N9TPB FCC License Search
🕒 FCC license data updated yesterday 8:30 am CDT (FCC files through Oct 1, 2026) · next update today 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

W9NFM HAM

General class licensed since 2001 (25 yrs) W9NFM since 2003 · previously KB9FPZ Metropolis, IL grid EM57qf eQSL AG 53 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Jan 31, 2033. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Feb 1, 2035.

📬 QSL: no LoTW uploads on record · eQSL AG member · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 W9NFM has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Jan 13, 2003 · what was requested

Currently held by CHARLES A TAYLOR · 1 holder on record

Current holder: CHARLES A TAYLOR

Held W9NFM Jan 31, 2003 → present · first licensed May 21, 2001 as KB9FPZ · 2 licenses · FRN 0005389382

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

Vanity applications filed by W9NFM

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 13, 2003
Granted Sep 19, 2023
0001152518
 KB9FPZ · CHARLES A TAYLOR · Technician
211 LINDSEY AVE, METROPOLIS, IL 62960
37.2335, -88.7240 (ZIP center) · Grid EM57pf · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W9NFM ✓ granted
2.W9SEX held
3.W9RFI held
4.W9JJF held
9.N9RF held
10.W9GBY
Granted
got W9NFM

Others requesting W9NFM

3 applications listed W9NFM as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
Aug 20, 2018 Sep 7, 2018 KD9KVB · Natalie F Morris-Cole · Valparaiso, IN 3Granted
Mar 28, 2014 Apr 15, 2014 KD9ATT · Larry Langford · Chicago, IL 5Granted
Jan 13, 2003 Jan 31, 2003 KB9FPZ · CHARLES A TAYLOR · METROPOLIS, IL 1Granted

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W9NFM in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W9NFM beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 miles

