N9TPB FCC License Search
🕒 FCC license data updated today 8:30 am CDT (FCC files through Oct 1, 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

W9RTF HAM 📻 GMRS

📻
Also a GMRS licensee
WSLN754
Active until Feb 6, 2036 · same FCC Registration Number (FRN) · GMRS covers the licensee's immediate family
General class licensed since 2000 (26 yrs) W9RTF since 2014 · previously KB9PPT Brookport, IL grid EM57rd LoTW user eQSL AG GMRS WSLN754 46 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Feb 14, 2034. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Feb 15, 2036.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Mar 24, 2020 · eQSL AG member · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 W9RTF has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Jan 27, 2014 · what was requested

Currently held by ROBERT T FORTHMAN · 1 holder on record

Current holder: ROBERT T FORTHMAN

Held W9RTF Feb 14, 2014 → present · first licensed May 26, 2000 as KB9PPT · 2 licenses · FRN 0002912715

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

Vanity applications filed by W9RTF

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 27, 2014
Granted Jan 29, 2026
0006120001
 KB9PPT · ROBERT T FORTHMAN · General
PO Box 181 · BROOKPORT, IL 62910
37.1531, -88.5345 (ZIP center) · Grid EM57rd · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W9RTF ✓ granted
3.W9BRT held
 Granted
got W9RTF

Others requesting W9RTF

1 application listed W9RTF as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
Jan 27, 2014 Feb 14, 2014 KB9PPT · ROBERT T FORTHMAN · BROOKPORT, IL 1Granted

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W9RTF in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W9RTF beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

📻 GMRS repeaters within 50 miles

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

MilesChannelOutputTone inOwnerLocationAccessStatus
17RP17462.600179.9 WRCS451 Belnap, IL · New Columbia Bluff OpenOn the air
26RP22462.725100.0 WRQZ843 Fredonia, KY · Crayne Knob OpenOn the air
31RP18462.625141.3 WROW973 Olmsted, IL · Water Tower OpenOn the air
36RP15462.55082.5 WRKE995 Princeton, KY OpenUnknown
37RP19462.650D131 WROR746 Mounds, IL OpenOn the air
39RP18462.625123.0 WSJV431 Murray, KY · Murray State University Campus OpenOn the air

