N9TPB FCC License Search
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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)

W4BPS HAM 📻 GMRS

📻
Also a GMRS licensee
WRPF665
Active until Jan 29, 2032 · same FCC Registration Number (FRN) · GMRS covers the licensee's immediate family
Technician class licensed since 2022 (4 yrs) W4BPS since 2022 · previously KO4WCO Richmond, VA Grid FM17gm GMRS WRPF665 79 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Mar 22, 2032. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Mar 23, 2034.

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

📝 W4BPS has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Mar 4, 2022 · what was requested

Currently held by Brian P Shields · 2 holders on record

Current holder: Brian P Shields

Held W4BPS Mar 22, 2022 → present · first licensed Jan 21, 2022 as KO4WCO · 2 licenses · FRN 0031842586

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

Previous holder: BRIAN P SMITH

Held W4BPS Mar 3, 2000 → Mar 3, 2020 · first licensed Feb 23, 1993 as WB8V · 2 licenses · FRN 0003079845
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1983 as N8DZZ, 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.
W4BPS 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 W4BPS

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 Mar 4, 2022
Granted Mar 22, 2022
0009920036
 KO4WCO · Brian P Shields · Technician
2411 Everett St, Richmond, VA 23224
37.5121, -77.4519 (street) · Grid FM17gm · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W4BPS ✓ Granted
 Granted
got W4BPS
Filed Jan 31, 2022
Award date was Feb 18, 2022
0009891141
 KO4WCO · Brian P Shields · Technician
Attn: Brian Shields · 2411 Everett St, Richmond, VA 23224
37.5121, -77.4519 (street) · Grid FM17gm · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.KW4BR Available
3.KW4BN Available
4.KO4BN Available
5.KW4BS Available
6.KO4BS Held by ERIC J CHAPMAN until Jun 12, 2031
7.KW4BP Held by James E Harris until Jul 19, 2035
8.KO4BP Available
 Dismissed

Others Requesting W4BPS

2 applications listed W4BPS as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #W4BPSResult
Mar 4, 2022 Mar 22, 2022 KO4WCO · Brian P Shields · Richmond, VA 1Granted Granted this call
Feb 14, 2000 Mar 3, 2000 K4TVA · BRIAN P SMITH · TULLAHOMA, TN 1Granted Granted this call

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W4BPS in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W4BPS beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

📻 GMRS Repeaters within 50 Miles

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

MilesChannelOutputTone inOwnerLocationAccessStatus
4RP16462.575— WROW434 Richmond, VA ClosedOn the air

