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

N8PN HAM 📻 GMRS

📻
Also a GMRS licensee
WPUF453
Active until Feb 22, 2032 · same FCC Registration Number (FRN) · GMRS covers the licensee's immediate family
Amateur Extra class licensed since 1997 (29 yrs) N8PN since 2003 · previously KC8HGC Lewiston, MN grid EN43bx GMRS WPUF453 55 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Jun 10, 2033. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Jun 11, 2035.

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

📝 N8PN has filed vanity applications before — latest filed May 23, 2003 · what was requested

Currently held by Patrick R Ness · 1 holder on record

Current holder: Patrick R Ness

Held N8PN Jun 10, 2003 → present · first licensed May 3, 1997 as KC8HGC · 2 licenses · FRN 0006391791

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

Vanity applications filed by N8PN

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 May 23, 2003
Granted Mar 14, 2023
0001323823
 KC8HGC · Patrick R Ness · Amateur Extra
3723 L 15 Ln, Escanaba, MI 49829
45.7741, -87.1363 (ZIP center) · Grid EN65ks · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.N8PN ✓ granted
2.K8PR held
3.N8IH held
 Granted
got N8PN

Others requesting N8PN

19 applications listed N8PN as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
Feb 11, 2019 Mar 1, 2019 AA8BD · CHARLES E RHOADS · NEWARK, OH 4Dismissed
May 23, 2003 Jun 10, 2003 KC8HGC · Patrick R Ness · Escanaba, MI 1Granted
Apr 18, 2003 May 6, 2003 W8WVX · Roger S Elliott · Martinsburg, WV 4Granted
Mar 21, 2003 Apr 8, 2003 KC8UMA · Romulo P Campos · Wyoming, MI 3Granted
Mar 14, 2003 Apr 1, 2003 KC8VTN · MITCHELL B BURRILL · HARPERS FERRY, WV 2Granted
Nov 7, 2002 Nov 25, 2002 KM4PK · ANTHONY M ELLIOTT · HONOR, MI 3Granted
Sep 17, 2002 Oct 5, 2002 WD8KPX · DAVID A ZIEGLER · COLUMBUS, OH 1Dismissed
Aug 13, 2002 Aug 31, 2002 KC8DLZ · Dana P Buckley · Glouster, OH 2Granted
Jun 25, 2002 Jul 13, 2002 AB8OI · RICK A WEINANDY · ALVADA, OH 9Granted
May 31, 2002 Jun 18, 2002 KC8MWE · Scott T Beatty · Charlevoix, MI 11Granted
Apr 1, 2002 Apr 19, 2002 N8GUV · HARRY K KILPATRICK · DULUTH, GA 6Granted
Dec 4, 2001 Dec 22, 2001 N8BRI · Brian L Paterson · Traverse City, MI 11Granted
Mar 30, 2001 Apr 17, 2001 KA8VOW · ROBIN M ARNOLD · PORT CLINTON, OH 12Granted
Mar 30, 2001 Apr 17, 2001 KC8DKG · Bryan L Bartzi · Akron, OH 4Granted
Jan 5, 2001 Jan 23, 2001 KG8VV · ROBERT O JOHNSON · GAHANNA, OH 24Granted
Sep 5, 2000 Sep 23, 2000 KB4CCE · PETER N CHESEBROUGH · BIG RAPIDS, MI 5Granted
Aug 23, 2000 Sep 10, 2000 WB8TPM · EDWARD E CLARK · EAST JORDAN, MI 4Granted
Jan 7, 2000 Jan 25, 2000 AF4QD · Ovide D La Grange · Whitewright, TX 8Granted
Nov 26, 1999 Dec 14, 1999 KB8N · PAUL R SCHAFFENBERGER · SAN ANTONIO, TX 20Granted

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for N8PN in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of N8PN beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

📻 GMRS repeaters within 50 miles

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

MilesChannelOutputTone inOwnerLocationAccessStatus
19RP17462.600D023 WSAB427 Plainview, MN OpenOn the air
30RP19462.650D754 WRZJ527 Rochester, MN OpenOn the air
32RP16462.575— WRDZ716 Wykoff, MN ClosedOn the air
33RP21462.700CSQ WRDE848 Rochester, MN OpenOn the air
44RP20462.675141.3 WRTM295 Kasson, MN OpenOn the air

