HTF Offline Urbandale
K0HTF IRLP
 147.4900 simplex TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) IRLP 7793 — Urbandale, IA
5.8 KC0YHU Urbandale
KC0YHU TGIF
 147.3000 +0.6 CC1 DMR TGIF — Urbandale, IA
6.1 N0INX Grimes
N0INX
 53.2500 in 51.5500 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) — Grimes, IA
6.1 N0INX Grimes
N0INX
 146.6100 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Grimes, IA
6.1 N0INX Grimes
N0INX
 224.5400 -1.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Grimes, IA
6.1 N0INX Grimes
N0INX
 443.0500 +5 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) — Grimes, IA
6.1 N0INX Grimes
N0INX
 443.4000 +5 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) — Grimes, IA
6.1 N0INX Grimes
N0INX BM
 444.7250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311929 — Grimes, IA
7.5 K0WL Offline Urbandale
K0WL IRLP
 147.5100 simplex none FM (analog) IRLP 3385 — Urbandale, IA
7.6 K0WL Urbandale
K0WL AllStar
 446.1000 simplex TONE 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar 515690 — Urbandale, IA
7.9 W0AK Des Moines VA
W0AK
 146.9850 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Des Moines, IA
7.9 K0KDS Urbandale
K0KDS BM
 441.2000 +5 CC12 DMR BrandMeister 311927201 — Urbandale, IA
8.4 W0AK Des Moines Broad
W0AK
 145.1300 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Des Moines, IA
8.4 K0DSM Des Moines Broad
K0DSM
 444.0500 +5 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) — Des Moines, IA
8.6 K0DSM Des Moines Metho
K0DSM
 444.1000 +5 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) — Des Moines, IA
8.8 KD0WPK Des Moines Sherm
KD0WPK IRLP
 29.6700 -0.1 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) IRLP 7652 IRLP 9452 — Des Moines, IA
8.8 W0AK Des Moines
W0AK
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Des Moines, IA
8.9 W0RAY Des Moines
W0RAY BM
 146.7550 -0.6 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310011 — Des Moines, IA
8.9 N0VPR Des Moines
N0VPR BM
 443.1000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311945 — Des Moines, IA
8.9 N0DJR Des Moines
N0DJR MeisterBur
 439.9875 +5 CC1 DMR MeisterBurger — Des Moines, IA
8.9 KD0IAN Des Moines
KD0IAN
 147.1050 +0.6 none D-STAR — Des Moines, IA
8.9 KD0IAN Des Moines
KD0IAN
 443.1750 +5 none D-STAR — Des Moines, IA
8.9 KC0MTI Johnston Camp
KC0MTI
 444.4250 +5 TONE 151.4 FM (analog) — Johnston, IA
9.0 AE0BB Van Meter
AE0BB BM
 445.5250 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3119558 — Van Meter, IA
9.3 KC0MTI Johnston Camp
KC0MTI
 146.7000 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Johnston, IA
9.3 KC0MTI Johnston Camp
KC0MTI
 147.1650 +0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Johnston, IA
9.3 KC0MTI Johnston
KC0MTI
 442.8000 +5 TONE 151.4 FM (analog) — Johnston, IA
9.4 N0INX Grimes
N0INX
 927.0250 -25 DCS 156 FM (analog) — Grimes, IA
9.4 N8LO Des Moines
N8LO BM
 446.4625 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3189552 — Des Moines, IA
9.4 N0GIK Des Moines Wavel
N0GIK
 443.5000 +5 CC1 DMR — Des Moines, IA
9.8 W0DM Alleman BA Farm
W0DM EchoLink
 145.3100 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 40089 EchoLink 509854 WIRES-X 30089 — Alleman, IA
10.0 N0VPR Johnston
N0VPR BM
 442.5000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311647 — Johnston, IA
10.0 N0VPR Johnston
N0VPR BM
 442.5750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311934 — Johnston, IA
11.5 KB0NFF Des Moines
KB0NFF
 146.8950 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Des Moines, IA
11.5 KB0NFF Des Moines
KB0NFF
 444.1750 +5 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) — Des Moines, IA
11.5 KB0NFF Des Moines
KB0NFF
 443.6750 +5 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Des Moines, IA
11.5 KB0NFF Des Moines
KB0NFF
 145.3900 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Des Moines, IA
11.8 KB0SL Des Moines
KB0SL
 927.9000 -25 DCS 023 FM (analog) — Des Moines, IA
12.1 W0IND Bevington
W0IND EchoLink
 146.6400 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 467965 — Bevington, IA
12.7 AA0RR Offline Indianola
AA0RR
 442.7000 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Indianola, IA
12.9 N0GIK Adel
N0GIK BM
 444.5250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312362 — Adel, IA
15.3 N0PBO Offline Ankeny
N0PBO
 442.1750 +5 TONE 151.4 FM (analog) — Ankeny, IA
19.3 W0DM Offline Des Moines Allem
W0DM
 444.6750 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Des Moines, IA
19.6 N0GIK Alleman WHO
N0GIK AllStar
 444.5750 +5 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) AllStar 661963 — Alleman, IA
19.7 N0MB Bondurant
N0MB BM
 443.8375 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311924 — Bondurant, IA
19.7 W0IND Indianola Pickar
W0IND EchoLink
 147.1950 +0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 937343 — Indianola, IA
