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

W4BLK HAM

General class licensed since 2006 (20 yrs) W4BLK since 2007 · previously KI4SOZ Carolina Beach, NC grid FM14ba 64 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Jan 4, 2027. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Jan 5, 2029.

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

📝 W4BLK has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Dec 13, 2006 · what was requested

Currently held by JAMES N BLACK 638 · 1 holder on record

Current holder: JAMES N BLACK 638

Held W4BLK Jan 4, 2007 → present · first licensed Dec 12, 2006 as KI4SOZ · 2 licenses · FRN 0015838899

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

Vanity applications filed by W4BLK

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 Dec 13, 2006
Granted Nov 8, 2016
0002847765
 KI4SOZ · JAMES N BLACK · Technician
424 AUSTIN SPRINGS RD, JOHNSON CITY, TN 37601
36.3383, -82.3181 (ZIP center) · Grid EM86ui · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W4BLK ✓ granted
2.K4BLK held
3.KI4BLK available
 Granted
got W4BLK

Others requesting W4BLK

2 applications listed W4BLK as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
Dec 13, 2006 Dec 31, 2006 KI4SOZ · JAMES N BLACK · JOHNSON CITY, TN 1Granted
Nov 3, 2006 Nov 21, 2006 KB3OBJ · Brian L Kruchoski · Warrington, PA 9Granted

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W4BLK in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W4BLK beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 miles

