N9TPB FCC License Search
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WA9RNE HAM

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Previously held a GMRS license
WPQS789
Expired Sep 26, 2020 · same FCC Registration Number (FRN) · GMRS covers the licensee's immediate family
Amateur Extra class licensed since 1997 (29 yrs) Mount Vernon, IL Grid EM58oh Heard on PSK Reporter by 2 40 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Jun 10, 2027. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Jun 11, 2029.

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

Currently held by WALLACE F STROW JR · 1 holder on record

Current holder: WALLACE F STROW JR

Held WA9RNE Jul 23, 1997 → present · first licensed Jul 23, 1997 as WA9RNE · 1 license · FRN 0002875474
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1967 as WA9RNE, 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.

Earlier Holders

WA9RNE in the 1993–2003 Callbooks
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.
WA9RNE 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.

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

📤 Heard by others PSK Reporter

Heard by 2 stations (2 reports) · last 12 hr ago · CW · grid EM58oh
30m · 2
Farthest: KK4FL, 3,917 miles on 30m CW (14 dB)
PSK Reporter map →

Repeaters within 50 Miles

40 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
3.4 N9BIG Bluford
N9BIG
 443.6938 +5 CC7 DMR — Bluford, IL
5.4 KB9KDE Mount Vernon
KB9KDE
 147.1350 +0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) — Mount Vernon, IL
5.4 N9BIG Mount Vernon
N9BIG
 147.2400 +0.6 CC7 DMR — Mount Vernon, IL
6.2 N9BIG Mount Vernon
N9BIG BM
 147.3150 +0.6 CC7 DMR BrandMeister 312595 — Mount Vernon, IL
15.2 W9RLC Ina Rend Lk
W9RLC
 145.1900 -0.6 TSQL 71.9 FM (analog) — Ina, IL
19.6 KC9NPJ Johnsonville
KC9NPJ
 442.6250 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Johnsonville, IL
22.1 W9CWA Salem I-57/US-50
W9CWA
 147.2700 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Salem, IL
22.1 W9CWA Salem I-57/US-50
W9CWA
 442.2000 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Salem, IL
22.9 W9XWA Xenia
W9XWA WIRES-X
 145.3100 -0.6 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 1 — Xenia, IL
24.0 KC9RFU Benton
KC9RFU
 146.8050 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Benton, IL
24.4 KC9TON Fairfield
KC9TON
 145.1300 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Fairfield, IL
24.4 N9BRG Fairfield
N9BRG
 444.8250 +5 none P25 — Fairfield, IL
24.4 N9BRG Fairfield
N9BRG
 445.1500 -5 CC1 DMR — Fairfield, IL
25.7 KC9URF Sandoval
KC9URF
 145.6375 simplex none D-STAR — Sandoval, IL
26.7 N9LUD Offline Tamaroa
N9LUD
 146.9850 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Tamaroa, IL
29.1 KC9AGC Flora Wtr
KC9AGC
 146.7000 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Flora, IL
30.2 W9OG Burnt Prairie
W9OG
 147.3300 +0.6 Fusion (C4FM) — Burnt Prairie, IL
30.3 W9KXP Burnt Prairie
W9KXP IRLP
 147.3300 +0.6 none FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 43844 IRLP EchoLink — Burnt Prairie, IL
30.7 AB9ST Offline West Frankfort
AB9ST
 147.0450 +0.6 TSQL 97.4 FM (analog) — West Frankfort, IL
32.3 KG9YYZ Du Quoin
KG9YYZ BM
 439.5500 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3176714 — Du Quoin, IL
34.2 AI9F Clay City
AI9F
 442.0750 +5 TSQL 186.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Clay City, IL
40.3 KC9RHG Noble
KC9RHG
 146.7600 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Noble, IL
40.3 KC9RHH Noble
KC9RHH WIRES-X
 442.3750 +5 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 30850 — Noble, IL
41.1 KC9ISQ Vandalia
KC9ISQ AllStar
 146.7450 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 626485 — Vandalia, IL
42.1 K9DMT Marion
K9DMT BM
 434.5500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 316355501 — Marion, IL
42.4 W9KXP Herald
W9KXP
 147.3000 +0.6 DCS 023 FM (analog) — Herald, IL
42.7 WB0VTM Marion
WB0VTM AllStar
 146.2500 -0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 46293 — Marion, IL
42.7 WB0VTM Marion
WB0VTM WIRES-X
 444.1500 +5 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 99714 — Marion, IL
42.9 W9RNM Marion
W9RNM EchoLink
 146.6400 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 564519 — Marion, IL
44.3 N9QZA Parkersburgh
N9QZA
 444.9750 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Parkersburgh, IL
47.3 K9TJR Offline Aviston
K9TJR
 147.2100 +0.6 TSQL 79.7 FM (analog) — Aviston, IL
47.3 K9TJR Offline Aviston
K9TJR
 443.1750 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Aviston, 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
47.4 W9UIH Offline Carbondale
W9UIH
 442.0250 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Carbondale, IL
47.4 K6ERS Offline Carbondale
K6ERS BM
 444.7750 +5 CC? DMR BrandMeister 310200 BrandMeister 310206 — Carbondale, IL
47.7 KC9ZHV Olney
KC9ZHV
 147.2250 +0.6 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) — Olney, IL
47.9 W9UIH Carbondale
W9UIH
 442.1250 +5 none D-STAR — Carbondale, IL
48.4 W9RNM Ava
W9RNM
 147.0900 +0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Ava, IL
49.1 KC9ZHV Olney
KC9ZHV BM
 442.5250 +5 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 311677 — Olney, IL