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)

WB8Q HAM 📻 GMRS

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Also a GMRS licensee
WRQC871
Active until Apr 20, 2032 · same FCC Registration Number (FRN) · GMRS covers the licensee's immediate family
Amateur Extra class licensed since 1988 (38 yrs) Gladstone, MI Grid EN65lu LoTW user eQSL AG GMRS WRQC871 On APRS 45 hr ago 26 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Nov 19, 2027. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Nov 20, 2029.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Feb 9, 2018 · eQSL AG member · QRZ · HamQTH

Currently held by WILLIAM E LE VEQUE · 1 holder on record

Current holder: WILLIAM E LE VEQUE

Held WB8Q Feb 23, 1988 → present · first licensed Feb 23, 1988 as WB8Q · 1 license · FRN 0002815793
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1981 as WD8PAF, 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.

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

📍 APRS

WB8Q-7 · 45 hr ago · 2362 ft
45.8542, -87.0417 · SharkRF M1KE
Full history on aprs.fi →

Repeaters within 50 Miles

26 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
7.2 N8JWT Escanaba
N8JWT
 147.2400 +0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Escanaba, MI
7.5 K8PL Escanaba
K8PL
 147.1500 +0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Escanaba, MI
8.1 KB9BQX Escanaba
KB9BQX
 145.1300 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Escanaba, MI
26.1 W8FYZ Trenary
W8FYZ
 147.0300 +0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Trenary, MI
26.4 N8RJP Wetmore
N8RJP BM
 442.8500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313046615 — Wetmore, MI
26.6 N8RJP WETMORE Round Lk
N8RJP AllStar
 444.9000 +5 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) AllStar 53624 EchoLink 654189 — WETMORE, MI
28.7 KF8BRW Cooks
KF8BRW
 146.7000 -0.6 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) — Cooks, MI
32.1 WI9DX Wash Greengatge
WI9DX AllStar
 145.4900 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 291120 — Washington Island, WI
33.1 N8RY Gwinn
N8RY BM
 444.0000 in 433.4500 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3163836 — Gwinn Michigan, MI
34.8 WI9DX Washington Islan
WI9DX AllStar
 440.3000 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar 291121 — Washington Island, WI
35.3 WI9DX Washington Isl
WI9DX BM
 442.2250 +5 CC6 DMR BrandMeister 322002501 — Washington Isl, WI
35.6 K8LOD Gwinn
K8LOD AllStar
 146.6400 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 48579 EchoLink 420942 — Gwinn, MI
37.1 KB9BNA Washington Islan
KB9BNA AllStar
 440.3000 +5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar 291121 — Washington Island, WI
41.0 KC8BAN Wetmore
KC8BAN AllStar
 145.4100 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 48579 EchoLink 420942 — Wetmore, MI
42.0 W9DOR Ellison Bay
W9DOR
 147.1800 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Ellison Bay, WI
42.9 W9AIQ Sister Bay PBC
W9AIQ
 147.1800 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Sister Bay, WI
45.4 KS8O Wallace
KS8O
 444.6500 +5 DCS 125 FM (analog) — Wallace, MI
45.9 W9MB Niagara
W9MB
 223.8200 -1.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Niagara, WI
47.1 N7SWX Offline Iron M Millie Hl
N7SWX WIRES-X
 147.2850 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 33879 — Iron Mountain, MI
47.4 KE8IL Marquette
KE8IL EchoLink
 146.9700 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 394682 — Marquette, MI
47.4 KE8IL Offline Marquette
KE8IL EchoLink
 444.8000 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 394682 — Marquette, MI
48.9 KK5PD Offline Marquette
KK5PD BM
 439.5125 in 435.5125 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313467 — Marquette, MI
49.0 KC8VC Kingsford Iron
KC8VC
 146.8500 -0.6 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Kingsford, MI
49.0 KC8VC Iron Mountain
KC8VC
 444.8500 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Iron Mountain, MI
49.2 KD9EXA Lombard Illinois
KD9EXA BM
 442.7500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311773401 — Lombard, Illinois, MI
49.7 KB0P Marquette
KB0P AllStar
 442.2000 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 311795 AllStar 48579 — Marquette, MI