N9TPB FCC License Search
🕒 FCC license data updated today 7:15 am CDT (FCC files through Oct 8, 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 · old CB calls like KHC1939 or 18Q3518 (1962–63 CB call books) · (205) 546-1767 (1990s CB directory phones)

W1MBM HAM

Technician class licensed since 2004 (22 yrs) W1MBM since 2004 · previously KI4FAD Hilton Head, SC Grid EM92pg 49 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Nov 5, 2024. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Nov 6, 2026.

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

📝 W1MBM has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Oct 18, 2004 · what was requested

Currently held by Mason B Merchant · 1 holder on record

Current holder: Mason B Merchant

Held W1MBM Nov 5, 2004 → present · first licensed Apr 12, 2004 as KI4FAD · 2 licenses · FRN 0010730885

Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.
W1MBM 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 W1MBM

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 Oct 18, 2004
Granted Oct 1, 2015
0001904520
 KI4FAD · Mason B Merchant · Technician
13 Williams Avenue, Westerly, RI 02891
41.3578, -71.7896 (ZIP center) · Grid FN41ci · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W1MBM ✓ Granted
 Granted
got W1MBM

Others Requesting W1MBM

3 applications listed W1MBM as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #W1MBMResult
Mar 4, 2024 Mar 22, 2024 KE2CFH · William J Montesano · VICTOR, NY 18Not granted They got WJ2MBM (choice 1)
Oct 18, 2004 Nov 5, 2004 KI4FAD · Mason B Merchant · Westerly, RI 1Granted Granted this call
Feb 9, 2000 Feb 27, 2000 N1RIQ · HENRY H BALBONI · GROVELAND, MA 13Not granted They got W1MNG (choice 1)

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W1MBM in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W1MBM beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