Repeaters within 50 Miles

79 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
45.4 N3RWZ Louisa
N3RWZ BM
 433.6000 in 446.0750 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 321485801 🗓 1 net 1 net · 66 check-ins · 23 stations Louisa, VA
45.4 N3RWZ Louisa
N3RWZ BM
 433.5000 in 446.0500 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 321485802 🗓 1 net 1 net · 66 check-ins · 23 stations Louisa, VA
8.2 W4RAT Richmond WCVE
W4RAT DMRVA
 443.5875 +5 CC1 DMR DMRVA 🗓 1 net 1 net · 41 check-ins · 18 stations Richmond, VA
8.2 W4RAT Richmond WCVE
W4RAT IRLP
 146.8800 -0.6 TSQL 74.4 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) IRLP 4424 🗓 1 net 1 net · 41 check-ins · 18 stations Richmond, VA
8.2 W4RAT Richmond WCVE
W4RAT WIRES-X
 442.5500 +5 TSQL 74.4 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 58927 🗓 1 net 1 net · 41 check-ins · 18 stations Richmond, VA
1.3 WA4FC Richmond Dtwn
WA4FC
 224.5200 -1.6 TONE 74.4 FM (analog) — Richmond, VA
1.3 WA4FC Richmond Dtwn
WA4FC
 927.0500 -25 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (FM,P25) — Richmond, VA
1.3 WA4FC Richmond Dtwn
WA4FC
 1282.0000 -20 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Richmond, VA
1.9 WA4FC Richmond
WA4FC DMRVA
 147.1800 +0.6 CC1 DMR DMRVA — Richmond, VA
1.9 WA4ONG Richmond
WA4ONG BM
 449.9500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister — Richmond, VA
2.0 W4FJ Richmond State
W4FJ
 147.2550 +0.6 TSQL 74.4 FM (analog) (DV,FM) — Richmond, VA
2.0 W4FJ Richmond
W4FJ
 443.7125 +5 none D-STAR — Richmond, VA
2.0 W4FJ Richmond
W4FJ
 1284.0000 -20 none D-STAR — Richmond, VA
2.1 KC4VDZ Richmond James
KC4VDZ AllStar
 147.1350 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 67781 — Richmond, VA
2.1 KC4VDZ Richmond
KC4VDZ
 442.3000 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Richmond, VA
2.2 WA4FC Richmond
WA4FC
 927.0750 -25 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (FM,P25) — Richmond, VA
2.7 WA4MAS Offline Richmond
WA4MAS WIRES-X
 145.1100 -0.6 TONE 127.3 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 30287 — Richmond, VA
4.0 KG4MRA Richmond WTVR
KG4MRA AllStar
 224.4200 -1.6 TSQL 74.4 FM (analog) AllStar 27125 — Richmond, VA
4.0 KG4MRA Richmond WTVR
KG4MRA
 145.4300 -0.6 TSQL 74.4 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Richmond, VA
4.1 W4LML Chesterfield VA
W4LML BM
 431.2500 -0.1 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3203454 — Chesterfield, VA FM1, VA
4.7 W4MC Richmond
W4MC BM
 445.5000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3154910 — Richmond, VA
4.9 KN4SKI Offline Richmond VSP
KN4SKI
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 74.4 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Richmond, VA
5.7 W4HOO Richmond
W4HOO BM
 446.5000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 322321501 — Richmond, VA
7.3 N2JDH Richmond VA
N2JDH BM
 441.6000 +5 CC8 DMR BrandMeister 3134437 — Richmond, VA L0C4T0R, VA
8.2 WA4FC Offline Richmond
WA4FC BM
 443.5375 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315108 — Richmond, VA
9.7 KQ4BBU Mechanicsville
KQ4BBU BM
 439.8000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3193925 — Mechanicsville, VA
10.7 KA4CBB Chester
KA4CBB
 147.3600 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Chester, VA
11.9 N4NQY Hanover
N4NQY BM
 444.7500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315112228 — Hanover, VA
14.3 KN4UND S Chesterfield
KN4UND AllStar
 442.6500 +5 TONE 74.4 FM (analog) AllStar 553750 — S. Chesterfield, VA
14.8 W4SVR Offline Mechanicsville
W4SVR
 145.2400 -0.6 none FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Mechanicsville, VA
14.8 N8ELS Hanover
N8ELS
 145.1100 -0.6 TSQL 74.4 FM (analog) — Hanover, VA
17.2 KD4RJN Ashland
KD4RJN BM
 443.1375 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315143 — Ashland, VA
17.6 N4NQY Hanover
N4NQY BM
 434.7500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315112281 — Hanover, VA., VA
18.2 KD4JLY Powhatan
KD4JLY AllStar
 224.3600 -1.6 TONE 74.4 FM (analog) AllStar 58379 — Powhatan, VA
19.8 KE4SCS Petersburg
KE4SCS
 146.9850 -0.6 none FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Petersburg, VA
19.8 WA4FC Petersburg
WA4FC
 444.9750 +5 TONE 74.4 FM (analog) — Petersburg, VA
20.4 KO4MEJ Powhatan
KO4MEJ BM
