N9TPB FCC License Search

🕒 FCC license data updated today 7:15 am CDT (FCC files through Oct 14, 2026) · next update tomorrow 6:00 am CDT

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)

N0QU HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 1983 (43 yrs) N0QU since 2005 · previously KD0MJ Duluth, MN Grid EN36xu 57 repeaters within 50 mi

🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Mar 8, 2035. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Mar 9, 2037.

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

📝 N0QU has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Feb 17, 2005 · what was requested

Currently held by Marcus E Sowl · 1 holder on record

Current holder: Marcus E Sowl

Held N0QU Mar 8, 2005 → present · first licensed Dec 20, 1983 as KD0MJ · 2 licenses · FRN 0012434981
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1981 as KB4OE, before the FCC's online records

N0QU Active Amateur Extra · vanity Mar 8, 2005 → expires Mar 8, 2035

Licensee
Marcus E Sowl

Address
Attn: Marcus Edwin Sowl
111 Fairmont Street
Duluth, MN 55803
46.8367, -92.0768 (street) · Grid EN36xu · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗

FRN
0012434981

Previous call
KD0MJ (Advanced)

Last granted
Apr 8, 2025

Effective
Apr 8, 2025

Last action
Apr 8, 2025
FCC actions (4)
- Apr 8, 2025 — License renewed LIREN
- Jan 1, 2015 — License renewed LIREN
- Mar 8, 2005 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- Mar 8, 2005 — License issued LIISS
KD0MJ Canceled Amateur Extra Dec 20, 1983 → Mar 8, 2005 (canceled)

Licensee
Marcus E Sowl

Address
111 Fairmont Street
Duluth, MN 55803
46.8367, -92.0768 (street) · Grid EN36xu · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗

FRN
0012434981

Previous call
KB4OE (Advanced)

Last granted
Jan 4, 2005

Effective
Jan 25, 2005

Last action
Mar 8, 2005
FCC actions (4)
- Mar 8, 2005 — License canceled LICAN
- Jan 25, 2005 — License modified LIMOD
- Jan 4, 2005 — License renewed LIREN
- Jan 4, 2005 — FCC action LITIN

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.

Seen May 3, 1994 → Apr 17, 2003 · 18 discs
KD0MJ · Advanced · issued Mar 22, 1994, expires Mar 22, 2004 · previously KB4OE
MARCUS E. SOWL
430 N 16TH AVE E, DULUTH, MN 55812
Seen Sep 9, 1993 · 1 disc
KD0MJ · Advanced · issued Dec 20, 1983, expires Dec 20, 1993 · previously KB4OE
MARCUS E SOWL JR
430 N 16 AVE E, DULUTH, MN 55812

Address history

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

Seen May 27, 2010 → Oct 11, 2026 · 96 snapshots · as KD0MJ
Marcus E Sowl
111 Fairmont Street, Duluth, MN 55803
46.8367, -92.0768 (street) · Grid EN36xu · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
Seen Nov 7, 2004 · 1 snapshot · as KD0MJ
MARCUS E SOWL
430 N 16TH AVE E, DULUTH, MN 55812
46.8094, -92.0718 (ZIP center) · Grid EN36xt · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗

Earlier Holders

N0QU in the 1993–2003 Callbooks

Seen Oct 27, 1996 · 1 disc
N0QU · Club / other

Vanity Applications Filed by N0QU

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 Feb 17, 2005 Granted Apr 8, 2025 0002051163	KD0MJ · Marcus E Sowl · Amateur Extra 111 Fairmont Street, Duluth, MN 55803 46.8367, -92.0768 (street) · Grid EN36xu · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗	1.N0QU ✓ Granted 2.N0QD Held by Aaron L Diller until May 31, 2036 3.W0EG Held by ROBERT A MORRIS until Apr 12, 2035 4.W0GB Held by Ronald E Garrick until Mar 26, 2033 5.W0BQ Held by SAM M SORTORE until Apr 5, 2035 6.W0JQ Held by JOHN T MASON until Jan 10, 2036	Granted got N0QU

Others Requesting N0QU

9 applications listed N0QU as a choice, newest first.