64 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
13.5 AC4RC Wilmington
AC4RC
 147.1800 +0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) 🗓 6 nets 6 nets · 83 check-ins · 29 stations Wilmington, NC
13.5 AC4RC Wilmington
AC4RC
 442.5000 +5 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) 🗓 5 nets 5 nets · 83 check-ins · 29 stations Wilmington, NC
13.5 KB4FXC Wilmington
KB4FXC
 442.7500 +5 TONE 67.0 FM (analog) — Wilmington, NC
13.5 KB4FXC Wilmington
KB4FXC AllStar
 444.5000 +5 TONE 67.0 FM (analog) AllStar 2285 — Wilmington, NC
13.5 WA4US Wilmington
WA4US
 444.6500 +5 none FM (analog) — Wilmington, NC
13.5 WA4US Wilmington
WA4US
 442.1750 +5 none FM (analog) — Wilmington, NC
13.5 WA4US Wilmington
WA4US
 442.2000 +5 none FM (analog) — Wilmington, NC
13.5 WA4US Wilmington
WA4US
 443.9500 +5 none FM (analog) — Wilmington, NC
13.5 K4FXC Wilmington
K4FXC
 444.5000 +5 TSQL 67.0 FM (analog) — Wilmington, NC
13.7 KD4MEA Winnabow
KD4MEA
 224.6800 +0.6 TSQL 91.5 FM (analog) — Winnabow, NC
13.7 K4ITL Winnabow
K4ITL
 444.2375 +5 CC? DMR 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 68 check-ins · 34 stations Winnabow, NC
13.8 K5EK St James Brunswi
K5EK
 147.2250 +0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — St. James, Brunswick county, NC
14.2 NI4SR Wilmington NH Co
NI4SR
 145.4100 -0.6 TSQL 67.0 FM (analog) — Wilmington, New Hanover county, NC
14.2 NI4SR Wilmington NH Co
NI4SR
 146.6400 -0.6 TSQL 67.0 FM (analog) — Wilmington, New Hanover county, NC
14.2 AD4DN Wilmington NH Co
AD4DN
 443.4000 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Wilmington, New Hanover county, NC
14.2 N4JDW Wilmington NH Co
N4JDW
 444.0500 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Wilmington, New Hanover county, NC
14.2 N4PLY Wilmington NH Co
N4PLY
 444.7750 +5 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Wilmington, New Hanover county, NC
14.4 K4PPD Bolivia Brunswic
K4PPD
 145.3700 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Bolivia, Brunswick county, NC
14.4 K4PPD Bolivia Brunswic
K4PPD
 147.3150 +0.6 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) — Bolivia, Brunswick county, NC
15.3 N4GM Bolivia
N4GM
 145.3700 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Bolivia, NC
15.8 N2MH West Orange
N2MH AllStar
 442.6000 +5 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,FM) AllStar 40831 AllStar 41109 IRLP 4740 BrandMeister 311393 — West Orange, NJ
16.2 K9EZ Oak Island
K9EZ WIRES-X
 442.1500 +5 none FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 73117 — Oak Island, NC
17.1 KE4TUD Bolivia
KE4TUD
 444.7000 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Bolivia, NC
17.8 N4ILM Winnabow
N4ILM AllStar
 146.8200 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 1 🗓 1 net 1 net Winnabow, NC
17.8 N4JDW Winnabow
N4JDW
 444.1750 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Winnabow, NC
17.8 K4ITL Winnabow
K4ITL
 147.3450 +0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 68 check-ins · 34 stations Winnabow, NC
17.8 N4ILM Winnabow
N4ILM AllStar
 444.8500 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 1 — Winnabow, NC
18.3 N4JDW Leland
N4JDW
 145.1700 -0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) — Leland, NC
19.1 N4ILM Wilmington Porte
N4ILM
 146.7300 -0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) — Wilmington, NC
19.5 NC4NH Wilmington Sutto
NC4NH
 145.4100 -0.6 TONE 67.0 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 10 check-ins · 10 stations Wilmington, NC
19.7 K4MAL Malmo Brunswick
K4MAL
 147.0600 +0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Malmo, Brunswick county, NC
19.7 N4ILM Leland Malmo
N4ILM
 147.0600 +0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) — Leland, NC
21.3 N4GM Supply
N4GM AllStar
 147.3150 +0.6 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) AllStar 1312 EchoLink 622856 EchoLink 825587 🗓 1 net 1 net Supply, NC
22.2 K4CTY Castle Hayne New
K4CTY
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Castle Hayne, New Hanover county, NC
22.3 WA4AAZ CASTLE HAYNE
WA4AAZ BM
 444.9875 +5 CC3 DMR BrandMeister 315051 — CASTLE HAYNE, NC
22.3 W4NCH Castle Hayne CEM
W4NCH EchoLink
 444.2500 +5 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 907302 — Castle Hayne, NC
24.0 W4NCH Castle Hayne CEM
W4NCH EchoLink
 224.9800 -1.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 907302 — Castle Hayne, NC
24.6 W4FTK Shallotte
W4FTK AllStar
 441.8500 +5 DCS 315 FM (analog) AllStar 40040 EchoLink 367365 — Shallotte, NC
26.3 N4JDW Hampstead
N4JDW
 444.0750 +5 none P25 — Hampstead, NC
26.3 N4JDW Hampstead
N4JDW EchoLink
 146.9400 -0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 991272 — Hampstead, NC
26.9 N4DBM Delco
N4DBM
 145.3300 -0.6 TSQL 162.2 FM (analog) — Delco, NC
27.3 K4BLA
Listed as K4BLA DELCO
 Delco
K4BLA BM
 144.9400 in 147.4400 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314393 — Delco, NC
33.2 NC4PC Hampstead Topsai
NC4PC EchoLink
 443.5500 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 261720 — Hampstead, NC
34.1 W4WAU Kelly
W4WAU
 224.5400 -1.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Kelly, NC
36.6 KO4CYN Holly Ridge Pine
KO4CYN AllStar
 145.5100 simplex TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 464292 — Holly Ridge, NC
37.5 N4JDW Calabash
N4JDW
 444.1875 +5 none P25 — Calabash, NC
38.1 NC4PC Burgaw
NC4PC EchoLink
 147.3750 +0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 261720 🗓 1 net 1 net Burgaw, NC
38.1 N4JDW Burgaw
N4JDW
 442.0250 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Burgaw, NC
38.5 WA4DAN Kelly
WA4DAN
 224.5200 +0.6 TSQL 91.5 FM (analog) — Kelly, NC
39.4 N4GM Calabash Wtr
N4GM AllStar
 444.7500 +5 TONE 118.8 FM (analog) AllStar 1331 — Calabash, NC
39.5 KD4GHL Calabash Brunswi
KD4GHL
 444.7500 +5 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) — Calabash, Brunswick county, NC
43.0 W2SWR Little River
W2SWR AllStar
 432.4500 simplex TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 52974 — Little River, SC
44.4 KW4BET Cher Near Shack
KW4BET AllStar
 146.5800 simplex DCS 023 FM (analog) AllStar 474346 EchoLink 442475 IRLP 7609 WIRES-X 46034 AllStar 474347 🗓 1 net 1 net Cherry Grove Beach, SC
47.5 N4DBM Lagoon
N4DBM
 145.2500 -0.6 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) — Lagoon, NC
48.1 N2CUE Longs
N2CUE WIRES-X
 440.8000 +5 TONE 179.9 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) WIRES-X 1681 — Longs, SC
50.0 NE4SC Whiteville Colum
NE4SC
 224.6200 -1.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Whiteville, NC
14.6 N4GM offline Oak Island Wtr
N4GM
 444.6000 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Oak Island, NC
15.3 K4JCS offline Bolivia
K4JCS WIRES-X
 147.2250 +0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 11503 — Bolivia, NC
17.1 AD4DN offline Wilmington Flemi
AD4DN
 146.6700 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Wilmington, NC
17.8 N4ILM offline Bolivia Green
N4ILM
 224.6800 -1.6 TONE 91.5 FM (analog) — Bolivia, NC
19.5 K4FXC offline Wilmington
K4FXC IRLP
 431.8750 simplex TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) IRLP 3756 — Wilmington, NC
19.7 AD4DN offline Leland Malmo
AD4DN
 53.4300 -0.5 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) — Leland, NC
27.4 KB4NHB offline Myrtle Beach
KB4NHB NC-PRN
 440.7250 +5 CC1 DMR NC-PRN — Myrtle Beach, SC
37.5 K4BLA offline Calabash
K4BLA BM
 144.9200 in 147.4200 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314398 — Calabash, NC