19.7 W0IND Indianola
W0IND
 444.1250 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Indianola, IA
20.5 N0SFF Offline Madrid
N0SFF
 442.6000 +5 TONE 151.4 FM (analog) — Madrid, IA
22.0 W0QFK Sheldahl
W0QFK EchoLink
 147.0750 +0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 210808 — Sheldahl, IA
22.6 KD0NEB Perry L Avenue/
KD0NEB AllStar
 145.1900 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) AllStar 47282 EchoLink 710459 — Perry, IA
28.6 W0PLV Pleasantville
W0PLV BM
 147.3300 +0.6 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313029 — Pleasantville, IA
29.1 W0RAY Iowa
W0RAY BM
 449.8750 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311944 — , IA
29.1 W0RAY Des Moines
W0RAY BM
 444.8750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311944 — Des Moines, IA
29.6 W0AIX Mingo
W0AIX FM
 146.6700 -0.6 CC1 DMR FM — Mingo, IA
29.6 K0IRO Mingo
K0IRO AllStar
 146.6700 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) AllStar 656830 EchoLink 519632 — Mingo, IA
31.4 N0GIK Greenfield
N0GIK
 146.8650 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Greenfield, IA
32.3 K0IRO Mingo
K0IRO BM
 442.4250 +5 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 314757 — Mingo, IA
32.4 N0GIK Menlo
N0GIK AllStar
 147.0450 +0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) AllStar 661962 — Menlo, IA
32.4 W0RAY Menlo
W0RAY BM
 444.5500 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 311936 — Menlo, IA
32.5 N0CF Ames
N0CF BM
 441.9875 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311905 BrandMeister 310298 — Ames, IA
32.5 N0CF Offline Cedar Falls
N0CF BM
 927.0875 -25 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311921 — Cedar Falls, IA
33.7 W0ISU Ames ISU
W0ISU
 147.3750 +0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Ames, IA
33.7 W0ISU Ames ISU
W0ISU
 442.3750 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Ames, IA
33.7 W0ISU Ames ISU
W0ISU
 443.3750 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Ames, IA
33.9 N0CF Ames
N0CF
 444.6500 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Ames, IA
33.9 W0YL Ames
W0YL
 147.2400 +0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Ames, IA
34.3 W0YL Ames
W0YL
 443.2500 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Ames, IA
34.3 W0DP Ames
W0DP
 444.2500 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Ames, IA
34.6 N0ISU Boone
N0ISU BM
 443.0750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311402 — Boone, IA
35.1 KB0TLM Boone Hosp
KB0TLM
 146.8500 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Boone, IA
35.1 KB0TLM Boone Hosp
KB0TLM
 443.9000 +5 none FM (analog) — Boone, IA
35.1 KB0TLM Boone Hosp
KB0TLM
 443.0750 +5 CC1 DMR — Boone, IA
35.7 N2RDP Herndon
N2RDP
 444.2750 +5 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) (FM,P25) — Herndon, IA
36.9 W0YR Ames Bloomington
W0YR BM
 443.9750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311940 — Ames, IA
37.4 N0VPR Baxter
N0VPR BM
 444.6000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310214 — Baxter, IA
37.7 KC0NFA Baxter
KC0NFA
 444.2250 +5 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) — Baxter, IA
38.2 N0BKB Offline Greenfield
N0BKB BM
 444.7000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311942 — Greenfield, IA
38.9 KA0MHJ Greenfield
KA0MHJ
 147.2700 +0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Greenfield, IA
38.9 KA0MHJ Greenfield
KA0MHJ
 444.4500 +5 TONE 127.3 FM (analog) (FM,DMR) — Greenfield, IA
39.1 K0PEA Otley Wtr
K0PEA EchoLink
 145.1700 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 50219 — Otley, IA
39.1 N0AN Ogden
N0AN
 438.5000 simplex none FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Ogden, IA
39.2 W0WML Newton
W0WML
 147.0300 +0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Newton, IA
39.5 N0BKB Offline Greenfield
N0BKB
 444.5500 +5 CC1 DMR — Greenfield, IA
39.6 KC0NFA Newton
KC0NFA
 442.3000 +5 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) — Newton, IA
41.7 WR0U Pella
WR0U IRLP
 146.5650 simplex TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) IRLP 3835 — Pella, IA
44.3 AA0CH Chariton Courtho
AA0CH
 146.8350 -0.6 TONE 146.2 FM (analog) — Chariton, IA
45.6 K0CSQ Offline Creston
K0CSQ BM
 443.1250 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310235 — Creston, IA
45.7 K0CSQ Creston
K0CSQ EchoLink
 146.7900 -0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 107972 — Creston, IA
48.3 WA0UZI Scranton
WA0UZI AllStar
 444.3000 +5 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) (FM,P25) AllStar 596700 — Scranton, IA
48.8 K0MIW Marshalltown Mar
K0MIW
 146.8800 -0.6 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) — Marshalltown, IA
49.2 K0OTP Russell
K0OTP
 443.5250 +5 TONE 146.2 FM (analog) — Russell, IA
49.8 WC0C Laurel
WC0C
 444.8000 +5 TONE 151.4 FM (analog) — Laurel, IA