N9TPB FCC License Search
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N6VS HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 2009 (17 yrs) First licensed 1992 Manhattan, MT Grid DN45hu LoTW user 24 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Apr 8, 2029. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Apr 9, 2031.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Jun 12, 2023 · not eQSL AG · QRZ · HamQTH

Currently held by LEON HELMS JR · 1 holder on record

Current holder: LEON HELMS JR

Held N6VS Feb 19, 2009 → present · first licensed Aug 18, 1992 as WA5BNH · 1 license · FRN 0002552297
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1963 as WA5BNH, 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.

Earlier Holders

N6VS 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.
N6VS 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.

Others Requesting N6VS

1 application listed N6VS as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #N6VSResult
Mar 30, 2026 Apr 17, 2026 KC3TWE · Verne Simon · Warminster, PA 1Not granted They got N6VSS (choice 3)

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for N6VS in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of N6VS beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

24 repeaters within 50 miles of this address, 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 · 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
8.2 WD7WDS Montana Mobile
WD7WDS AllStar
 446.4600 simplex TONE 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar 517502 — Montana Mobile, MT
10.4 KC7HCR Offline Three Forks
KC7HCR IRLP
 446.6600 simplex TSQL 67.0 FM (analog) IRLP 7571 — Three Forks, MT
10.6 WD7WDS Three Forks Saca
WD7WDS AllStar
 434.4000 simplex TONE 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar 517502 EchoLink 508693 AllStar 51380 — Three Forks, MT
11.1 W7HWC Belgrade
W7HWC AllStar
 145.3900 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 516451 AllStar 68516 — Belgrade, MT
15.8 KL7JGS
Listed as KL7JGS-11
 Bozeman High
KL7JGS BM
 449.9000 -5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 313011 BrandMeister 312252 — Bozeman, MT
17.6 WR7HLN Toston Lombard
WR7HLN BM
 449.3000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313007 — Toston, MT
18.7 KL7JGS Bozeman
KL7JGS BM
 448.3500 -5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 313013 — Bozeman, MT
19.3 WR7MT Bozeman Quinn
WR7MT
 147.1800 +0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Bozeman, MT
19.4 KI7XF Bozeman MSU
KI7XF
 447.7000 -5 TSQL 77.0 FM (analog) — Bozeman, MT
20.0 KL7JGS Bozeman
KL7JGS BM
 444.1000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313014 — Bozeman, MT
20.0 KL7JGS Bozeman Bridger
KL7JGS BM
 449.5000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313014 — Bozeman, MT
21.6 W7LR Bozeman
W7LR
 146.8800 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Bozeman, MT
22.1 WA7U Bozeman
WA7U BM
 447.9500 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313012 — Bozeman, MT
23.8 WR7MT Three Forks Roun
WR7MT
 147.3800 +0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Three Forks, MT
30.5 W7MRI Townsend
W7MRI
 147.3200 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Townsend, MT
40.0 W7LR Big Sky
W7LR
 146.8200 -0.6 TONE 82.5 FM (analog) — Big Sky, MT
40.2 NY7AR Livingston Meyer
NY7AR
 146.9200 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Livingston, MT
40.8 KL7JGS Offline Big Sky Lone Mtn
KL7JGS BM
 447.0000 -5 TONE 162.2 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 313017 — Big Sky, MT
45.1 KR7SPY Boulder
KR7SPY BM
 439.8000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311541101 — Boulder, MT
45.4 NW7RG BOULDER
NW7RG BM
 443.6250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313015 — BOULDER, MT
46.6 KC7MRQ Boulder Depot Hl
KC7MRQ AllStar
 146.7000 -0.6 TSQL 162.2 FM (analog) AllStar 29115 EchoLink 324692 — Boulder, MT
46.6 NW7RG Boulder Depot Hl
NW7RG WIRES-X
 444.8500 +5 none FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,FM) WIRES-X 11864 BrandMeister 313010 — Boulder, MT
46.9 NW7RG Offline Boulder
NW7RG IRLP
 146.7000 +0.6 TSQL 162.2 FM (analog) IRLP 7068 — Boulder, MT
48.8 WR7HLN Boulder Hl
WR7HLN BM
 449.2000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313005 BrandMeister 313008 — Boulder, MT