Filed	Award	Applicant	Choice #	N0QU	Result
Feb 17, 2005	Mar 7, 2005	KD0MJ · Marcus E Sowl · Duluth, MN	1	Granted	Granted this call
Oct 1, 2004	Oct 19, 2004	KE0ZP · THOMAS L SOLSTAD · EAGAN, MN	2	Not granted	They got N0UQ (choice 1)
Sep 7, 2004	Sep 25, 2004	KC0KM · George D Fisher · Bloomington, MN	5	Not granted	They got W0QU (choice 2)
Apr 26, 2004	May 14, 2004	KA7ODH · LYNDON O SMITH · MURRAY, UT	8	Not granted	They got N0ZJ (choice 2)
Dec 16, 2003	Jan 3, 2004	KC0RDE · Douglas P Ayers · Burnsville, MN	11	Not granted	They got NA0VY (choice 1)
Jun 12, 2003	Jun 30, 2003	WD0HSP · LARRY D ARNESON · GRANDVIEW, MO	2	Not granted	They got N0QM (choice 1)
Mar 5, 2003	Mar 23, 2003	AB0AN · BRYAN K SMITH · Hollywood, FL	15	Not granted	They got N0FH (choice 1)
Apr 22, 2002	May 10, 2002	N4VDH · JOSEPH E MAC DONALD · Loveland, CO	12	Not granted	They got N0CZ (choice 4)
May 19, 2000	Jun 6, 2000	K5AOB · MARTIN A POOL · BRANSON, MO	4	Not granted	They got N0QX (choice 1)

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for N0QU in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of N0QU beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

