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)

N8PN HAM 📻 GMRS

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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 56 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

📦 Moved: Escanaba, MI → Lewiston, MN

N8PN Active Amateur Extra · vanity Jun 10, 2003 → expires Jun 10, 2033

Licensee
Patrick R Ness

Address
110 W Main St
Lewiston, MN 55952
43.9846, -91.8717 (street) · Grid EN43bx · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗

FRN
0006391791

Previous call
KC8HGC (Technician)

Last granted
Mar 14, 2023

Effective
Mar 14, 2023

Last action
Mar 14, 2023
FCC actions (4)
- Mar 14, 2023 — License renewed LIREN
- Apr 23, 2013 — License renewed LIREN
- Jun 10, 2003 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- Jun 10, 2003 — License issued LIISS
KC8HGC Canceled Amateur Extra May 3, 1997 → Jun 10, 2003 (canceled)

Licensee
Patrick R Ness

Address
3723 L 15 Ln
Escanaba, MI 49829
45.7741, -87.1363 (ZIP center) · Grid EN65ks · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗

FRN
0006391791

Last granted
May 3, 1997

Effective
May 21, 2003

Last action
Jun 10, 2003
FCC actions (2)
- Jun 10, 2003 — License canceled LICAN
- May 21, 2003 — License modified LIMOD

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.

Seen Mar 9, 1998 → Apr 17, 2003 · 11 discs
KC8HGC · Technician · issued May 3, 1997, expires May 3, 2007
PATRICK R. NESS .
3723 L 15 LN, ESCANABA, MI 49829

Address history

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

Seen Oct 22, 2013 → Oct 11, 2026 · 40 snapshots · as N8PN
Patrick R Ness
110 W Main St, Lewiston, MN 55952
43.9846, -91.8717 (street) · Grid EN43bx · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
Seen Nov 7, 2004 → Oct 11, 2026 · 58 snapshots · as KC8HGC
Patrick R Ness
3723 L 15 Ln, Escanaba, MI 49829
45.7741, -87.1363 (ZIP center) · Grid EN65ks · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗

Earlier Holders

N8PN in the 1993–2003 Callbooks

Seen Oct 27, 1996 · 1 disc
N8PN · Club / other

N8PN 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.

1997 · 1 edition
N8PN · class X
T Stmn C Bonson
Rt I Box 218-B, Ray, OH 45671
1997 p.1769
1993 · 1 edition
N8PN · class T
Jonathan B Franklin
745b Stratford Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63130
1993 p.90

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 · Award	Applicant	Requested (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 by Philip A Ross until Sep 23, 2035 3.N8IH Held by William A Love mr until May 4, 2034 4.K8PRN Never issued	Granted got N8PN

Others Requesting N8PN

19 applications listed N8PN as a choice, newest first.

Filed	Award	Applicant	Choice #	N8PN	Result
Feb 11, 2019	Mar 1, 2019	AA8BD · CHARLES E RHOADS · NEWARK, OH	4	Dismissed	Application dismissed
May 23, 2003	Jun 10, 2003	KC8HGC · Patrick R Ness · Escanaba, MI	1	Granted	Granted this call
Apr 18, 2003	May 6, 2003	W8WVX · Roger S Elliott · Martinsburg, WV	4	Not granted	They got WF8C (choice 1)
Mar 21, 2003	Apr 8, 2003	KC8UMA · Romulo P Campos · Wyoming, MI	3	Not granted	They got N8PV (choice 1)
Mar 14, 2003	Apr 1, 2003	KC8VTN · MITCHELL B BURRILL · HARPERS FERRY, WV	2	Not granted	They got N8UF (choice 1)
Nov 7, 2002	Nov 25, 2002	KM4PK · ANTHONY M ELLIOTT · HONOR, MI	3	Not granted	They got N8VS (choice 1)
Sep 17, 2002	Oct 5, 2002	WD8KPX · DAVID A ZIEGLER · COLUMBUS, OH	1	Dismissed	Application dismissed
Aug 13, 2002	Aug 31, 2002	KC8DLZ · Dana P Buckley · Glouster, OH	2	Not granted	They got N8MN (choice 1)
Jun 25, 2002	Jul 13, 2002	AB8OI · RICK A WEINANDY · ALVADA, OH	9	Not granted	They got N8EY (choice 1)
May 31, 2002	Jun 18, 2002	KC8MWE · Scott T Beatty · Charlevoix, MI	11	Not granted	They got N8WF (choice 1)
Apr 1, 2002	Apr 19, 2002	N8GUV · HARRY K KILPATRICK · DULUTH, GA	6	Not granted	They got N8VG (choice 1)
Dec 4, 2001	Dec 22, 2001	N8BRI · Brian L Paterson · Traverse City, MI	11	Not granted	They got N8UV (choice 1)
Mar 30, 2001	Apr 17, 2001	KA8VOW · ROBIN M ARNOLD · PORT CLINTON, OH	12	Not granted	They got NG8S (choice 1)
Mar 30, 2001	Apr 17, 2001	KC8DKG · Bryan L Bartzi · Akron, OH	4	Not granted	They got KF8G (choice 1)
Jan 5, 2001	Jan 23, 2001	KG8VV · ROBERT O JOHNSON · GAHANNA, OH	24	Not granted	They got N8HJ (choice 4)
Sep 5, 2000	Sep 23, 2000	KB4CCE · PETER N CHESEBROUGH · BIG RAPIDS, MI	5	Not granted	They got W8PET (choice 1)
Aug 23, 2000	Sep 10, 2000	WB8TPM · EDWARD E CLARK · EAST JORDAN, MI	4	Not granted	They got N8UN (choice 1)
Jan 7, 2000	Jan 25, 2000	AF4QD · Ovide D La Grange · Whitewright, TX	8	Not granted	They got K1VL (choice 1)
Nov 26, 1999	Dec 14, 1999	KB8N · PAUL R SCHAFFENBERGER · SAN ANTONIO, TX	20	Not granted	They got K5AF (choice 1)

📡 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 →

Miles	Channel	Output	Tone in	Owner	Location	Access	Status
19	RP17	462.600	D023	WSAB427	Plainview, MN	Open	On the air
30	RP19	462.650	D754	WRZJ527	Rochester, MN	Open	On the air
32	RP16	462.575	—	WRDZ716	Wykoff, MN	Closed	On the air
33	RP21	462.700	CSQ	WRDE848	Rochester, MN	Open	On the air
44	RP20	462.675	141.3	WRTM295	Kasson, MN	Open	On the air

Repeaters within 50 Miles

56 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)

Miles	Call	Name	Output	Offset	Tone	Mode	Networks	Activity	Location
34.4	W9UUM	La Crosse W9UUM FM38	442.3000	+5	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog)	AllStar 610590 FM38 🗓 4 nets	4 nets · 355 check-ins · 203 stations	La Crosse, WI
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
11.3	BG9JAX	Zhangye,GANSU BG9JAX BM	433.8500	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 4610360 BrandMeister 461036001	—	Zhangye,GANSU, 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
12.4	W0NE Offline	Winona W0NE	444.2250	+5	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog) (C4FM,FM)		—	Winona, 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
26.2	N0EXE Offline	Galesville N0EXE IRLP	446.0250	simplex	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog)	IRLP 8136	—	Galesville, WI
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	W9UUM Offline	La Crosse W9UUM IRLP	444.7500	+5	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog)	IRLP 4994	—	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
34.6	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
46.9	KB0VLR Offline	Goodhue KB0VLR	147.2250	+0.6	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog)		—	Goodhue, 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