N9TPB FCC License Search
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N7QL HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 1996 (30 yrs) N7QL since 2006 · previously W3TKQ, KB3AIS Decatur, IL grid EM59mv 85 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Aug 12, 2026. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Aug 13, 2028.

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

📝 N7QL has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Jul 25, 2006 · what was requested

Currently held by JAMES A LEAR · 2 holders on record

Current holder: JAMES A LEAR

Held N7QL Aug 12, 2006 → present · first licensed Jun 10, 1996 as KB3AIS · 3 licenses · FRN 0003368545

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

Previous holder: Rickey Vehrs

Held N7QL Apr 13, 2001 → Jul 24, 2004 · first licensed Sep 1, 2000 as KD7KHD · 2 licenses · FRN 0003856283

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

Vanity applications filed by N7QL

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 Jul 25, 2006
Granted Jun 8, 2016
0002692847
 W3TKQ · JAMES A LEAR · Amateur Extra
Attn: James A. Lear · P.O. Box 542, Coulee City, WA 99115
47.6741, -119.3777 (ZIP center) · Grid DN07hq · CQ 3 · ITU 6 · map ↗
1.N7QL ✓ granted
 Granted
got N7QL
Filed Sep 14, 1999
Award date was Oct 2, 1999
0000024583
 KB3AIS · JAMES A LEAR · Amateur Extra
Attn: James A. Lear · 300 KATHMERE RD, HAVERTOWN, PA 19083
39.9772, -75.3119 (ZIP center) · Grid FM29ix · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W3TKQ available
 Granted

Others requesting N7QL

23 applications listed N7QL as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #N7QLResult
Jul 26, 2006 Aug 13, 2006 NN7B · PAUL W CAVNAR · COLD SPRINGS, NV 2Not granted They got K7IN (choice 1)
Jul 25, 2006 Aug 12, 2006 W3TKQ · JAMES A LEAR · Coulee City, WA 1Granted Granted this call
May 15, 2006 Jun 2, 2006 KE6KSK · William J Pattullo · Healdsburg, CA 9Dismissed Application dismissed
May 11, 2006 May 29, 2006 N9HN · THOMAS M Overman · Corvallis, OR 6Not granted They got W7UC (choice 1)
Jul 19, 2005 Aug 6, 2005 K1JDC · John D Craycraft · Woodinville, WA 15Not granted They got WQ7E (choice 8)
Mar 22, 2005 Apr 9, 2005 AC7OZ · Walter G Duschek · Escondido, CA 9Not granted They got WD2Y (choice 4)
Apr 18, 2001 May 6, 2001 KD7BMB · Joann D Frazer · Montesano, WA 4Not granted They got N7ZK (choice 2)
Apr 9, 2001 Apr 27, 2001 KD5YW · DAVID N ELLIS · QUEEN CREEK, AZ 22Not granted They got K7RM (choice 2)
Mar 29, 2001 Apr 16, 2001 KD7LYX · David A Bressler · Indianola, WA 13Not granted They got N7ZU (choice 1)
Mar 26, 2001 Apr 13, 2001 KD7KHD · Rickey Vehrs · Bremerton, WA 1Granted Granted this call
Mar 26, 2001 Apr 13, 2001 KD5JQZ · James M Chay · KENT, WA 5Not granted They got N7QO (choice 1)
Jan 29, 2001 Feb 16, 2001 KD7KUQ · Eugene L Newcomer · Snohomish, WA 9Not granted They got K7ONQ (choice 1)
Jan 17, 2001 Feb 4, 2001 KD7AUC · DONALD R MONTGOMERY · ASHLAND, OR 7Not granted They got WB7Q (choice 1)
Nov 28, 2000 Dec 16, 2000 K7JAB · JEFFERY A BATTIN · DUVALL, WA 4Not granted They got KO7P (choice 1)
Nov 8, 2000 Nov 26, 2000 KC5AC · FRED S JONES · SUN CITY WEST, AZ 17Not granted They got N7QV (choice 1)
Oct 30, 2000 Nov 17, 2000 KA6BFO · FERDINAND H LAUN · MEDFORD, OR 20Not granted They got WK7Z (choice 2)
Oct 10, 2000 Oct 28, 2000 KA6BFO · FERDINAND H LAUN · MEDFORD, OR 23Dismissed Application dismissed
Sep 25, 2000 Oct 13, 2000 KK6GR · WILLIAM M VERSTELLE JR · YUBA CITY, CA 15Not granted They got N7OQ (choice 1)
Sep 25, 2000 Oct 13, 2000 AC7JG · Terry B Stones · Smithfield, UT 4Not granted They got AC7TS (choice 2)
Sep 8, 2000 Sep 26, 2000 AC7HM · Jack B Mayson Jr · Portland, OR 12Dismissed Application dismissed
Aug 18, 2000 Sep 5, 2000 WB3ANC · JAMES E PRATT JR · Everett, WA 3Not granted They got K7QI (choice 1)
Jun 13, 2000 Jul 1, 2000 AC7DS · LYLE E SIBBALD · LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ 10Not granted They got K7YQ (choice 2)
Jan 5, 2000 Jan 23, 2000 KK7QB · PAMELA L OLSEN · Mountain Home, ID 5Not granted They got NO7L (choice 1)

