N9TPB FCC License Search
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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 · old CB calls like KHC1939 or 18Q3518 (1962–63 CB call books) · (205) 546-1767 (1990s CB directory phones)

N8PEN HAM

General class licensed since 2019 (7 yrs) N8PEN since 2019 · previously KE8LJP Lanse, MI Grid EN56ts 25 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Mar 9, 2029. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Mar 10, 2031.

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

📝 N8PEN has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Feb 19, 2019 · what was requested

Currently held by Hunter J Penokie · 2 holders on record

Current holder: Hunter J Penokie

Held N8PEN Mar 9, 2019 → present · first licensed Feb 13, 2019 as KE8LJP · 2 licenses · FRN 0028159408

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

Previous holder: SCOTT A CLARK

Held N8PEN Jul 2, 1991 → Jul 2, 2001 · first licensed Jul 2, 1991 as N8PEN · 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 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.
N8PEN 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.

Vanity Applications Filed by N8PEN

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 Feb 19, 2019
Granted Mar 9, 2019
0008530584
 KE8LJP · Hunter J Penokie · General
16320 Indian Cemetery Rd, Lanse, MI 49946
46.7793, -88.4106 (street) · Grid EN56ts · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.N8PEN ✓ Granted
 Granted
got N8PEN

Others Requesting N8PEN

2 applications listed N8PEN as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #N8PENResult
Feb 19, 2019 Mar 9, 2019 KE8LJP · Hunter J Penokie · Lanse, MI 1Granted Granted this call
Feb 16, 2016 Mar 5, 2016 KE8BRT · Nicholas R Ustick · Loveland, OH 4Not granted They got N8QQQ (choice 1)

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for N8PEN in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of N8PEN beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

25 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
7.2 N8ZED Baraga
N8ZED
 147.3450 +0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Baraga, MI
9.4 KE8CPN L'Anse
KE8CPN
 147.3750 +0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — L'Anse, MI
21.2 W8CDZ Donken
W8CDZ
 146.6700 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Donken, MI
24.1 N8WAV Houghton
N8WAV BM
 446.5500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312475 — Houghton, MI
24.1 W8YY Houghton
W8YY BM
 446.5500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312476 — Houghton, MI
24.1 N8WAV Houghton
N8WAV JSwift
 147.1200 +0.6 CC1 DMR JSwift — Houghton, MI
24.1 N8WAV Houghton
N8WAV MARC
 435.0000 +5 CC1 DMR DMR-MARC — Houghton, MI
24.2 W8YY Houghton Wadswor
W8YY HARC
 444.5000 +5 CC1 DMR HARC BrandMeister 314070 — Houghton, MI
24.2 W8YY Houghton Michiga
W8YY
 146.6000 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Houghton, MI
24.4 W8UXG Winona
W8UXG
 146.7300 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Winona, MI
24.6 W3TLP Houghton College
W3TLP
 447.1200 simplex TSQL 67.0 FM (analog) — Houghton, MI
24.8 N8WAV Houghton
N8WAV
 147.3900 +0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Houghton, MI
30.3 W8CDZ Calumet
W8CDZ EchoLink
 146.8800 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 283375 — Calumet, MI
33.0 NZ8U Republic
NZ8U
 147.0900 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Republic, MI
39.6 K8LOD Republic
K8LOD AllStar
 146.8200 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 48579 EchoLink 420942 — Republic, MI
40.2 K8LOD Ishpeming Cliffs
K8LOD
 146.9100 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Ishpeming, MI
42.4 W8YY Phoenix CA Force
W8YY HARC
 444.7500 +5 CC1 DMR HARC — Phoenix, MI
42.5 W8FWG Calumet Mt
W8FWG EchoLink
 147.3150 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 405654 — Calumet, MI
42.6 K8LOD Marquette
K8LOD AllStar
 147.2700 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 48579 EchoLink 420942 IRLP 8461 — Marquette, MI
42.6 K8LOD Marquette
K8LOD AllStar
 443.4500 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 48579 EchoLink 420942 — Marquette, MI
43.5 KK5PD Offline Marquette
KK5PD BM
 439.5125 in 435.5125 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313467 — Marquette, MI
44.8 KB0P Marquette
KB0P AllStar
 442.2000 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 311795 AllStar 48579 — Marquette, MI
47.1 N8LVQ Cryst Courthouse
N8LVQ WIRES-X
 145.2300 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 90654 — Crystal Falls, MI
47.8 KD9LUJ Crystal Falls
KD9LUJ BM
 434.3500 +5 CC9 DMR BrandMeister 310386 — Crystal Falls, MI
48.7 W8YNY Gaastra
W8YNY AllStar
 145.1700 -0.6 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 55384 AllStar 640991 — Gaastra, MI