N9TPB FCC License Search
🕒 FCC license data updated today 7:15 am CDT (FCC files through Oct 6, 2026) · next update today 9:45 am CDT
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N1AB HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 2000 (26 yrs) first licensed 1994 N1AB since 2026 · previously NA4EX, AI4GW, KQ4UC, KB1GZ Point Harbor, NC grid FM26cd LoTW user eQSL AG 44 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Sep 22, 2036. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Sep 23, 2038.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Nov 25, 2023 · eQSL AG member · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 N1AB has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Sep 4, 2026 · what was requested

Currently held by FRANKLIN J BAKIS · 1 holder on record

Current holder: FRANKLIN J BAKIS

Held N1AB Sep 22, 2026 → present · first licensed Jan 18, 1994 as N1AB · 7 licenses · FRN 0008903072

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

Vanity applications filed by N1AB

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 Sep 4, 2026
Granted Jan 18, 1994
0012175199
 NA4EX · FRANKLIN J BAKIS · Amateur Extra
PO Box 291 · Point Harbor, NC 27964
36.1271, -75.8043 (ZIP center) · Grid FM26cd · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.N4FQ held by Robert M Owens until Sep 26, 2036
2.AL4Q available
3.W1MR held by Christopher M Merchant until Jun 24, 2021
4.N2OS held by JOHN J STEELE until Mar 5, 2024
5.N1AB ✓ granted
6.AL2O available
7.N9OBX available
8.N6OBX available
 Granted
got N1AB
Filed Aug 17, 2026
Award date was Sep 4, 2026
0012154212
 NA4EX · FRANKLIN J BAKIS · Amateur Extra
Attn: FRANKLIN J BAKIS · PO Box 291 · Point Harbor, NC 27964
36.1271, -75.8043 (ZIP center) · Grid FM26cd · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.AL4O available
2.AL4T available
3.K0VP held by Howard P Resz until Aug 25, 2036
4.AL0B available
 Dismissed
Filed Feb 1, 2013
Award date was Feb 19, 2013
0005630363
 AI4GW · FRANKLIN J BAKIS · Amateur Extra
300 HOVIS ROAD, STANLEY, NC 28164
35.3894, -81.0371 (ZIP center) · Grid EM95lj · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.AH4A never issued
2.WL4W never issued
3.WL4A never issued
4.WL4Z never issued
5.KH4A never issued
 Dismissed

Others requesting N1AB

10 applications listed N1AB as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #N1ABResult
Sep 4, 2026 Sep 22, 2026 KD1AB · YO-YOON CHO · Suffolk, VA 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Sep 4, 2026 Sep 22, 2026 KQ4RLN · Joshua B Cox · Albertville, AL 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Sep 4, 2026 Sep 22, 2026 KR4OTE · Miguel M Marin · Homestead, FL 2Not granted They got AI2H (choice 3)
Sep 4, 2026 Sep 22, 2026 N6OY · Damian Kowalewski · Cambridge, MA 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Sep 4, 2026 Sep 22, 2026 NA4EX · FRANKLIN J BAKIS · Point Harbor, NC 5Granted Granted this call
Jul 28, 2026 Aug 15, 2026 W1FYL · JOSEPH E HOENER · Belchertown, MA 2Dismissed Application dismissed
Feb 17, 2017 Mar 7, 2017 AC1BU · Daniel L Tavares · Brockton, MA 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Aug 16, 2004 Sep 3, 2004 KB1GZ · Stephen G Brody · Orange, CA 1Not granted None of their choices was issued
Aug 2, 2004 Aug 20, 2004 KE5BNL · Marcus O Durham · Tulsa, OK 3Dismissed Application dismissed
Jul 26, 2004 Aug 13, 2004 KB1KHT · Thomas W Beaudet · Exeter, NH 8Not granted They got KG1O (choice 1)

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for N1AB in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of N1AB beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 miles

