N9TPB FCC License Search
🕒 FCC license data updated today 6:02 am CDT (FCC files through Oct 2, 2026) · next update tomorrow 6:00 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

NA9X HAM 📻 GMRS

📻
Also a GMRS licensee
WRFR330
Active until Apr 16, 2030 · same FCC Registration Number (FRN) · GMRS covers the licensee's immediate family
Amateur Extra class licensed since 2017 (9 yrs) NA9X since 2020 · previously AC9WT, NM9X, N9SRS, KD9IAB Mt. Zion, IL grid EM59ns active on 4 nets LoTW user eQSL AG GMRS WRFR330 on APRS 3 min ago 86 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through May 29, 2030. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests May 30, 2032.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Jul 30, 2026 · eQSL AG member · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 NA9X has filed vanity applications before — latest filed May 11, 2020 · what was requested

Currently held by Richard Steele · 2 holders on record

🗓 Active on 4 nets · last heard Sep 11, 2026

Current holder: Richard Steele

Held NA9X May 29, 2020 → present · first licensed Mar 1, 2017 as KD9IAB · 6 licenses · FRN 0015768666

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

Previous holder: DONALD F BIRK SR

Held NA9X Aug 24, 2007 → Oct 24, 2017 · first licensed Aug 24, 2007 as NA9X · 1 license · FRN 0005789383

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

Vanity applications filed by NA9X

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 11, 2020
Granted Nov 13, 2019
0009073041
 AC9WT · Richard Steele · Amateur Extra
58 Somerset Dr., Clinton, IL 61727
40.1468, -88.9532 (ZIP center) · Grid EN50md · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.NA9X ✓ granted
 Granted
got NA9X
Filed Oct 25, 2019
Granted Nov 13, 2019
0008848547
 NM9X · Richard Steele · Amateur Extra
58 Somerset Dr., Clinton, IL 61727
40.1468, -88.9532 (ZIP center) · Grid EN50md · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.NA9X ✓ granted
 Granted
got NA9X
Filed Dec 13, 2018
Award date was Dec 31, 2018
0008469166
 N9SRS · Richard Steele · Amateur Extra
PO Box 225 · Mt. Zion, IL 62549
39.7710, -88.8672 (ZIP center) · Grid EM59ns · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.NM9X held
 Granted
Filed Mar 2, 2017
Granted Mar 20, 2017
0007684251
 KD9IAB · Richard D Steele · General
PO Box 225 · Mt. Zion, IL 62549
39.7710, -88.8672 (ZIP center) · Grid EM59ns · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.N9SRS ✓ granted
 Granted
got N9SRS

Others requesting NA9X

4 applications listed NA9X as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
May 11, 2020 May 29, 2020 AC9WT · Richard Steele · Clinton, IL 1Granted
Oct 25, 2019 Nov 12, 2019 NM9X · Richard Steele · Clinton, IL 1Granted
Oct 25, 2019 Nov 12, 2019 K9REV · HAROLD W WILLIAMS · MOROCCO, IN 3Granted
Oct 2, 2019 Oct 20, 2019 KE0PVY · Jeff A Corr · Durango, CO 24Granted

Nets

NetWhenFrequencyRoleTimesLast
Net Buddy Test NetMon, Thu 3:45 PM · Mon, Sun 8:15 PM · Tue 8:00 AM CT7.194Checked in32026-09-11
OMISS 80m SSB NetDaily 10:30 PM ET3.830Checked in12026-09-10
OMISS 40m SSB NetWed, Thu, Fri, Sat 5:15 PM · Tue 5:30 PM PT7.218Checked in12026-09-10
OMISS 40m SSB NetMon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 8:15 PM · Mon, Thu 8:30 PM · Thu 10:15 PM ET7.192Checked in12026-09-01

From nets logged with NetLogger since the start of collection.

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

📍 APRS

NA9X-3 · 3 min ago · 725 ft
40.1422, -88.9703 · `WINLINK_$
NA9X-10 · 8 min ago
40.1423, -88.9703
NA9X · 36 hr ago
39.8645, -88.8837 · *Unified Radios*
Full history on aprs.fi →

📻 GMRS repeaters within 50 miles

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

MilesChannelOutputTone inOwnerLocationAccessStatus
43RP16462.57574.4 WRTB528 Urbana, IL OpenOn the air
50RP19462.65088.5 WRTB528 Brocton, IL OpenOn the air