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for N7QL in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of N7QL beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 miles

85 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
36.1 WI9K Springfield
WI9K
 146.6850 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 18 check-ins · 12 stations Springfield, IL
36.1 WI9K Springfield
WI9K
 443.3750 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 18 check-ins · 12 stations Springfield, IL
36.1 WI9K offline Springfield
WI9K
 147.3750 +0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 18 check-ins · 12 stations Springfield, IL
39.9 K9CU Champaign WLRW
K9CU IRLP
 146.7600 -0.6 TSQL 162.2 FM (analog) EchoLink 8231 IRLP 8231 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 13 check-ins · 13 stations Champaign, IL
39.9 K9CU Champaign
K9CU
 444.1000 +5 TSQL 162.2 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 13 check-ins · 13 stations Champaign, IL
2.3 WA9RSK Decatur Bearsdal
WA9RSK
 442.2500 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Decatur, IL
2.3 WA9RSK
Listed as WA9RSK - DECATUR
 Decatur
WA9RSK BM
 443.2500 +5 CC5 DMR BrandMeister 314470 — Decatur, IL
2.5 N9RBQ Decatur
N9RBQ BM
 444.8000 +5 CC5 DMR BrandMeister 314313 — Decatur, IL
2.5 KC9YFX Decatur
KC9YFX
 442.6438 +5 none D-STAR — Decatur, IL
2.6 K9HGX Decatur Citizen'
K9HGX EchoLink
 146.7300 -0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 151741 — Decatur, IL
2.7 K9HGX Decatur
K9HGX
 29.6200 -0.1 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Decatur, IL
2.7 K9HGX Decatur
K9HGX
 53.2300 in 51.5300 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Decatur, IL
2.7 WA9RSK Decatur
WA9RSK
 147.1050 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Decatur, IL
2.7 WA9RSK Decatur Bearsdal
WA9RSK
 442.6438 +5 none D-STAR — Decatur, IL
2.7 N9RBQ Decatur
N9RBQ
 444.1750 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Decatur, IL
2.7 KC9YFX offline Decatur
KC9YFX
 147.2400 +0.6 none D-STAR — Decatur, IL
4.8 K9HGX Decatur
K9HGX
 443.8000 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Decatur, IL
18.1 WX9USA Clinton
WX9USA BM
 439.0000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 319902001 — Clinton, IL
18.7 KC9WMV Mt pulaski 1800t
KC9WMV AllStar
 442.8000 +5 TSQL 203.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM,P25) EchoLink 332252 IRLP 32252 AllStar 45334 — Mt pulaski, IL
18.7 WX9USA Clinton L0C4
WX9USA BM
 439.2750 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 319902002 — Clinton, L0C4, IL
18.9 N9NWI Mount Pulaski
N9NWI
 145.3900 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Mount Pulaski, IL
18.9 KD9LSD Lincoln
KD9LSD EchoLink
 145.3900 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 500354 — Lincoln, IL
18.9 KD9LSD Mt Pulaski
KD9LSD
 443.8250 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Mt. Pulaski, IL
18.9 KD9LSD Mt Pulaski
KD9LSD
 223.9000 +0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Mt. Pulaski, IL
18.9 N9NWI Mount Pulaski
N9NWI BM
 443.8250 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 311784 — Mount Pulaski, IL
