N9TPB FCC License Search
🕒 FCC license data updated today 8:30 am CDT (FCC files through Oct 1, 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

W0TFS HAM

Technician class licensed since 1998 (28 yrs) W0TFS since 2016 · previously N0AVY, K0TFS, AA5F, KC0MAR Byron, MN grid EN34qa 79 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through May 6, 2026. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests May 7, 2028.

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

📝 W0TFS has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Jan 3, 2002 · what was requested

Currently held by Thomas F Steele IV · 1 holder on record

Current holder: Thomas F Steele IV

Held W0TFS May 6, 2016 → present · first licensed Mar 4, 1998 as W0TFS · 6 licenses · FRN 0003196714

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

Vanity applications filed by W0TFS

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 Jan 3, 2002
Granted May 13, 2023
0000720252
 W0TFS · Thomas F Steele III · Amateur Extra
3325 Hadley Valley Rd NE, Rochester, MN 55906
44.0807, -92.4105 (street) · Grid EN34tb · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.AA5F ✓ granted
2.AF0S held
 Granted
got AA5F

Others requesting W0TFS

2 applications listed W0TFS as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
Apr 18, 2016 May 6, 2016 N0AVY · Thomas F Steele IV · Byron, MN 1Granted
Feb 17, 2009 Mar 7, 2009 KC0OKM · THOMAS F SCOVEL · INDEPENDENCE, MO 3Granted

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W0TFS in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W0TFS beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 miles