Repeaters within 50 miles

86 repeaters within 50 miles of this ZIP code, 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 · center is the ZIP code (approximate) · 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
6.7 K9HGX Decatur
K9HGX
 29.6200 -0.1 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Decatur, IL
6.7 K9HGX Decatur
K9HGX
 53.2300 in 51.5300 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Decatur, IL
6.7 WA9RSK Decatur
WA9RSK
 147.1050 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Decatur, IL
6.7 WA9RSK Decatur Bearsdal
WA9RSK
 442.6438 +5 none D-STAR — Decatur, IL
6.7 N9RBQ Decatur
N9RBQ
 444.1750 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Decatur, IL
6.8 K9HGX Decatur Citizen'
K9HGX EchoLink
 146.7300 -0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 151741 — Decatur, IL
6.9 N9RBQ Decatur
N9RBQ BM
 444.8000 +5 CC5 DMR BrandMeister 314313 — Decatur, IL
6.9 KC9YFX Decatur
KC9YFX
 442.6438 +5 none D-STAR — Decatur, IL
7.1 K9HGX Decatur
K9HGX
 443.8000 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Decatur, IL
10.7 WA9RSK
Listed as WA9RSK - DECATUR
 Decatur
WA9RSK BM
 443.2500 +5 CC5 DMR BrandMeister 314470 — Decatur, IL
10.7 WA9RSK Decatur Bearsdal
WA9RSK
 442.2500 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Decatur, IL
13.0 KR9X Lovington Grain
KR9X
 223.8600 -1.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Lovington, IL
13.0 W9NW Lovington Grain
W9NW IRLP
 444.2750 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) EchoLink 108442 IRLP 8442 — Lovington, IL
18.8 K9IYP Bement
K9IYP
 443.5750 +5 TSQL 85.4 FM (analog) — Bement, IL
19.4 W9BIL Cadwell
W9BIL
 145.1950 -0.6 none D-STAR — Cadwell, IL
19.4 W9BIL Cadwell
W9BIL
 440.6438 +5 none D-STAR — Cadwell, IL
21.2 W9IPA Monticello
W9IPA
 442.8500 +5 TSQL 162.2 FM (analog) — Monticello, IL
23.6 KB9ZAM Monticello Eleva
KB9ZAM
 442.7250 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Monticello, IL
24.1 WB9QPM Towerhill Willia
WB9QPM
 147.3900 +0.6 TSQL 203.5 FM (analog) (FM,P25) — Towerhill, IL
25.7 KC9PXI Tuscola
KC9PXI BM
 146.9550 -0.6 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315050 — Tuscola, IL
26.0 WX9USA Clinton
WX9USA BM
 439.0000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 319902001 — Clinton, IL
26.7 WX9USA Clinton L0C4
WX9USA BM
 439.2750 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 319902002 — Clinton, L0C4, IL
26.9 KA9KEI Clinton
KA9KEI
 442.3750 +5 TSQL 91.5 FM (analog) — Clinton, IL
27.5 N9OGL Taylorville
N9OGL BM
 146.8350 -0.6 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312428 — Taylorville, IL
27.5 N9NWI Mount Pulaski
N9NWI
 145.3900 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Mount Pulaski, IL
27.6 KD9LSD Lincoln
KD9LSD EchoLink
 145.3900 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 500354 — Lincoln, IL
27.6 KD9LSD Mt Pulaski
KD9LSD
 443.8250 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Mt. Pulaski, IL
27.6 KD9LSD Mt Pulaski
KD9LSD
 223.9000 +0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Mt. Pulaski, IL
27.6 N9NWI Mount Pulaski
N9NWI BM
 443.8250 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 311784 — Mount Pulaski, IL
27.6 N9NWI Mount Pulaski
N9NWI
 223.9000 -1.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Mount Pulaski, IL
27.7 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
28.7 KB9TZQ Pana
KB9TZQ WIRES-X
 145.1500 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 11565 — Pana, IL
28.7 KB9TZQ Pana
KB9TZQ BM
 444.7250 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,FM) BrandMeister 311774 — Pana, IL
29.0 KC9PXI Tuscola
KC9PXI EchoLink
 444.4500 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 401786 — Tuscola, IL
30.4 WA9WOB Arcola
WA9WOB
 444.3750 +5 TSQL 192.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Arcola, IL
32.7 W9MBD Mattoon
W9MBD BM
 444.9750 +5 CC4 DMR BrandMeister 314688 — Mattoon, IL
32.8 W9BIL Mattoon
W9BIL IRLP
 146.6550 -0.6 TSQL 162.2 FM (analog) (FM,DV,C4FM) EchoLink 744697 IRLP 44697 — Mattoon, IL
33.0 KF9NB Mattoon
KF9NB
 145.3300 -0.6 TONE 186.2 FM (analog) — Mattoon, IL
33.0 W9MBD Mattoon
W9MBD
 444.9250 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Mattoon, IL
33.0 KA9LRZ Mattoon
KA9LRZ
 146.6250 -0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Mattoon, IL
33.7 W9MBD Mattoon
W9MBD
 146.6550 -0.6 none D-STAR — Mattoon, IL
37.1 KC9WMV Lincoln
KC9WMV
 145.4100 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Lincoln, IL
37.1 K9ZM Lincoln
K9ZM