57 repeaters within 50 miles of this address, most active 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
1.6	K0OE	Duluth K0OE BM	444.8000	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 311164	—	Duluth, MN
2.1	KB0QYC	Duluth KB0QYC	927.6000	-25	TONE 114.8	FM (analog)		—	Duluth, MN
2.1	KC0IPA	Duluth KC0IPA	147.0600	+0.6	TONE 110.9	FM (analog)		—	Duluth, MN
2.1	KB0QYC	Duluth KB0QYC	927.4875	-25	TONE 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Duluth, MN
3.6	KC0RTX	Duluth KC0RTX	444.2000	+5	TONE 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Duluth, MN
3.8	W0GKP	Duluth W0GKP	146.9400	-0.6	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Duluth, MN
3.8	W0GKP	Duluth W0GKP	444.1000	+5	TONE 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Duluth, MN
3.8	N0EO	Duluth N0EO	147.3750	+0.6	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog) (DV,FM)		—	Duluth, MN
3.8	N0EO	Duluth N0EO	442.2000	+5	none	D-STAR		—	Duluth, MN
3.8	N0BZZ	Duluth N0BZZ	442.8000	+5	none	FM (analog)		—	Duluth, MN
3.9	N0EO	Duluth N0EO AllStar	145.3100	-0.6	TONE 110.9	FM (analog)	AllStar 47024 AllStar 47016	—	Duluth, MN
3.9	N0EO	Duluth N0EO WIRES-X	444.3000	+5	TONE 103.5	FM (analog)	WIRES-X 30494	—	Duluth, MN
3.9	KB0QYC Offline	Duluth KB0QYC	442.8000	+5	none	FM (analog)		—	Duluth, MN
5.1	K0OE	Duluth K0OE BM	902.1000	in 947.1000	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 311355	—	Duluth, MN
5.1	AA0AW	Duluth AA0AW WIRES-X	444.9000	+5	DG-ID 00-00	Fusion (C4FM)	WIRES-X 52540	—	Duluth, MN
7.2	KA0TMW	Duluth KA0TMW	147.1800	+0.6	TONE 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Duluth, MN
7.9	WA9KLM	Superior Northwe WA9KLM WIRES-X	145.1700	-0.6	TSQL 110.9	FM (analog) (C4FM,FM)	WIRES-X 18373	—	Superior, WI
8.7	N0BZZ	Duluth N0BZZ	223.9400	+1.6	none	FM (analog)		—	Duluth, MN
9.4	N0BZZ	Proctor N0BZZ	147.3300	+0.6	TONE 151.4	FM (analog)		—	Proctor, MN
11.8	KC0RTX	Duluth KC0RTX	145.4500	-0.6	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Duluth, MN
13.6	KC0HXC	Duluth KC0HXC	145.4100	-0.6	TONE 100.0	FM (analog)		—	Duluth, MN
13.7	N0BZZ	Duluth N0BZZ	53.0500	-1	none	FM (analog)		—	Duluth, MN
16.1	KC0RTX	Knife River KC0RTX	147.1350	+0.6	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Knife River, MN
16.8	NA0RC	Knife River NA0RC AllStar	147.1350	+0.6	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)	AllStar 42251	—	Knife River, MN
16.8	NA0RC Offline	Knife River NA0RC	444.2000	+5	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Knife River, MN
19.6	KB0YHX	Cloquet CM Hosp KB0YHX	145.2500	-0.6	none	FM (analog) (C4FM,FM)		—	Cloquet, MN
19.6	KB0YHX Offline	Cloquet KB0YHX	443.1000	+5	TONE 103.5	FM (analog) (C4FM,FM)		—	Cloquet, MN
19.8	WA0GWI	Cloquet WA0GWI	146.6700	-0.6	none	FM (analog)		—	Cloquet, MN
19.8	N0RPW	Cloquet N0RPW	146.6700	-0.6	none	FM (analog)		—	Cloquet, MN
20.7	N0VOW	Two Harbors N0VOW	146.8500	-0.6	TSQL 151.4	FM (analog)		—	Two Harbors, MN
21.1	AA0AC	Cloquet AA0AC AllStar	444.8500	+5	TSQL 141.3	FM (analog)	AllStar 56153	—	Cloquet, MN
22.3	KB0QYC	Virginia KB0QYC	53.1500	-0.5	TONE 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Virginia, MN
22.7	N0LCR	Two Harbors N0LCR WIRES-X	444.5000	+5	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)	WIRES-X 53060	—	Two Harbors, MN
22.7	N0LCR	Two Harbors N0LCR	53.0200	-1	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Two Harbors, MN
22.8	KB0TNB	Two Harbors KB0TNB	53.0200	-0.5	TONE 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Two Harbors, MN
24.9	NA0RC	Knife River NA0RC WIRES-X	444.4000	+5	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)	WIRES-X 11388	—	Knife River, MN
25.4	AB9AC Offline	Foxboro AB9AC BM	444.9000	+5	CC4	DMR	BrandMeister 312762	—	Foxboro, WI
28.3	N0VOW	Holyoke N0VOW	146.8950	-0.6	TSQL 82.5	FM (analog)		—	Holyoke, MN
29.7	KC0RTX	Carlton KC0RTX	146.7900	-0.6	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Carlton, MN
30.7	KC9AEG	Chaffey QTH of KC9AEG	444.9500	+5	TSQL 110.9	FM (analog)		—	Chaffey, WI
30.7	KC9EMI	Chaffey QTH of KC9EMI	147.1050	+0.6	TSQL 110.9	FM (analog)		—	Chaffey, WI
31.6	WB0DGK	Two Harbors WB0DGK	147.2700	+0.6	TONE 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Two Harbors, MN
31.6	N0BZZ	Wales N0BZZ	147.2700	+0.6	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Wales, MN
31.9	WA9KLM	Solon Springs WA9KLM	145.4900	-0.6	TSQL 110.9	FM (analog)		—	Solon Springs, WI
32.1	N0EO	Duluth N0EO AllStar	145.4900	-0.6	TONE 110.9	FM (analog)	AllStar 470240	—	Duluth MN, WI
33.2	N0BZZ	Mahtowa N0BZZ	53.1700	-1	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Mahtowa, MN
33.2	W0GKP	Mahtowa W0GKP	147.0000	-0.6	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Mahtowa, MN
35.5	AA9JL	Solon Springs AA9JL	145.4900	-0.6	TSQL 110.9	FM (analog)		—	Solon Springs, WI
48.5	N0BZZ	Aurora N0BZZ	147.2400	+0.6	TONE 156.7	FM (analog)		—	Aurora, MN
48.6	NT0B	Gilbert Wtr NT0B	147.1500	+0.6	TONE 151.4	FM (analog) (C4FM,FM,P25)		—	Gilbert, MN
48.6	KB0QYC	Gilbert KB0QYC	443.5000	+5	TONE 141.3	FM (analog)		—	Gilbert, MN
49.0	K5PFF	Gilbert K5PFF	443.5000	+5	TSQL 141.3	FM (analog)		—	Gilbert, MN
49.2	N0LCR	Silver Bay N0LCR	444.6000	+5	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Silver Bay, MN
49.7	W0OJR	Virginia W0OJR	443.7000	+5	TSQL 151.4	FM (analog)		—	Virginia, MN
49.7	KB0CIM Offline	Virgina KB0CIM	145.1900	-0.6	TSQL 127.3	FM (analog)		—	Virgina, MN
49.7	KB0CIM Offline	Virgina KB0CIM	53.1900	-1	TSQL 146.2	FM (analog)		—	Virgina, MN
49.9	N0BZZ Offline	Silver Bay N0BZZ	147.0900	+0.6	TONE 114.8	FM (analog)		—	Silver Bay, MN