79 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
5.6 KE0SKN Kasson
KE0SKN
 442.4000 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) — Kasson, MN
6.4 W0MXW Rochester
W0MXW
 146.8200 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Rochester, MN
8.1 KD0TGF Rochester
KD0TGF KD0TGF-Ne
 442.0000 +5 CC2 DMR KD0TGF-Network — Rochester, MN
8.6 W0MXW Rochester Mayo
W0MXW WIRES-X
 146.6250 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 58545 — Rochester, MN
8.6 W0MXW Rochester
W0MXW
 443.8500 +5 none D-STAR — Rochester, MN
9.0 KA0MYG Rochester
KA0MYG
 443.7000 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Rochester, MN
9.0 KF0SNN Rochester
KF0SNN
 145.1900 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Rochester, MN
9.5 AB0BW Rochester
AB0BW IRLP
 147.5550 simplex TONE 114.8 FM (analog) IRLP 7162 — Rochester, MN
9.7 AB0BW Rochester
AB0BW WIRES-X
 444.9500 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 62769 — Rochester, MN
12.0 KD0YRF Rochester
KD0YRF MNDMR
 443.9750 +5 CC2 DMR MNDMR — Rochester, MN
12.0 KD0EBO Rochester
KD0EBO EchoLink
 147.2550 +0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 420993 — Rochester, MN
14.7 KE0YJJ Roscoe Center
KE0YJJ AllStar
 443.8750 +5 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) AllStar 602870 EchoLink 413705 — Roscoe Center, MN
14.9 W0VGW Stewartville
W0VGW
 444.2500 +5 none FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Stewartville, MN
18.1 K0DRW Janesville Minne
K0DRW BM
 441.5500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3206975 — Janesville, Minnesot, MN
18.1 K0JGM St Paul
K0JGM BM
 446.1250 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 322233502 — St Paul, MN
18.1 K0YTH Statewide
K0YTH
 443.7000 +5 TSQL 186.2 FM (analog) — Statewide, MN
19.6 KD0ORR Racine
KD0ORR EchoLink
 444.2500 +5 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 530933 — Racine, MN
21.9 W0VGW Chatfield
W0VGW AllStar
 444.5250 +5 DCS 172 FM (analog) AllStar 67805 — Chatfield, MN
23.8 KD0TGF Blooming Prairie
KD0TGF
 443.2312 +5 CC? DMR — Blooming Prairie, MN
25.6 W0CHP Winona Minn
W0CHP BM
 444.3875 in 447.3875 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 317060301 — Winona, Minn., MN
27.2 N0AGI Faribault
N0AGI
 442.1750 +5 CC1 DMR — Faribault, MN
29.3 W0VGW Wykoff
W0VGW EchoLink
 147.0150 +0.6 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) EchoLink 530933 — Wykoff, MN
29.3 WB0VAJ Owatonna
WB0VAJ EchoLink
 147.1050 +0.6 none FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) EchoLink 660883 — Owatonna, MN
29.3 WB0VAK Owatonna
WB0VAK WIRES-X
 444.4500 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 40710 — Owatonna, MN
30.2 W0AZR Austin
W0AZR
 443.5000 +5 none FM (analog) — Austin, MN
30.5 K0HNY Owatonna
K0HNY EchoLink
 145.4900 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 469520 — Owatonna, MN
30.5 W0AZR Austin
W0AZR
 145.4700 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Austin, MN
30.5 W0AZR Austin
W0AZR
 146.7300 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Austin, MN
30.5 N0RZO Austin
N0RZO
 443.5000 +5 none FM (analog) — Austin, MN
30.7 K0FBL Dennison
K0FBL
 147.3600 +0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Dennison, MN
31.8 KE0LG Austin
KE0LG BM
 441.5000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 320432101 — Austin, MN
32.3 KD0ZSA Dennison
KD0ZSA
 147.3600 +0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Dennison, MN
32.4 KD0TGF Medford
KD0TGF KD0TGF-Ne
 443.7250 +5 CC2 DMR KD0TGF-Network — Medford, MN
33.4 KE0QWW Owatonna
KE0QWW
 919.2000 -12 CC? DMR — Owatonna, MN
34.8 KA0PQW Ellendale
KA0PQW EchoLink
 224.6400 -1.6 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) EchoLink 267582 — Ellendale, MN
34.8 KA0PQW Ellendale
KA0PQW EchoLink
 442.9250 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 267582 — Ellendale, MN
35.2 N0BVE Red Wing
N0BVE BM
 442.4750 +5 CC2 DMR BrandMeister 311097 — Red Wing, MN
35.2 AA0RW Red Wing
AA0RW
 147.3000 +0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Red Wing, MN
35.2 AA0RW Red Wing
AA0RW WIRES-X
 442.2500 +5 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 58370 — Red Wing, MN
35.3 K0FBL Faribault
K0FBL
 444.6250 +5 none D-STAR — Faribault, MN
35.3 K0FBL Faribault
K0FBL
 146.7900 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Faribault, MN
35.3 KD0YRF Faribault
KD0YRF MNDMR
 442.1750 +5 CC1 DMR MNDMR — Faribault, MN
36.0 N0ZR Faribault
N0ZR
 145.1900 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Faribault, MN
36.0 KD0ZSA Faribault
KD0ZSA
 146.7900 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Faribault, MN
36.0 KD0ZSA Faribault
KD0ZSA
 444.6250 +5 none D-STAR — Faribault, MN
36.0 KB0IOA Faribault
KB0IOA WIRES-X
 444.7000 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 11454 — Faribault, MN
36.3 KD0TGF
Listed as KD0TGF-LEM2
 Lemond
KD0TGF KD0TGF-Ne
 442.0750 +5 CC10 DMR BrandMeister 312737 KD0TGF-Network — Lemond, MN
36.6 N0PQK Faribault
N0PQK BM
 442.8500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312707 — Faribault, MN
36.7 WA0UNB Wabasha
WA0UNB
 146.7450 -0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Wabasha, MN
36.9 N0PQK Faribault Dtwn
N0PQK Unsure
 444.5750 +5 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,FM) WIRES-X 91588 Unsure — Faribault, MN
37.0 KD0TGF Brownsdale
KD0TGF KD0TGF-Ne
 442.3313 +0.6001 CC2 DMR KD0TGF-Network — Brownsdale, MN
37.0 KD0TGF
Listed as KD0TGF-LEM1
 Lemond
KD0TGF KD0TGF-Ne
 147.0750 +0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 313477 KD0TGF-Network — Lemond, MN
37.1 W0WRC Pepin
W0WRC
 145.3500 -0.6 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Pepin, WI
39.2 N0RPJ New Richland
N0RPJ
 145.3300 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — New Richland, MN
39.3 WA0RAX Albert Lea
WA0RAX
 443.5250 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Albert Lea, MN
39.5 KB9LUK Bay City
KB9LUK
 145.2100 -0.6 none D-STAR — Bay City, WI
39.5 W1JWC Lanesboro
W1JWC EchoLink
 145.7250 simplex TONE 114.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 546874 — Lanesboro, MA
43.1 WA0CJU Waseca Wtr
WA0CJU WIRES-X
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 40861 — Waseca, MN
43.2 KD0TGF Waseca
KD0TGF KD0TGF-Ne
 442.0250 +5 CC10 DMR BrandMeister 312734 KD0TGF-Network — Waseca, MN
43.2 WA0CJU Waseca EOC
WA0CJU
 443.7500 +5 none FM (analog) — Waseca, MN
43.2 KB0UJL Waseca
KB0UJL
 442.3000 +5 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) — Waseca, MN
43.3 W0DJK
Listed as W0DJK FARIBAULT
 FARIBAULT
W0DJK BM
 442.1750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314974 BrandMeister 314976 — FARIBAULT, MN
44.9 KD0TGF Hartland
KD0TGF
 443.6000 +5 CC? DMR — Hartland, MN
45.3 NX0P
Listed as NX0P/R
 Glenville
NX0P AllStar
 146.6850 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 513917 AllStar 571263 — Glenville, MN
45.4 WA0YCT Glenville
WA0YCT
 444.9750 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Glenville, MN
46.6 WA0ELW Winona
WA0ELW
 147.1500 +0.6 131.8 FM (analog) — Winona, MN
46.9 K0JCR Mankato GC Hl
K0JCR
 442.5250 +5 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Mankato, MN
47.1 WW9RS Durand
WW9RS
 145.3500 -0.6 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) — Durand, WI
47.3 KB0UJL Waseca
KB0UJL
 146.7150 -0.6 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) — Waseca, MN
47.5 KC0VII Saint Ansgar
KC0VII
 147.1950 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Saint Ansgar, IA
47.6 W0NE Winona
W0NE
 146.6400 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Winona, MN
48.2 N0QK Winona
N0QK EchoLink
 147.5550 simplex none FM (analog) EchoLink 230765 WIRES-X 21955 — Winona, MN
49.4 KD0MLN Elko New Mar EN3
KD0MLN BM
 439.4500 in 430.4500 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3135230 — Elko New Market, EN3, MN
49.6 AD0UU Winona Sugarloaf
AD0UU EchoLink
 445.0000 simplex Fusion (C4FM) EchoLink 145829 WIRES-X 21884 — Winona, MN
25.1 KB0VLR offline Goodhue
KB0VLR
 147.2250 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Goodhue, MN
32.4 KD0TGF offline Medford
KD0TGF
 442.0500 +5 CC? DMR — Medford, MN
45.0 KD0TGF offline Hartland
KD0TGF KD0TGF-Ne
 442.0938 +5 CC2 DMR KD0TGF-Network — Hartland, MN
45.4 WA0RAX offline Glenville
WA0RAX
 146.8800 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Glenville, MN
49.7 W0NE offline Winona
W0NE
 444.2250 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Winona, MN