49 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
12.6 WR4SC Beaufort
WR4SC NC-PRN
 441.9875 +5 CC1 DMR NC-PRN 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 254 check-ins · 104 stations Beaufort, SC
31.9 WR4SC White Hall
WR4SC NC-PRN
 442.3875 +5 CC1 DMR NC-PRN 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 254 check-ins · 104 stations White Hall, SC
3.7 W4IAR Hilton Head Isla
W4IAR
 147.3750 +0.6 none D-STAR — Hilton Head Island, SC
3.7 W4IAR Hilton Head Isla
W4IAR
 145.3100 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Hilton Head Island, SC
3.7 W4IAR Hilton Head Isla
W4IAR
 147.2400 +0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Hilton Head Island, SC
3.7 KM4PRN Hilton Head Isla
KM4PRN
 442.0375 +5 CC0 DMR — Hilton Head Island, SC
3.7 W4IAR Hilton Head Isla
W4IAR
 444.3500 +5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Hilton Head Island, SC
3.8 N4MSE Offline Hilton Head Isla
N4MSE BM
 442.5750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310558 — Hilton Head Island, SC
4.7 N4MSE Hilton Head Isla
N4MSE BM
 145.3500 -0.6 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311664 — Hilton Head Island, SC
4.7 W4HHI Hilton Head Isla
W4HHI NC-PRN
 442.0375 +5 CC1 DMR NC-PRN — Hilton Head Island, SC
8.2 N2DAN Bluffton
N2DAN BM
 441.5000 in 445.5000 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314947901 — Bluffton, SC, SC
9.1 KQ4TAY Port Royal
KQ4TAY BM
 441.5000 in 445.5000 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3208856 — Port Royal, SC
9.2 W4IAR Bluffton
W4IAR AllStar
 442.6750 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 50078 EchoLink 341407 — Bluffton, SC
9.2 KM4PRN Bluffton
KM4PRN
 444.7375 +5 CC1 DMR — Bluffton, SC
9.2 N0XLP Bluffton L0C4T0R
N0XLP BM
 446.2000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 316514619 — Bluffton, L0C4T0R, SC
10.0 W4BFT Beaufort
W4BFT AllStar
 145.1300 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 65545 EchoLink 339993 — Beaufort, SC
10.4 W5BFT Beaufort
W5BFT
 146.6550 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Beaufort, SC
11.5 W4BFT Beaufort Hosp
W4BFT
 443.8500 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Beaufort, SC
11.6 W4BFT Offline Beaufort WJWJ
W4BFT
 146.6550 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Beaufort, SC
12.0 KQ4LDQ Bluffton
KQ4LDQ BM
 439.2000 in 433.2000 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 320258601 — Bluffton, SC
12.6 W4BFT Beaufort
W4BFT
 441.9875 +5 CC? DMR — Beaufort, SC
12.7 KK2QQ Beaufort
KK2QQ BM
 439.4500 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3197669 — Beaufort, SC
13.4 W4HHI Bluffton
W4HHI NC-PRN
 444.7375 +5 CC1 DMR NC-PRN — Bluffton, SC
14.2 N0VQE Beaufort SC
N0VQE BM
 441.5000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311042910 — Beaufort, SC 29907, SC
14.8 N1RCW Bluffton Lawton
N1RCW AllStar
 445.9250 simplex TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 29305 EchoLink 398619 — Bluffton, SC
14.8 N1RCW Offline Bluffton Lawton
N1RCW AllStar
 147.4350 simplex TONE 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 47547 — Bluffton, SC
19.0 W4LHS Tybee
W4LHS
 146.4450 simplex TONE 91.5 FM (analog) — Tybee, GA
22.1 KK4ONF Hardeeville
KK4ONF
 147.0600 +0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Hardeeville, SC
25.5 K4VYX Savannah
K4VYX MARC
 442.8125 +5 CC3 DMR DMR-MARC — Savannah, GA
25.9 KK4SGC Savannah
KK4SGC
 1298.0000 simplex none D-STAR — Savannah, GA
25.9 W4LHS Offline Savannah Talmadg
W4LHS
 147.2100 +0.6 TONE 210.7 FM (analog) — Savannah, GA
26.0 W4LHS Savannah
W4LHS EchoLink
 147.3300 +0.6 TONE 203.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 955050 — Savannah, GA
26.0 KK4SGC Savannah
KK4SGC
 144.9400 in 147.4400 none D-STAR — Savannah, GA
26.0 KK4SGC Savannah
KK4SGC
 440.5875 +5 none D-STAR — Savannah, GA
26.0 KK4SGC Savannah
KK4SGC
 1282.7400 -12 none D-STAR — Savannah, GA
31.8 KJ4LNJ Offline Green Pond S.C
KJ4LNJ
 145.4800 -0.6 none D-STAR — Green Pond, SC
31.9 WA4SJS White Hall
WA4SJS
 146.9100 -0.6 TONE 156.7 FM (analog) — White Hall, SC
32.0 KJ4LNJ Offline Green Pond White
KJ4LNJ
 444.0750 +5 none D-STAR — Green Pond, SC
37.2 W4LHS Savannah WSAV
W4LHS EchoLink
 442.7000 +5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 955050 — Savannah, GA
39.1 WA4USN Seabrook Island
WA4USN
 145.4100 -0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Seabrook Island, SC
39.5 K4IUG Adams Run
K4IUG
 147.3450 +0.6 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) — Adams Run, SC
40.2 W4LHS Bloomingdale WJC
W4LHS
 146.9700 -0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Bloomingdale, GA
40.5 K4VYX Guyton
K4VYX MARC
 442.3500 +5 CC8 DMR DMR-MARC — Guyton, GA
40.6 W4ECA Guyton
W4ECA AllStar
 146.7450 -0.6 TONE 97.4 FM (analog) AllStar 45029 — Guyton, GA
45.2 KG4BZN Walterboro
KG4BZN
 147.1350 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Walterboro, SC
45.2 KG4BZN Walterboro
KG4BZN
 444.5500 +5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Walterboro, SC
46.4 W4HRS Walterboro Colle
W4HRS
 444.8500 +5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Walterboro, SC
49.1 no call listed
Listed as SERA
 Midwaw-GA
Florida
 146.9400 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Midwaw-GA, FL
49.2 N9HQC Ravenel
N9HQC BM
 443.9000 +5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 314755 — Ravenel, SC