N9TPB FCC License Search
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W0XU HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 1986 (40 yrs) W0XU since 2000 · previously WA0CHA Brainerd, MN Grid EN26vh 42 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Feb 18, 2030. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Feb 19, 2032.

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

📝 W0XU has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Jan 31, 2000 · what was requested

Currently held by GERALD M DESCHAINE · 2 holders on record

Current holder: GERALD M DESCHAINE

Held W0XU Feb 18, 2000 → present · first licensed Mar 11, 1986 as WA0CHA · 2 licenses · FRN 0002389096
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1965 as WA0CHA, before the FCC's online 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.

Previous holder: HAROLD E LA VANCHY

Held W0XU Nov 24, 1987 → Nov 24, 1997 · first licensed Nov 24, 1987 as W0XU · 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1979 as W0XU, before the FCC's online 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.
W0XU 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 W0XU

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 31, 2000
Granted Dec 17, 2019
0000079349
 WA0CHA · GERALD M DESCHAINE · Amateur Extra
2750 JACKS LAKE ROAD, BRAINERD, MN 56401
46.3229, -94.1252 (ZIP center) · Grid EN26wh · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.W0AC Held by ROBERT W MOTT until Sep 22, 2031
2.W0HF Held by Duncan P MACLACHLAN until Oct 6, 2027
3.W0XU ✓ Granted
4.W0XS Held by GEORGE D FISHER until May 9, 2026
5.W0OE Held by EDITH M GRAY until May 30, 2030
6.W0OP Held by Christopher L Dunn until Mar 19, 2032
7.N0XC Held by STEVEN H JACOBS until Jul 7, 2030
8.N0XO Held by Alan J Wilson until Jun 13, 2030
9.N0XE Held by JAMES K CROFUTT until Sep 1, 2030
10.N0XS
11.N0XH Held by Douglas J Schaapveld until Feb 13, 2031
12.N0XV Held by ALFRED L ANDERSON JR until Dec 4, 2030
13.N0XQ Held by TERRY A SCHROEDER until Jul 30, 2032
14.N0XP Held by ALAN J FELDMEIER until Jul 4, 2030
15.N0QW Held by Terence J Moore Read until Dec 24, 2034
16.N0QZ Held by FRED J MERCER until Apr 6, 2034
17.N0QN Held by PATRICK W ELMORE Mr. until Nov 13, 2032
18.N0QR Held by Sergey Rotar until Sep 3, 2034
19.N0QS Held by Donn S Fishbein until Sep 16, 2033
20.N0ZD Held by Michael J Sinak until Mar 27, 2032
21.N0ZX Held by Brian W Behrens until Dec 29, 2030
22.N0UB Held by DAVID E LANCEY until Nov 11, 2033
 Granted
got W0XU

Others Requesting W0XU

6 applications listed W0XU as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #W0XUResult
Oct 4, 2019 Oct 22, 2019 KE0UZN · Darrell D Walters · Pine, CO 16Dismissed Application dismissed
Jun 19, 2000 Jul 7, 2000 KC9BV · WILLIAM J SEIFERT · OSAGE BEACH, MO 19Not granted They got N0XO (choice 1)
Feb 9, 2000 Feb 27, 2000 W2IJX · WILLIAM C SCHNEIDER JR · FORT COLLINS, CO 1Not granted They got W0OP (choice 2)
Feb 3, 2000 Feb 21, 2000 W0MZF · RICHARD W CROCKETT · O Fallon, MO 4Not granted They got W0PC (choice 1)
Jan 31, 2000 Feb 18, 2000 WA0CHA · GERALD M DESCHAINE · BRAINERD, MN 3Granted Granted this call
Dec 13, 1999 Dec 31, 1999 N5EF · GARY O LYONS · AMARILLO, TX 19Not granted They got W5ZL (choice 1)

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W0XU in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W0XU beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