19.0 N9NWI Mount Pulaski
N9NWI
 223.9000 -1.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Mount Pulaski, IL
19.1 KA9KEI Clinton
KA9KEI
 442.3750 +5 TSQL 91.5 FM (analog) — Clinton, IL
19.5 W9IPA Monticello
W9IPA
 442.8500 +5 TSQL 162.2 FM (analog) — Monticello, IL
21.2 KR9X Lovington Grain
KR9X
 223.8600 -1.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Lovington, IL
21.2 W9NW Lovington Grain
W9NW IRLP
 444.2750 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) EchoLink 108442 IRLP 8442 — Lovington, IL
21.4 K9IYP Bement
K9IYP
 443.5750 +5 TSQL 85.4 FM (analog) — Bement, IL
23.5 KB9ZAM Monticello Eleva
KB9ZAM
 442.7250 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Monticello, IL
27.5 W9BIL Cadwell
W9BIL
 145.1950 -0.6 none D-STAR — Cadwell, IL
27.5 W9BIL Cadwell
W9BIL
 440.6438 +5 none D-STAR — Cadwell, IL
28.0 KC9WMV Lincoln
KC9WMV
 145.4100 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Lincoln, IL
28.0 K9ZM Lincoln
K9ZM
 147.3450 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Lincoln, IL
28.2 N9OGL Taylorville
N9OGL BM
 146.8350 -0.6 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312428 — Taylorville, IL
28.5 N9HW offline Taylorville
N9HW
 442.0500 +5 TSQL 79.7 FM (analog) — Taylorville, IL
29.0 KA9DAL Lincoln
KA9DAL BM
 439.0000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3211719 — Lincoln, IL
30.1 KD9FGO offline Heyworth
KD9FGO
 442.8250 +5 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Heyworth, IL
30.2 KD9AKF Heyworth
KD9AKF BM
 444.8750 +5 CC12 DMR BrandMeister 311750 — Heyworth, IL
30.7 WB9QPM Towerhill Willia
WB9QPM
 147.3900 +0.6 TSQL 203.5 FM (analog) (FM,P25) — Towerhill, IL
30.9 KC9PXI Tuscola
KC9PXI BM
 146.9550 -0.6 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315050 — Tuscola, IL
33.2 K9CZ Springfield
K9CZ
 444.3250 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Springfield, IL
34.3 KB9TZQ Pana
KB9TZQ WIRES-X
 145.1500 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 11565 — Pana, IL
34.3 KB9TZQ Pana
KB9TZQ BM
 444.7250 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,FM) BrandMeister 311774 — Pana, IL
35.0 KC9PXI Tuscola
KC9PXI EchoLink
 444.4500 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 401786 — Tuscola, IL
36.1 WX9DX offline Springfield
WX9DX BM
 444.5000 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 312696 — Springfield, IL
36.1 KD9KOO Springfield
KD9KOO BM
 441.5000 +5 CC5 DMR BrandMeister 312198 BrandMeister 314185 — Springfield, IL
36.1 KD9KOO Springfield
KD9KOO
 441.5750 +5 CC? DMR — Springfield, IL
36.1 W9DUA Springfield
W9DUA
 443.7812 +5 none D-STAR — Springfield, IL
36.2 KD9KOO Springfield
KD9KOO BM
 444.4000 +5 CC5 DMR BrandMeister 312198 — Springfield, IL
36.2 KC9MHG Springfield
KC9MHG BM
 441.5000 +5 CC2 DMR BrandMeister 313858 — Springfield, IL
36.6 W9DUA
Listed as W9DUA DMR
 Springfield
W9DUA BM
 443.7063 +5 CC5 DMR BrandMeister 311770 — Springfield, IL
36.6 W9DUA Springfield
W9DUA
 443.0000 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Springfield, IL
36.6 W9RX Springfield
W9RX
