N9TPB FCC License Search
🕒 FCC license data updated today 7:15 am CDT (FCC files through Oct 4, 2026) · next update today 9:45 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

N8BM HAM 📻 GMRS

📻
Also a GMRS licensee
WSBB582
Active until Feb 28, 2034 · same FCC Registration Number (FRN) · GMRS covers the licensee's immediate family
Amateur Extra class licensed since 2023 (3 yrs) N8BM since 2024 · previously KJ5AIF Mission, TX grid EL06te LoTW user eQSL AG GMRS WSBB582 heard on PSK Reporter by 1249 41 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Oct 4, 2034. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Oct 5, 2036.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Oct 4, 2026 · eQSL AG member · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 N8BM has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Sep 16, 2024 · what was requested

Currently held by Marvin L Wade · 2 holders on record

Current holder: Marvin L Wade

Held N8BM Oct 4, 2024 → present · first licensed Mar 23, 2023 as KJ5AIF · 2 licenses · FRN 0033502576

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

Previous holder: Gerald N Vanaskey

Held N8BM May 6, 2002 → Jul 21, 2022 · first licensed May 6, 2002 as N8BM · 1 license · FRN 0007023658

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

Vanity applications filed by N8BM

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 16, 2024
Granted Oct 4, 2024
0011240861
 KJ5AIF · Marvin L Wade · Amateur Extra
2112 Robin Ln, Mission, TX 78572
26.1907, -98.3718 (street) · Grid EL06te · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.N8BM ✓ granted
2.NM8K held
3.AE2W held
4.AG2D held
5.N7UB held
6.KQ3Y held
7.NR3H held
8.KU1T held
9.NV1T held
10.W0XE held
11.WO9O held
12.NC0I held
13.NQ0H held
14.NQ0F held
15.NV0O held
16.NQ2Z held
17.N7LJ held
18.NQ9D held
19.NJ9G held
20.NQ9Z held
21.NY3S held
22.N6YA held
23.NY6F held
 Granted
got N8BM
Filed Sep 12, 2024
Award date was Sep 30, 2024
0011238439
 KJ5AIF · Marvin L Wade · Amateur Extra
2112 Robin Ln, Mission, TX 78572
26.1907, -98.3718 (street) · Grid EL06te · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.WLM
2.KWM
3.KML
4.NWM
5.NML
6.WML
7.KLM
Dismissed

Others requesting N8BM

10 applications listed N8BM as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
Sep 18, 2024 Oct 6, 2024 AD8NZ · David B Vance II · Belleville, WV 6Granted
Sep 16, 2024 Oct 4, 2024 KJ5AIF · Marvin L Wade · Mission, TX 1Granted
Sep 16, 2024 Oct 4, 2024 KE8WII · Paul A Grubbs · Ann Arbor, MI 3Granted
Sep 10, 2024 Sep 28, 2024 KQ4SKZ · Joshua G Cobb · MILLBROOK, AL 3Granted
Aug 23, 2024 Sep 10, 2024 KZ4KU · Mason Nixon · Huntsville, AL 19Granted
Aug 16, 2024 Sep 3, 2024 KZ4JS · Robert S Wojciechowski · Atlanta, GA 3Granted
Jul 30, 2024 Aug 17, 2024 K5IZV · Brady A Dixon · Cabot, AR 2Granted
Jul 29, 2024 Aug 16, 2024 KM4VKT · JAMES W SPITZER · ELGIN, SC 9Granted
Feb 26, 2019 Mar 16, 2019 KE8JDU · William E Melke · Dayton, OH 1Dismissed
Jan 21, 2005 Feb 8, 2005 W8BTM · Brian T McGraw · Cincinnati, OH 6Granted

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

📤 Heard by others PSK Reporter

Heard by 1249 stations (4524 reports) · last 1 hr ago · FT8 · grid EL06te
40m · 220m · 124915m · 1
Farthest: F61695, 10,748 miles on 20m FT8 (-16 dB)
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📥 Hearing others PSK Reporter

Heard 296 stations (454 reports) · last 1 hr ago · FT8 · grid EL06te
20m · 296
Farthest: VK6KC, 10,343 miles on 20m FT8 (-1 dB)
PSK Reporter map →