42 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
1.2 W0UJ Brainerd
W0UJ
 53.1100 -1 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Brainerd, MN
1.6 W0UJ Brainerd
W0UJ AllStar
 145.1300 -0.6 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) AllStar 42508 EchoLink 233515 BrandMeister 313844 — Brainerd, MN
6.2 W0UJ Brainerd
W0UJ EchoLink
 146.7000 -0.6 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) EchoLink 233515 WIRES-X 30659 — Brainerd, MN
11.4 W0UJ Nisswa WJJY
W0UJ WIRES-X
 146.9550 -0.6 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 93059 — Nisswa, MN
11.4 W0UJ Nisswa WJJY
W0UJ WIRES-X
 443.9250 +5 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 28390 WIRES-X 18390 — Nisswa, MN
14.8 W0UJ Crosby CR Area
W0UJ WIRES-X
 444.9250 +5 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 21554 — Crosby, MN
14.9 W0UJ Crosby
W0UJ WIRES-X
 147.2250 +0.6 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 60606 WIRES-X 30606 — Crosby, MN
17.2 K0LFV Merrifield
K0LFV BM
 447.1250 in 444.1250 CC7 DMR BrandMeister 3127369 — Merrifield, MN
18.2 K9TON Offline Pequot Lakes
K9TON
 442.5188 +5 CC? DMR — Pequot Lakes, MN
18.3 K9TON Offline Pequot Lakes
K9TON BM
 446.1000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313868 — Pequot Lakes, MN
19.0 W0REA Pequot Lakes
W0REA
 147.0900 +0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Pequot Lakes, MN
24.0 W0UJ Crosslake
W0UJ WIRES-X
 147.0300 +0.6 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) WIRES-X 93079 — Crosslake, MN
24.7 W0YJC Pine River Gull
W0YJC WIRES-X
 440.1500 +5 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 70733 — Pine River, MN
24.7 W0YJC Pine River EN26t
W0YJC BM
 442.2550 +5 CC9 DMR BrandMeister 3168010 — Pine River MN, EN26t, MN
24.7 W0YJC Pine River EN26t
W0YJC BM
 447.1250 in 444.1250 CC7 DMR BrandMeister 316801010 — Pine River MN, EN26t, MN
25.0 N0GQA Statewide
N0GQA
 145.2300 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Statewide, MN
25.3 N0BJN Little Falls
N0BJN WIRES-X
 443.6500 +5 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 30012 — Little Falls, MN
25.6 KF0CQX Little Falls Lin
KF0CQX BM
 444.2312 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313141 — Little Falls, MN
25.8 W0REA Offline Little Falls
W0REA
 444.0000 +5 none D-STAR — Little Falls, MN
27.2 N0RND Little Falls
N0RND
 443.0750 +5 TSQL 146.2 FM (analog) — Little Falls, MN
27.2 KC0QXC Aitkin
KC0QXC
 146.8050 -0.6 DCS 054 FM (analog) (FM,P25) — Aitkin, MN
27.2 N0BZZ Aitkin
N0BZZ
 147.3600 +0.6 TONE 203.5 FM (analog) — Aitkin, MN
28.6 W0REA Little Falls
W0REA
 147.1350 +0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Little Falls, MN
28.7 KA0JSW Little Falls
KA0JSW
 443.1250 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Little Falls, MN
28.7 KA0JSW Little Falls
KA0JSW
 443.1750 +5 none FM (analog) — Little Falls, MN
28.9 KC0QXC Aitkin
KC0QXC
 442.7250 +5 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) — Aitkin, MN
29.1 W0TRJ Aitkin
W0TRJ WIRES-X
 442.7250 +5 TSQL 110.9 P25 WIRES-X 33604 — Aitkin, MN
37.5 W0REA
Listed as W0REA/R
 Isle Wtr
W0REA AllStar
 146.6100 -0.6 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) AllStar 41187 — Isle, MN
40.2 KC0TAF Long Prairie
KC0TAF
 146.6550 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Long Prairie, MN
41.3 N0WN Bertha Wtr
N0WN
 147.1200 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Bertha, MN
41.3 N0WN Offline Bertha Wtr
N0WN EchoLink
 444.7500 +5 none FM (analog) EchoLink 352243 — Bertha, MN
43.5 W2JTW Mcgregor
W2JTW
 146.8350 -0.6 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) — Mcgregor, MN
45.5 K0VSC Avon
K0VSC
 147.1950 +0.6 TSQL 146.2 FM (analog) — Avon, MN
46.8 KD0JOU Milaca
KD0JOU AllStar
 145.3500 -0.6 DCS 172 FM (analog) AllStar 429984 — Milaca, MN
46.9 N0WN Sebeka Wtr
N0WN EchoLink
 147.3300 +0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 352243 — Sebeka, MN
47.1 W0WHP Statewide
W0WHP
 443.0000 +5 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) — Statewide, MN
47.6 KD0CI Ogilvie
KD0CI
 147.2400 +0.6 TSQL 146.2 FM (analog) — Ogilvie, MN
47.6 N0GOI Foreston
N0GOI
 146.7450 -0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Foreston, MN
47.6 N0GOI Foreston
N0GOI
 443.6750 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Foreston, MN
48.3 KD0NRL Foley
KD0NRL
 147.0750 +0.6 TSQL 85.4 FM (analog) — Foley, MN
48.3 N0WT Foley
N0WT
 442.6250 +5 TSQL 146.2 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Foley, MN
49.8 W0SV Avon
W0SV
 147.1050 +0.6 TSQL 85.4 FM (analog) — Avon, MN