Repeaters within 50 miles

46 repeaters within 50 miles of this ZIP code, 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 · center is the ZIP code (approximate) · 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
6.0 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
6.0 KD4DVI Paducah
KD4DVI
 147.1200 +0.6 TSQL 179.9 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Paducah, KY
9.1 N9IBS Metropolis
N9IBS
 444.9750 +5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Metropolis, IL
9.4 KD4DVI Paducah
KD4DVI
 443.0000 +5 TSQL 179.9 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Paducah, KY
10.9 N9IBS Metropolis
N9IBS
 147.2250 +0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Metropolis, IL
12.4 W4WWS Paducah
W4WWS WIRES-X
 147.1200 +0.6 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 33265 — Paducah, KY
13.6 KM4LDP Metropolis Cook
KM4LDP
 146.6550 -0.6 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) — Metropolis, IL
19.4 KI4HUS Draffenville
KI4HUS EchoLink
 145.3900 -0.6 TONE 118.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 328811 🗓 1 net 1 net Draffenville, KY
20.8 N9RCM Grand Chain
N9RCM
 145.1300 -0.6 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) — Grand Chain, IL
22.3 KI4HUS Benton MR Squad
KI4HUS
 443.5000 +5 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net Benton, KY
26.1 K4GFX Fredonia Crayne
K4GFX
 444.8250 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Fredonia, KY
26.1 K4GFX Fredonia Crayne
K4GFX EchoLink
 147.2850 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 186083 — Fredonia, KY
26.5 KD9CHL Marion
KD9CHL
 443.4000 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Marion, KY
27.8 KM4JZX Mayfield
KM4JZX
 145.1100 -0.6 TONE 179.9 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 68 check-ins · 27 stations Mayfield, KY
27.8 KM4JZX Mayfield
KM4JZX
 224.8200 -1.6 TONE 179.9 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 68 check-ins · 27 stations Mayfield, KY
27.8 KM4JZX Mayfield
KM4JZX
 441.8750 +5 TONE 179.9 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 68 check-ins · 27 stations Mayfield, KY
29.3 KN4CG Jonathan Creek
KN4CG
 146.9850 -0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Jonathan Creek, KY
29.8 WS9CAN Herod Williams
WS9CAN
 145.3700 -0.6 Fusion (C4FM) — Herod, IL
29.8 WS9CAN Herod Williams
WS9CAN
 146.8800 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Herod, IL
30.0 K9OWU Herod Williams
K9OWU
 444.8000 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Herod, IL
30.6 W9WG Tunnel Hill
W9WG
 147.3450 +0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Tunnel Hill, IL
33.2 KA9SKT Wickliffe
KA9SKT
 147.1800 +0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Wickliffe, KY
35.1 W4KBL Princeton Vocati
W4KBL AllStar
 444.1750 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 40806 AllStar 663331 — Princeton, KY
35.2 W4KBL Princeton Vocati
W4KBL AllStar
 145.2300 -0.6 TSQL 179.9 FM (analog) AllStar 663330 EchoLink 328998 — Princeton, KY
37.2 KB4MLW Wingo
KB4MLW BM
 439.8000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 320483804 — Wingo, KY
39.0 KA4WWS Murray
KA4WWS BM
 442.8750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312254 — Murray, KY
39.0 K4MSU Murray
K4MSU WIRES-X
 147.2400 +0.6 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 51371 — Murray, KY
39.1 K4MSU Murray PDF Arts
K4MSU
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 91.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Murray, KY
39.4 K4MSU Murray
K4MSU EchoLink
 443.8000 +5 TSQL 91.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) EchoLink 207370 — Murray, KY
43.4 WA9LM Anna Union Co
WA9LM
 443.5750 +5 TSQL 192.8 FM (analog) — Anna, IL
45.0 K9IM Olive Branch
K9IM
 147.2550 +0.6 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) — Olive Branch, IL
45.3 K9DMT Marion
K9DMT BM
 434.5500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 316355501 — Marion, IL
45.5 WB0VTM Marion
WB0VTM WIRES-X
 444.1500 +5 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 99714 — Marion, IL
45.5 WB0VTM Marion
WB0VTM AllStar
 146.2500 -0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 46293 — Marion, IL
45.6 W9RNM Marion
W9RNM EchoLink
 146.6400 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 564519 — Marion, IL
45.7 AG4BT Providence
AG4BT
 147.2550 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Providence, KY
45.9 W4GZ Hamlin
W4GZ
 147.2400 +0.6 TSQL 91.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Hamlin, KY
46.3 W4WKY Dawson S Outwood
W4WKY EchoLink
 443.2250 +5 TONE 77.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) EchoLink 328998 — Dawson Springs, KY
46.4 KF4CWK Dawson Springs
KF4CWK
 146.7750 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Dawson Springs, KY
46.4 W4WKY Dawson Springs
W4WKY
 147.3150 +0.6 TSQL 82.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Dawson Springs, KY
47.3 KY4KEN Cerulean
KY4KEN
 147.1950 +0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Cerulean, KY
49.6 K4CAY Hickman Cayce
K4CAY AllStar
 145.2700 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 65030 EchoLink 256914 🗓 1 net 1 net · 27 check-ins · 27 stations Hickman, KY
6.0 KY4OEM offline Paducah
KY4OEM
 146.7600 -1.6 TSQL 179.9 FM (analog) — Paducah, KY
44.5 WA9LM offline Buncombe
WA9LM
 145.4700 -0.6 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) — Buncombe, IL
44.5 KD9EVL offline Anna
KD9EVL
 146.6700 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Anna, IL
44.6 KD9EVL offline Anna
KD9EVL
 145.2500 -0.6 TSQL 77.0 FM (analog) — Anna, IL