Repeaters within 50 miles

55 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
9.1 WA0ELW Winona
WA0ELW
 147.1500 +0.6 131.8 FM (analog) — Winona, MN
10.3 W0NE Winona
W0NE
 146.6400 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Winona, MN
11.2 N0QK Winona
N0QK EchoLink
 147.5550 simplex none FM (analog) EchoLink 230765 WIRES-X 21955 — Winona, MN
11.9 AD0UU Winona Sugarloaf
AD0UU EchoLink
 445.0000 simplex Fusion (C4FM) EchoLink 145829 WIRES-X 21884 — Winona, MN
12.2 W0CHP Winona Minn
W0CHP BM
 433.8175 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 317060302 — Winona, Minn., MN
12.6 N0QZU Winona
N0QZU
 147.2850 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Winona, MN
13.6 W0NE Winona
W0NE BM
 442.1500 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,FM) BrandMeister 313825 — Winona, MN
15.8 W0NE Bluff Siding KHM
W0NE
 146.8350 -0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Bluff Siding, WI
19.0 W1JWC Lanesboro
W1JWC EchoLink
 145.7250 simplex TONE 114.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 546874 — Lanesboro, MA
19.4 W0CHP Winona Minn
W0CHP BM
 444.3875 in 447.3875 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 317060301 — Winona, Minn., MN
26.3 W0VGW Chatfield
W0VGW AllStar
 444.5250 +5 DCS 172 FM (analog) AllStar 67805 — Chatfield, MN
26.5 KD0EBO Rochester
KD0EBO EchoLink
 147.2550 +0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 420993 — Rochester, MN
27.4 W0VGW Wykoff
W0VGW EchoLink
 147.0150 +0.6 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) EchoLink 530933 — Wykoff, MN
27.5 N9TUU Galesville
N9TUU WIN
 442.5000 +5 none D-STAR WIN — Galesville, WI
27.5 N9TUU Galesville WKBT
N9TUU WIN
 147.0000 +0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) WIN — Galesville, WI
27.5 WI9WIN Galesville WKBT
WI9WIN
 442.5000 +5 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Galesville, WI
27.7 KD0YRF Rochester
KD0YRF MNDMR
 443.9750 +5 CC2 DMR MNDMR — Rochester, MN
28.0 W9UP La Crosse WXOW
W9UP WIRES-X
 146.9700 -0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 53956 — La Crosse, WI
29.1 AB0BW Rochester
AB0BW WIRES-X
 444.9500 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 62769 — Rochester, MN
29.2 AB0BW Rochester
AB0BW IRLP
 147.5550 simplex TONE 114.8 FM (analog) IRLP 7162 — Rochester, MN
29.3 KF0SNN Rochester
KF0SNN
 145.1900 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Rochester, MN
29.3 KA0MYG Rochester
KA0MYG
 443.7000 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Rochester, MN
29.7 W0MXW Rochester Mayo
W0MXW WIRES-X
 146.6250 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 58545 — Rochester, MN
29.7 W0MXW Rochester
W0MXW
 443.8500 +5 none D-STAR — Rochester, MN
30.2 KD0TGF Rochester
KD0TGF KD0TGF-Ne
 442.0000 +5 CC2 DMR KD0TGF-Network — Rochester, MN
30.8 WA0UNB Wabasha
WA0UNB
 146.7450 -0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Wabasha, MN
31.9 W0MXW Rochester
W0MXW
 146.8200 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Rochester, MN
32.2 W0VGW Stewartville
W0VGW
 444.2500 +5 none FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Stewartville, MN
32.9 N9ETD La Crosse
N9ETD
 147.0900 +0.6 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) — La Crosse, WI
33.2 N0EXE La Crosse Dtwn
N0EXE
 444.7500 +5 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) — La Crosse, WI
33.7 KD0ORR Racine
KD0ORR EchoLink
 444.2500 +5 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 530933 — Racine, MN
33.8 WE9COM Gilmanton
WE9COM
 145.4300 -0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Gilmanton, WI
34.1 W9MVA La Crosse
W9MVA
 444.6000 +5 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) — La Crosse, WI
34.4 W0WRC Pepin
W0WRC
 145.3500 -0.6 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Pepin, WI
34.4 W9UUM La Crosse
W9UUM FM38
 442.3000 +5 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) AllStar 610590 FM38 🗓 4 nets 4 nets La Crosse, WI
34.6 AB9TS La Crosse Mathy
AB9TS
 444.4750 +5 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — La Crosse, WI
34.6 KD9GVS La Crosse
KD9GVS WIRES-X
 444.4750 +5 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 91814 — La Crosse, WI
36.0 KA9BAB La Crosse Granda
KA9BAB
 444.9150 +5 none D-STAR — La Crosse, WI
37.6 WW9RS Durand
WW9RS
 145.3500 -0.6 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) — Durand, WI
38.0 N9ETD Reno
N9ETD
 444.6000 +5 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Reno, MN
43.4 W0CYY Cresco HT REC
W0CYY
 146.9250 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Cresco, IA
43.8 KE0SKN Kasson
KE0SKN
 442.4000 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) — Kasson, MN
44.4 WW9RS Durand QTH of
WW9RS
 443.4000 +5 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) — Durand, WI
44.4 WB9NTO Town,Durand
WB9NTO BM
 443.4000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315537102 — Town,Durand, WI
46.1 KE0YJJ Roscoe Center
KE0YJJ AllStar
 443.8750 +5 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) AllStar 602870 EchoLink 413705 — Roscoe Center, MN
48.8 K0RTF Decorah
K0RTF
 146.6700 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Decorah, IA
49.0 KB9LUK Bay City
KB9LUK
 145.2100 -0.6 none D-STAR — Bay City, WI
49.8 KB9MOZ Arkansaw
KB9MOZ
 147.2850 +0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Arkansaw, WI
49.9 N0BVE Red Wing
N0BVE BM
 442.4750 +5 CC2 DMR BrandMeister 311097 — Red Wing, MN
49.9 AA0RW Red Wing
AA0RW
 147.3000 +0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Red Wing, MN
49.9 AA0RW Red Wing
AA0RW WIRES-X
 442.2500 +5 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 58370 — Red Wing, MN
12.4 W0NE offline Winona
W0NE
 444.2250 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Winona, MN
26.2 N0EXE offline Galesville
N0EXE IRLP
 446.0250 simplex TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) IRLP 8136 — Galesville, WI
33.2 W9UUM offline La Crosse
W9UUM IRLP
 444.7500 +5 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) IRLP 4994 — La Crosse, WI
46.9 KB0VLR offline Goodhue
KB0VLR
 147.2250 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Goodhue, MN