53 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
6.6 N9IBS Metropolis
N9IBS
 444.9750 +5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Metropolis, IL
7.8 N9IBS Metropolis
N9IBS
 147.2250 +0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Metropolis, IL
9.0 KM4LDP Metropolis Cook
KM4LDP
 146.6550 -0.6 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) — Metropolis, IL
9.9 W4NJA Paducah
W4NJA EchoLink
 147.0600 +0.6 TSQL 179.9 FM (analog) EchoLink 458276 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 85 check-ins · 38 stations Paducah, KY
9.9 KD4DVI Paducah
KD4DVI
 147.1200 +0.6 TSQL 179.9 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Paducah, KY
11.7 KD4DVI Paducah
KD4DVI
 443.0000 +5 TSQL 179.9 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Paducah, KY
15.1 N9RCM Grand Chain
N9RCM
 145.1300 -0.6 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) — Grand Chain, IL
15.2 W4WWS Paducah
W4WWS WIRES-X
 147.1200 +0.6 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 33265 — Paducah, KY
23.7 W9WG Tunnel Hill
W9WG
 147.3450 +0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Tunnel Hill, IL
26.0 WS9CAN Herod Williams
WS9CAN
 145.3700 -0.6 Fusion (C4FM) — Herod, IL
26.0 WS9CAN Herod Williams
WS9CAN
 146.8800 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Herod, IL
26.5 KI4HUS Draffenville
KI4HUS EchoLink
 145.3900 -0.6 TONE 118.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 328811 🗓 1 net 1 net Draffenville, KY
26.6 K9OWU Herod Williams
K9OWU
 444.8000 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Herod, IL
29.1 KI4HUS Benton MR Squad
KI4HUS
 443.5000 +5 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net Benton, KY
29.4 KD9CHL Marion
KD9CHL
 443.4000 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Marion, KY
30.1 K4GFX Fredonia Crayne
K4GFX
 444.8250 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Fredonia, KY
30.1 K4GFX Fredonia Crayne
K4GFX EchoLink
 147.2850 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 186083 — Fredonia, KY
31.2 KA9SKT Wickliffe
KA9SKT
 147.1800 +0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Wickliffe, KY
32.2 KM4JZX Mayfield
KM4JZX
 145.1100 -0.6 TONE 179.9 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 68 check-ins · 27 stations Mayfield, KY
32.2 KM4JZX Mayfield
KM4JZX
 224.8200 -1.6 TONE 179.9 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 68 check-ins · 27 stations Mayfield, KY
32.2 KM4JZX Mayfield
KM4JZX
 441.8750 +5 TONE 179.9 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 68 check-ins · 27 stations Mayfield, KY
36.4 KN4CG Jonathan Creek
KN4CG
 146.9850 -0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Jonathan Creek, KY
36.5 WA9LM Anna Union Co
WA9LM
 443.5750 +5 TSQL 192.8 FM (analog) — Anna, IL
38.6 K9DMT Marion
K9DMT BM
 434.5500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 316355501 — Marion, IL
38.7 WB0VTM Marion
WB0VTM WIRES-X
 444.1500 +5 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 99714 — Marion, IL
38.7 WB0VTM Marion
WB0VTM AllStar
 146.2500 -0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 46293 — Marion, IL
38.8 W9RNM Marion
W9RNM EchoLink
 146.6400 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 564519 — Marion, IL
40.1 K9IM Olive Branch
K9IM
 147.2550 +0.6 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) — Olive Branch, IL
40.6 W4KBL Princeton Vocati
W4KBL AllStar
 444.1750 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 40806 AllStar 663331 — Princeton, KY
40.7 W4KBL Princeton Vocati
W4KBL AllStar
 145.2300 -0.6 TSQL 179.9 FM (analog) AllStar 663330 EchoLink 328998 — Princeton, KY
41.0 KB4MLW Wingo
KB4MLW BM
 439.8000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 320483804 — Wingo, KY
44.8 K9GOX
Listed as K9GOX/R
 Alto Pass Blue
K9GOX AllStar
 145.3100 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 21824 AllStar 40443 — Alto Pass, IL
44.8 K9GOX Alto Pass Bald
K9GOX AllStar
 146.8500 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 45525 EchoLink 817516 AllStar 46293 — Alto Pass, IL
45.5 KA4WWS Murray
KA4WWS BM
 442.8750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312254 — Murray, KY
45.5 K4MSU Murray
K4MSU WIRES-X
 147.2400 +0.6 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 51371 — Murray, KY
45.5 K9GOX Alto Pass Bald
K9GOX AllStar
 443.4250 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 40443 — Alto Pass, IL
45.5 K4MSU Murray PDF Arts
K4MSU
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 91.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Murray, KY
45.9 K4MSU Murray
K4MSU EchoLink
 443.8000 +5 TSQL 91.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) EchoLink 207370 — Murray, KY
47.4 W9UIH Carbondale
W9UIH
 442.1250 +5 none D-STAR — Carbondale, IL
47.4 W9UIH Carbondale
W9UIH
 146.7300 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Carbondale, IL
47.4 W9UIH Carbondale
W9UIH
 442.6562 +5 none D-STAR — Carbondale, IL
48.9 AG4BT Providence
AG4BT
 147.2550 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Providence, KY
49.5 KB0ZAW Scott City
KB0ZAW
 146.9700 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Scott City, MO
49.6 WB0TYV Cape Girardeau
WB0TYV
 146.9400 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Cape Girardeau, MO
49.6 W0QMF Cape Girardeau
W0QMF
 146.6100 -0.6 none FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net Cape Girardeau, MO
9.9 KY4OEM offline Paducah
KY4OEM
 146.7600 -1.6 TSQL 179.9 FM (analog) — Paducah, KY
37.8 WA9LM offline Buncombe
WA9LM
 145.4700 -0.6 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) — Buncombe, IL
37.8 KD9EVL offline Anna
KD9EVL
 146.6700 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Anna, IL
37.8 KD9EVL offline Anna
KD9EVL
 145.2500 -0.6 TSQL 77.0 FM (analog) — Anna, IL
47.4 K6ERS offline Carbondale
K6ERS BM
 444.7750 +5 CC? DMR BrandMeister 310200 BrandMeister 310206 — Carbondale, IL
47.4 W9UIH offline Carbondale
W9UIH
 442.0250 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Carbondale, IL
49.3 AB9ST offline West Frankfort
AB9ST
 147.0450 +0.6 TSQL 97.4 FM (analog) — West Frankfort, IL
49.4 KE0UWK offline Cape Girardeau
KE0UWK
 444.4500 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Cape Girardeau, MO