44 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
49.3 W4CAR Chesapeake Green
W4CAR
 146.8200 -0.6 TSQL 162.2 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) 🗓 5 nets 5 nets · 101 check-ins · 37 stations Chesapeake, VA
49.3 W4CAR Chesapeake Green
W4CAR WIRES-X
 444.0000 +5 TSQL 162.2 FM (analog) (FM,DV) WIRES-X 33605 🗓 5 nets 5 nets · 101 check-ins · 37 stations Chesapeake, VA
1.3 W4PCN Mamie Powells
W4PCN BM
 147.0600 +0.6 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311021 — Mamie, NC
1.3 W4PCN Mamie Powells
W4PCN EchoLink
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) EchoLink 2014 BrandMeister 315024 — Mamie, NC
1.3 W4PCN offline Mamie Powells
W4PCN NC-PRN
 442.8500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311021 NC-PRN — Mamie, NC
5.0 K4OBX Duck
K4OBX NC-PRN
 442.6375 +5 CC1 DMR NC-PRN ECS — Duck, NC
6.8 K3NFY Kitty Hawk
K3NFY BM
 439.0000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3212266 — Kitty Hawk, NC
9.7 W4PCN Kill D Colington
W4PCN EchoLink
 145.1100 -0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 2014 — Kill Devil Hills, NC
16.6 NC4ES Nags Head Outer
NC4ES AllStar
 440.6375 +5 CC1 DMR AllStar 579850 EchoLink 919805 — Nags Head, NC
18.5 K4OBX Manteo SW tank
K4OBX NC-PRN
 444.9875 +5 CC1 DMR NC-PRN — Manteo, NC
24.0 K4OBX Nags Head Bodie
K4OBX EchoLink
 145.2900 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 2014 — Nags Head, NC
24.0 K4OBX Nags Head Bodie
K4OBX AllStar
 444.1250 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 47731 EchoLink 42704 IRLP 4270 — Nags Head, NC
26.1 WA4VTX Eliz Pasquotank
WA4VTX
 444.3000 +5 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Elizabeth City, Pasquotank county, NC
26.2 WA4VTX Elizabeth City
WA4VTX
 146.6550 -0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Elizabeth City, NC
26.8 WA4VTX Elizabeth City
WA4VTX NC-PRN
 440.5625 +5 CC1 DMR NC-PRN — Elizabeth City, NC
26.8 N4ZWQ Elizabeth City
N4ZWQ WIRES-X
 441.8500 +5 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 71735 — Elizabeth City, NC
28.1 KX4NC Columbia
KX4NC PRN
 440.5875 +5 CC1 DMR PRN — Columbia, NC
34.1 NC4ES Columbia WUND
NC4ES AllStar
 440.6875 +5 CC1 DMR AllStar 579850 EchoLink 919805 — Columbia, NC
34.1 K4OBX Columbia WUND
K4OBX EchoLink
 442.7250 +5 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 2014 — Columbia, NC
34.1 KX4NC Columbia WUND
KX4NC
 443.3000 +5 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Columbia, NC
34.4 W4USN Edenton Arrowhea
W4USN AllStar
 224.2600 -1.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar 57129 — Edenton, NC
34.5 W4NV Moyock Currituck
W4NV
 444.6250 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Moyock, Currituck county, NC
35.4 K4APR Chesapeake
K4APR BM
 433.2500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315117602 — Chesapeake, VA
36.1 W4NV Moyock WNOB
W4NV
 443.0250 +5 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Moyock, NC
37.2 KX4NC Hertford
KX4NC
 146.8350 -0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Hertford, NC
38.6 WA4VTX Hertford
WA4VTX
 147.3300 +0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Hertford, NC
38.6 WB4YNF Hertford
WB4YNF PRN
 442.1625 +5 CC1 DMR PRN — Hertford, NC
38.9 WB4YNF Hertford
WB4YNF
 441.8500 +5 Fusion (C4FM) — Hertford, NC
38.9 ND1V South Mills
ND1V BM
 446.5000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3225450 — South Mills, NC
39.3 WB4YNF Hertford
WB4YNF
 146.8350 -0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Hertford, NC
42.8 K4OBX Waves
K4OBX EchoLink
 444.3250 +5 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 2014 — Waves, NC
45.1 W4UUU Edenton/North Ca
W4UUU AllStar
 443.3250 +5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar 56410 — Edenton/North Carolina, NC
45.1 KE4H Edenton/North Ca
KE4H AllStar
 223.5000 simplex TONE 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar 57129 — Edenton/North Carolina, NC
45.7 K4OBX Engelhard
K4OBX
 146.7150 -0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Engelhard, NC
46.0 WB4YNF Middletown
WB4YNF
 224.1000 -1.6 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) — Middletown, NC
46.8 K2PL Virginia Beach
K2PL BM
 146.7750 -0.6 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313125 — Virginia Beach, VA
46.8 W4BBR Virginia Beach
W4BBR
 145.3500 -0.6 none D-STAR — Virginia Beach, VA
46.8 W4BBR Virginia Beach
W4BBR
 441.9000 +5 none D-STAR — Virginia Beach, VA
46.8 W4BBR Virginia Beach
W4BBR
 1284.6000 -12 none D-STAR — Virginia Beach, VA
47.1 WA3QWA Chesapeake
WA3QWA BM
 443.5500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312130 — Chesapeake, VA
47.1 KE4NYV Chesapeake
KE4NYV BM
 444.2750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315112 — Chesapeake, VA
47.8 WB4YNF Engelhard
WB4YNF NC-PRN
 442.4625 +5 CC1 DMR NC-PRN — Engelhard, NC
47.8 WB4YNF Engelhard
WB4YNF
 444.7500 +5 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Engelhard, NC
49.5 K4AMG Chesapeake
K4AMG EchoLink
 145.1500 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) EchoLink 503402 WIRES-X 54066 — Chesapeake, VA