 147.3450 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Lincoln, IL
38.0 KA9DAL Lincoln
KA9DAL BM
 439.0000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3211719 — Lincoln, IL
38.1 KD9AKF Heyworth
KD9AKF BM
 444.8750 +5 CC12 DMR BrandMeister 311750 — Heyworth, IL
38.4 N9AVG Champaign
N9AVG IRLP
 446.7750 simplex TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) IRLP 4499 — Champaign, IL
38.8 K9CZ Springfield
K9CZ
 444.3250 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Springfield, IL
39.1 W9YR Champaign
W9YR
 443.4812 +5 none D-STAR — Champaign, IL
39.2 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
39.2 K9CU Champaign
K9CU
 444.1000 +5 TSQL 162.2 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 13 check-ins · 13 stations Champaign, IL
39.6 KG9FI Morrisonville
KG9FI
 444.0750 +5 Fusion (C4FM) — Morrisonville, IL
39.7 W9IPA Urbana
W9IPA BM
 443.7688 +5 none FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 313392 — Urbana, IL
39.9 N9RYR Pawnee
N9RYR
 146.8050 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Pawnee, IL
39.9 N9RYR Pawnee
N9RYR
 442.6000 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Pawnee, IL
41.3 WI9K Springfield
WI9K
 146.6850 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 18 check-ins · 12 stations Springfield, IL
41.3 WI9K Springfield
WI9K
 443.3750 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 18 check-ins · 12 stations Springfield, IL
41.3 KD9KOO Springfield
KD9KOO BM
 444.4000 +5 CC5 DMR BrandMeister 312198 — Springfield, IL
41.3 KC9MHG Springfield
KC9MHG BM
 441.5000 +5 CC2 DMR BrandMeister 313858 — Springfield, IL
41.4 W9DUA Springfield
W9DUA
 443.7812 +5 none D-STAR — Springfield, IL
41.6 W9YH Champaign
W9YH
 444.5250 +5 TSQL 162.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Champaign, IL
41.7 W9RX Springfield
W9RX
 444.4000 +5 none FM (analog) — Springfield, IL
42.0 W9DUA
Listed as W9DUA DMR
 Springfield
W9DUA BM
 443.7063 +5 CC5 DMR BrandMeister 311770 — Springfield, IL
42.0 W9DUA Springfield
W9DUA
 443.0000 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Springfield, IL
42.1 KD9FDD Urbana
KD9FDD
 147.0600 +0.6 TSQL 162.2 FM (analog) — Urbana, IL
44.8 K9DKQ Springfield
K9DKQ BM
 442.0000 +5 CC5 DMR BrandMeister 320131301 — Springfield, IL
45.5 KC9KRA Charleston
KC9KRA
 443.8750 +5 TSQL 162.2 FM (analog) — Charleston, IL
46.9 WS9V Athens
WS9V
 147.0450 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Athens, IL
47.4 WB9UUS
Listed as WB9UUS/R
 Normal
WB9UUS AllStar
 147.0150 +0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar 27026 — Normal, IL
47.6 N9BXI Bloomington
N9BXI
 147.0150 +0.6 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Bloomington, IL
47.6 K9UXZ Effingham St
K9UXZ
 146.8950 -0.6 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) — Effingham, IL
48.2 N9BIG Springfield
N9BIG
 444.4000 +5 CC? DMR — Springfield, IL
48.2 N9BIG Effingham iHelpU
N9BIG BM
 441.5000 +5 CC7 DMR BrandMeister 312273 BrandMeister 312520 BrandMeister 314048 — Effingham, IL
49.0 WX9WX Bloomington
WX9WX BM
 444.2375 +5 CC12 DMR BrandMeister 311772 — Bloomington, IL
49.5 W9AML
Listed as W9AML/R
 Bloomington
W9AML AllStar
 146.9400 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar 27412 — Bloomington, IL
49.6 W9AML Bloomington
W9AML
 146.6400 -0.6 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Bloomington, IL
49.9 WD9HRU Bloomington
WD9HRU
 146.7900 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Bloomington, IL
6.7 KC9YFX offline Decatur
KC9YFX
 147.2400 +0.6 none D-STAR — Decatur, IL
27.4 N9HW offline Taylorville
N9HW
 442.0500 +5 TSQL 79.7 FM (analog) — Taylorville, IL
37.9 KD9FGO offline Heyworth
KD9FGO
 442.8250 +5 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Heyworth, IL
40.7 KD9KOO offline Springfield
KD9KOO
 441.5750 +5 CC? DMR — Springfield, IL
41.3 WI9K offline Springfield
WI9K
 147.3750 +0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 18 check-ins · 12 stations Springfield, IL
41.3 WX9DX offline Springfield
WX9DX BM
 444.5000 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 312696 — Springfield, IL
45.0 KD9KOO offline Springfield
KD9KOO BM
 443.6000 +5 CC5 DMR BrandMeister 313377 — Springfield, IL
48.2 K9UXZ offline Effingham
K9UXZ
 444.1250 +5 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) — Effingham, IL
49.4 K9MBS offline Bloomington BMI
K9MBS
 145.3500 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Bloomington, IL
49.4 K9MBS offline Bloomington BMI
K9MBS
 224.4600 -1.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Bloomington, IL