N9TPB FCC License Search
🕒 FCC license data updated yesterday 8:30 am CDT (FCC files through Oct 1, 2026) · next update today 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

N7ALB HAM 📻 GMRS

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Also a GMRS licensee
WPUA279
Active until Jan 23, 2032 · same FCC Registration Number (FRN) · GMRS covers the licensee's immediate family
General class licensed since 1998 (28 yrs) N7ALB since 2025 · previously N7FCS, N6DOJ, N6UXX Bigfork, MT grid DN37bu GMRS WPUA279 30 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Apr 18, 2035. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Apr 19, 2037.

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

📝 N7ALB has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Mar 31, 2025 · what was requested

Currently held by ALLEN BENITEZ · 2 holders on record

Current holder: ALLEN BENITEZ

Held N7ALB Apr 18, 2025 → present · first licensed Dec 31, 1998 as N6UXX · 4 licenses · FRN 0001876630

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

Previous holder: CHARLES W MEISSNER JR

Held N7ALB Sep 19, 2008 → Dec 18, 2018 · first licensed Sep 19, 2008 as N7ALB · 1 license · FRN 0018129262

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

Vanity applications filed by N7ALB

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 Mar 31, 2025
Granted Apr 18, 2025
0011505423
 N7FCS · ALLEN BENITEZ · General
PO Box 202 · Bigfork, MT 59911
47.8643, -113.8846 (ZIP center) · Grid DN37bu · CQ 4 · ITU 6 · map ↗
1.N7ALB ✓ granted
 Granted
got N7ALB
Filed Aug 3, 2023
Granted Aug 22, 2023
0010642526
 N6DOJ · ALLEN BENITEZ · General
PO Box 202 · Bigfork, MT 59911
47.8643, -113.8846 (ZIP center) · Grid DN37bu · CQ 4 · ITU 6 · map ↗
1.N7FCS ✓ granted
 Granted
got N7FCS
Filed Apr 17, 2000
Granted Sep 11, 2020
0000109332
 N6UXX · ALLEN BENITEZ · Technician Plus
PO Box 6313 · FOLSOM, CA 95630
38.6628, -121.1401 (ZIP center) · Grid CM98kp · CQ 3 · ITU 6 · map ↗
1.N6DOJ ✓ granted
2.K6SAC held
 Granted
got N6DOJ

Others requesting N7ALB

4 applications listed N7ALB as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
Mar 31, 2025 Apr 18, 2025 N7FCS · ALLEN BENITEZ · Bigfork, MT 1Granted
Mar 17, 2025 Apr 4, 2025 KK7YQR · David L Craig · Albany, OR 14Granted
Jun 14, 2024 Jul 2, 2024 KK7PCC · Zachary A Painter · Wellsville, UT 5Granted
Jun 21, 2022 Jul 9, 2022 KJ7UFN · ALAN L BUTTARS · HUNTSVILLE, UT 2Granted

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for N7ALB in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of N7ALB beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

📻 GMRS repeaters within 50 miles

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

MilesChannelOutputTone inOwnerLocationAccessStatus
30RP22462.725100.0 WRED350 Kalispell, MT · Lone Pine OpenOn the air

Repeaters within 50 miles

30 repeaters within 50 miles of this ZIP code, 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 · 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
16.3 NW7RG Bigfork
NW7RG AllStar
 146.7400 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 27779 — Bigfork, MT
16.4 KK7BYQ Bigfork Harbor
KK7BYQ
 446.8750 -5 none D-STAR — Bigfork, MT
16.8 NE7AL Bigfork
NE7AL AllStar
 444.9250 +5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar 28677 IRLP 7362 — Bigfork, MT
17.1 KE7MT Bigfork
KE7MT BM
 441.8500 +5 CC7 DMR BrandMeister 312980 — Bigfork, MT
17.1 NE7AL Bigfork
NE7AL BM
 442.6250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313297 — Bigfork, MT
19.4 W7UFX Bigfork
W7UFX AllStar
 433.2500 simplex TONE 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar 55956 — Bigfork, MT
21.1 NE7AL Bigfork
NE7AL AllStar
 444.3250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312695 BrandMeister 313019 AllStar 28678 — Bigfork, MT
21.1 NE7AL Bigfork
NE7AL BM
 444.1500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313019 BrandMeister 311991 — Bigfork, MT
21.6 N7LT Somers
N7LT IRLP
 446.8000 simplex TONE 100.0 FM (analog) IRLP 3692 — Somers, MT
24.4 N7LT Lakeside Blackta
N7LT
 444.9000 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Lakeside, MT
24.4 N7LT Lakeside Blackta
N7LT
 147.2200 +0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Lakeside, MT
24.7 W7ZKA Lakeside Blackta
W7ZKA
 146.8600 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Lakeside, MT
30.9 W1KGK Hot Springs Oliv
W1KGK
 147.1200 +0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Hot Springs, MT
31.0 AA7FR Kalispell
AA7FR IRLP
 432.4300 simplex TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) IRLP 7551 — Kalispell, MT
32.0 K7LYY Kalispell Buffal
K7LYY BM
 146.7600 -0.6 DCS 152 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 313195 — Kalispell, MT
32.0 K7LYY Kalispell Buffal
K7LYY IRLP
 446.4000 simplex TONE 100.0 FM (analog) IRLP 7430 — Kalispell, MT
35.4 KD0CST Kalispell
KD0CST IRLP
 146.4000 simplex TONE 118.8 FM (analog) IRLP 7884 IRLP 3005 — Kalispell, MT
38.8 KD7YAC Saint Ignatius
KD7YAC
 145.4300 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Saint Ignatius, MT
40.1 WA7VNP Whitefish Sandy
WA7VNP
 443.7750 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Whitefish, MT
41.3 W7YP Colu Teakettle M
W7YP
 145.2500 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Columbia Falls, MT
41.3 W7YP Colu W Entrance
W7YP EchoLink
 447.5000 -5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) EchoLink 990395 BrandMeister 312489 — Columbia Falls, MT
42.8 K7KTR Dixon
K7KTR
 444.5500 +5 none FM (analog) — Dixon, MT
43.1 WA7VNP Whitefish
WA7VNP
 444.8750 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Whitefish, MT
43.1 WA7VNP Whitefish
WA7VNP
 444.9750 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Whitefish, MT
43.1 K7TDV Whitefish
K7TDV BM
 439.5600 in 433.5600 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3174660 — Whitefish, MT
48.2 W1KGK Plains
W1KGK BM
 428.0000 in 426.0000 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313002960 — Plains, MT
49.2 KO8N Whitefish Big
KO8N
 145.2700 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Whitefish, MT
24.4 K7LYY offline Kalispell Blackt
K7LYY
 147.1800 +0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Kalispell, MT
30.9 W1KGK offline Plains
W1KGK
 449.0000 +5 CC? DMR — Plains, MT
36.6 K6KUS offline Columbia Falls
K6KUS IRLP
 146.9000 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) IRLP 3982 — Columbia Falls, MT