 433.9125 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3223138 — Powhatan, VA
21.5 KK4PND Petersburg
KK4PND MARC
 434.5000 +5 CC3 DMR DMR-MARC — Petersburg, VA
22.1 KB4MIC Oilville
KB4MIC
 444.8000 +5 TSQL 203.5 FM (analog) — Oilville, VA
23.0 WA4FC Petersburg
WA4FC
 147.3900 +0.6 TSQL 74.4 FM (analog) — Petersburg, VA
23.5 KG4YJB Prin S Point Bus
KG4YJB
 444.2750 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Prince George, VA
24.5 W2AUS Powhatan
W2AUS BM
 443.9125 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 320229501 — Powhatan, VA
24.6 WA4FC Beaverdam
WA4FC DMRVA
 444.6125 +5 CC1 DMR DMRVA — Beaverdam, VA
24.6 KD4RJN Beaverdam Ashlan
KD4RJN WIRES-X
 147.0600 +0.6 TSQL 74.4 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 33143 — Beaverdam, VA
25.5 K2VIZ New Kent
K2VIZ DMRVA
 442.0500 +5 CC1 DMR DMRVA — New Kent, VA
25.5 WA4FC New Kent
WA4FC DMRVA
 442.0500 +5 CC1 DMR DMRVA — New Kent, VA
25.8 WA4FC Petersburg
WA4FC DMRVA
 442.6875 +5 CC1 DMR DMRVA — Petersburg, VA
26.0 W4TJ Williamsburg
W4TJ
 927.0625 -25 none FM (analog) (FM,P25) — Williamsburg, VA
26.1 N4POW Powhatan
N4POW WIRES-X
 147.9150 -0.6 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 33183 — Powhatan, VA
26.2 N4POW Powhatan Wtr
N4POW WIRES-X
 147.3150 +0.6 TSQL 74.4 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 33183 — Powhatan, VA
26.2 N4POW Powhatan FC Park
N4POW DMRVA
 443.3500 +5 CC1 DMR DMRVA — Powhatan, VA
27.7 W4TTL Walkerton
W4TTL
 146.7150 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Walkerton, VA
30.4 KB4MIC Gum Spring
KB4MIC
 53.0700 -1 TONE 203.5 FM (analog) — Gum Spring, VA
32.6 WB4IKL Gum Spring
WB4IKL
 147.2700 +0.6 TSQL 203.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Gum Spring, VA
32.7 WA4FC Gum Spring
WA4FC DMRVA
 443.4375 +5 CC1 DMR DMRVA — Gum Spring, VA
32.7 N4GEC Gum Spring
N4GEC
 444.6500 +5 TSQL 203.5 FM (analog) — Gum Spring, VA
37.2 K4LAZ Goochland
K4LAZ BM
 421.0000 +25 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 317200901 — Goochland, VA
37.6 AE4ML Bowling Gre SRMC
AE4ML
 442.5750 +5 TSQL 79.7 FM (analog) (DMR,FM,P25) — Bowling Green, VA
39.4 W4TJ Williamsburg
W4TJ
 440.7000 +5 none D-STAR — Williamsburg, VA
39.4 W4TJ Williamsburg
W4TJ
 1292.0000 -20 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) (DV,FM) — Williamsburg, VA
39.4 W4TJ Williamsburg
W4TJ
 145.1600 -0.6 none D-STAR — Williamsburg, VA
41.9 WT4EN Surry
WT4EN
 147.0300 +0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Surry, VA
41.9 WT4EN Surry
WT4EN BM
 443.8250 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 314179 — Surry, VA
42.7 K4JST Surry
K4JST BM
 443.3125 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312981 — Surry, VA
43.2 KO4SE Richmond
KO4SE BM
 438.5500 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 320532102 — Richmond, VA
44.1 KB4ZIN Williamsburg
KB4ZIN AllStar
 146.7600 -0.6 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) AllStar 53935 EchoLink 675740 — Williamsburg, VA
44.1 KB4ZIN Williamsburg
KB4ZIN IRLP
 147.1050 +0.6 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) IRLP 4943 — Williamsburg, VA
44.1 KB4ZIN Williamsburg
KB4ZIN
 444.1000 +5 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) — Williamsburg, VA
45.7 WC4R Williamsburg I-6
WC4R BM
 444.7000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3116644 — Williamsburg, VA
45.9 K4JK Fork Union
K4JK BM
 440.8000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3151075 — Fork Union, VA
46.4 K4LCE Louisa MSAW Ave
K4LCE
 145.3300 -0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Louisa, VA
46.5 K4LCE Louisa
K4LCE
 442.2250 +5 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Louisa, VA
46.7 WN4HRT Williamsburg Riv
WN4HRT
 146.6850 -0.6 Fusion (C4FM) — Williamsburg, VA
47.4 K4JK Fork Union
K4JK DMRVA
 444.5375 +5 CC1 DMR DMRVA — Fork Union, VA
48.0 N2XHZ Offline Spotsylvania
N2XHZ
 447.8750 -5 none FM (analog) — Spotsylvania, VA
48.0 WX4EMC Spotsylvania
WX4EMC
 224.2600 -1.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Spotsylvania, VA
48.2 N4LLE Jarrett
N4LLE
 146.6250 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Jarrett, VA
48.8 WX4EMC Frederic Cosners
WX4EMC DMRVA
 145.3000 -0.6 CC1 DMR DMRVA — Fredericksburg, VA
49.6 N4AR Rushmere Near
N4AR BM
 440.5500 +5 none D-STAR (DMR,DV) BrandMeister 314563 — Rushmere, VA