 444.4000 +5 none FM (analog) — Springfield, IL
37.7 WA9WOB Arcola
WA9WOB
 444.3750 +5 TSQL 192.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Arcola, IL
37.9 N9RYR Pawnee
N9RYR
 146.8050 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Pawnee, IL
37.9 N9RYR Pawnee
N9RYR
 442.6000 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Pawnee, IL
39.4 WS9V Athens
WS9V
 147.0450 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Athens, IL
39.5 N9BXI Bloomington
N9BXI
 147.0150 +0.6 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Bloomington, IL
39.7 N9AVG Champaign
N9AVG IRLP
 446.7750 simplex TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) IRLP 4499 — Champaign, IL
39.8 WB9UUS
Listed as WB9UUS/R
 Normal
WB9UUS AllStar
 147.0150 +0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar 27026 — Normal, IL
39.8 K9DKQ Springfield
K9DKQ BM
 442.0000 +5 CC5 DMR BrandMeister 320131301 — Springfield, IL
39.8 KD9KOO offline Springfield
KD9KOO BM
 443.6000 +5 CC5 DMR BrandMeister 313377 — Springfield, IL
39.8 W9YR Champaign
W9YR
 443.4812 +5 none D-STAR — Champaign, IL
40.3 W9IPA Urbana
W9IPA BM
 443.7688 +5 none FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 313392 — Urbana, IL
40.8 KG9FI Morrisonville
KG9FI
 444.0750 +5 Fusion (C4FM) — Morrisonville, IL
40.8 W9AML Bloomington
W9AML
 146.6400 -0.6 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Bloomington, IL
41.3 WX9WX Bloomington
WX9WX BM
 444.2375 +5 CC12 DMR BrandMeister 311772 — Bloomington, IL
41.5 W9AML
Listed as W9AML/R
 Bloomington
W9AML AllStar
 146.9400 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar 27412 — Bloomington, IL
41.6 W9MBD Mattoon
W9MBD BM
 444.9750 +5 CC4 DMR BrandMeister 314688 — Mattoon, IL
41.6 K9MBS offline Bloomington BMI
K9MBS
 145.3500 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Bloomington, IL
41.6 K9MBS offline Bloomington BMI
K9MBS
 224.4600 -1.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Bloomington, IL
41.7 W9BIL Mattoon
W9BIL IRLP
 146.6550 -0.6 TSQL 162.2 FM (analog) (FM,DV,C4FM) EchoLink 744697 IRLP 44697 — Mattoon, IL
41.8 WD9HRU Bloomington
WD9HRU
 146.7900 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Bloomington, IL
41.9 KF9NB Mattoon
KF9NB
 145.3300 -0.6 TONE 186.2 FM (analog) — Mattoon, IL
41.9 W9MBD Mattoon
W9MBD
 444.9250 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Mattoon, IL
41.9 KA9LRZ Mattoon
KA9LRZ
 146.6250 -0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Mattoon, IL
42.4 W9AML Bloomington
W9AML
 444.9500 +5 TSQL 97.4 FM (analog) — Bloomington, IL
42.6 W9MBD Mattoon
W9MBD
 146.6550 -0.6 none D-STAR — Mattoon, IL
42.8 W9YH Champaign
W9YH
 444.5250 +5 TSQL 162.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Champaign, IL
43.5 KD9FDD Urbana
KD9FDD
 147.0600 +0.6 TSQL 162.2 FM (analog) — Urbana, IL
43.6 WB9UUS Normal
WB9UUS AllStar
 442.7000 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 27468 EchoLink 552822 IRLP 27468 AllStar 27028 AllStar 27383 — Normal, IL
49.6 KE9IK Chillicothe
KE9IK BM
 439.0000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3205062 — Chillicothe, IL