Repeaters within 50 miles

41 repeaters within 50 miles of this address, 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 · 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
3.0 K5HYT MISSION
K5HYT TEXAS
 444.9500 +5 CC1 DMR TEXAS — MISSION, TX
3.4 W5MGH Mission
W5MGH AllStar
 146.6600 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) AllStar 656960 — Mission, TX
3.4 N5YWH Mission
N5YWH
 444.9500 +5 CC1 DMR — Mission, TX
8.8 N5SIM McAllen
N5SIM
 145.2300 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — McAllen, TX
8.8 ND5N McAllen
ND5N
 147.6000 -0.6 none D-STAR — McAllen, TX
8.9 XE2MEM Reynosa
XE2MEM AllStar
 444.8500 +5 TONE 67.0 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) AllStar 642912 — Reynosa, Tamaulipas
9.3 KC5MOL McAllen RGR Hosp
KC5MOL BM
 443.8250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315812 — McAllen, TX
10.0 XE2YME McAllen RGV
XE2YME AllStar
 146.1500 +0.6 CC0 DMR AllStar 642910 EchoLink 298150 — McAllen, TX
10.7 no call listed Reynosa
AllStar
 146.1500 +0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) AllStar 642910 EchoLink 454598 WIRES-X 11620 — Reynosa, Tamaulipas
11.7 N5SIM Pharr
N5SIM AllStar
 927.0125 -25 TSQL 225.7 FM (analog) AllStar 49574 — Pharr, TX
13.2 XE2YME Reynosa tamaulip
XE2YME AllStar
 146.1000 +0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar 642910 — Reynosa tamaulipas, TX
14.0 W2RVG San juan texas 7
W2RVG AllStar
 146.9400 -0.6 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) AllStar 66007 — San juan texas 78589, TX
14.3 KJ5CTF San Juan
KJ5CTF AllStar
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) AllStar 66861 — San Juan, TX
15.0 W5RGV Edinburg
W5RGV
 146.7600 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Edinburg, TX
19.9 KC5YFP Donna
KC5YFP
 146.7400 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Donna, TX
23.7 KC5WBG Weslaco
KC5WBG
 444.2000 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Weslaco, TX
33.3 W5RGV Santa Maria
W5RGV AllStar
 444.2750 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) AllStar 566060 — Santa Maria, TX
34.0 KC6CNN La Feria
KC6CNN
 444.5500 +5 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — La Feria, TX
34.2 KC5HWB No Limits
KC5HWB
 439.0000 simplex CC? DMR — No Limits, TX
34.5 K5RAV La Feria
K5RAV BM
 443.8000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313055 — La Feria, TX
35.0 W5RGV La Feria
W5RGV IRLP
 146.7000 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 490806 IRLP 8262 — La Feria, TX
35.0 KC5HWB Bluetown
KC5HWB CBridge-2
 443.8875 +5 CC9 DMR CBridge-2.0 — Bluetown, TX
37.9 KD4FJ Harlingen
KD4FJ BM
 443.8750 +5 CC1 DMR (C4FM,DMR) BrandMeister 312373 — Harlingen, TX
41.6 W5RGV Raymondville
W5RGV
 146.9000 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Raymondville, TX
41.6 W5RGV Raymondville
W5RGV
 444.9000 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Raymondville, TX
41.8 N5JLR Harlingen
N5JLR BM
 442.4750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314472 — Harlingen, TX
41.8 N5SLI Harlingen
N5SLI BM
 443.8750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314860 — Harlingen, TX
41.8 WD5ADC Harlingen
WD5ADC WIRES-X
 444.5500 +5 DG-ID 21 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 58594 — Harlingen, TX
41.9 W5RGV Harlingen
W5RGV
 146.8000 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Harlingen, TX
41.9 ND5N Harlingen
ND5N
 146.9600 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Harlingen, TX
41.9 W5RGV Harlingen
W5RGV
 147.1000 +0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Harlingen, TX
41.9 W5RGV Harlingen
W5RGV
 147.1400 +0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Harlingen, TX
41.9 W5STX Harlingen
W5STX IRLP
 147.2000 +0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 490806 IRLP 8262 — Harlingen, TX
41.9 K5RAV Harlingen
K5RAV
 444.5000 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Harlingen, TX
42.1 KC5MOL Harlingen
KC5MOL BM
 443.3750 +5 CC1 DMR (C4FM,DMR) BrandMeister 311965 — Harlingen, TX
42.3 AK5Z Harlingen
AK5Z IRLP
 443.6000 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) IRLP 3600 — Harlingen, TX
43.8 WY0F Harlingen
WY0F WIRES-X
 443.9500 +5 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 11889 — Harlingen, TX
45.3 AE5JO San Benito
AE5JO BM
 442.1750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315805 — San Benito, TX
46.8 KJ5CKM San Benito
KJ5CKM BM
 442.5750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311362601 — San Benito, TX
11.2 N5SIM offline Pharr
N5SIM AllStar
 440.6000 +5 TSQL 82.5 FM (analog) IRLP 3657 AllStar 65251 — Pharr, TX
43.4 W5STX offline Harlingen
W5STX IRLP
 146.7000 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) IRLP 8262 — Harlingen, TX