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

WB8U HAM 📻 GMRS

📻
Also a GMRS licensee
WRJI523
Active until Sep 4, 2030 · same FCC Registration Number (FRN) · GMRS covers the licensee's immediate family
Amateur Extra class licensed since 2015 (11 yrs) WB8U since 2020 · previously K5GAI, KE0CZJ Ekron, KY grid EM67wv LoTW user GMRS WRJI523 90 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through May 5, 2030. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests May 6, 2032.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Mar 9, 2019 as previous call KE0CZJ · none yet as WB8U · eQSL AG as K5GAI · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 WB8U has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Apr 17, 2020 · what was requested

Currently held by Stephen R Gibbs · 2 holders on record

Current holder: Stephen R Gibbs

Held WB8U May 5, 2020 → present · first licensed Feb 6, 2015 as KE0CZJ · 3 licenses · FRN 0024278590

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

Previous holder: KARL W KINDBERG JR

Held WB8U Dec 4, 2007 → Feb 24, 2018 · first licensed Dec 4, 2007 as WB8U · 1 license · FRN 0017201575

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

Vanity applications filed by WB8U

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 Apr 17, 2020
Granted May 5, 2020
0009048275
 K5GAI · Stephen R Gibbs · Amateur Extra
2726 GLIDER ST APT 305, FORT BRAGG, NC 28307
35.1396, -78.9936 (ZIP center) · Grid FM05md · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.WB8U ✓ granted
2.WS7A
3.KX8T held
4.WL1B available
 Granted
got WB8U
Filed Mar 30, 2020
Award date was Apr 17, 2020
0009026869
 K5GAI · Stephen R Gibbs · Amateur Extra
2726 GLIDER ST APT 305, FORT BRAGG, NC 28307
35.1396, -78.9936 (ZIP center) · Grid FM05md · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.K5VW held
2.WL1B available
3.KL8T held
4.AL0P available
 Dismissed
Filed Feb 4, 2019
Granted Feb 22, 2019
0008512065
 KE0CZJ · Stephen R Gibbs · General
2726 GLIDER ST APT 305, FORT BRAGG, NC 28307
35.1396, -78.9936 (ZIP center) · Grid FM05md · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.K5GAI ✓ granted
 Granted
got K5GAI

Others requesting WB8U

7 applications listed WB8U as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
Apr 17, 2020 May 5, 2020 K5GAI · Stephen R Gibbs · FORT BRAGG, NC 1Granted
Apr 16, 2020 May 4, 2020 K8BAH · BASIL A HUGHES · COAL CITY, WV 9Granted
Mar 20, 2020 Apr 7, 2020 KI5FDG · Dan L Williams · Clarksville, TX 4Granted
Feb 27, 2020 Mar 16, 2020 KN6HJZ · Terry J Erhardt · Truckee, CA 6Dismissed
Feb 25, 2020 Mar 14, 2020 KE8NPA · THOMAS E VOYDANOFF · WARREN, MI 2Granted
Jul 9, 2019 Jul 27, 2019 WB8CMU · FREDERICK RANDLES III · MINERAL CITY, OH 9Granted
Jul 9, 2019 Jul 27, 2019 WB8CMU · FREDERICK RANDLES III · MINERAL CITY, OH 11Granted

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WB8U in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WB8U beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

📻 GMRS repeaters within 50 miles

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

MilesChannelOutputTone inOwnerLocationAccessStatus
23RP16462.575D654 WQYD228 Fairdale, KY OpenOn the air
25RP18462.625D503 WSGB958 Louisville South End System, KY OpenOn the air
34RP17462.600D351 WRDI358 Floyd's Knobs, IN · Floyd Knobs Overlook OpenOn the air
35RP15462.550— WSAR295 Bardstown, KY OpenOn the air
42RP15462.550D503 WSGM556 Elk Creek, KY OpenOn the air

Repeaters within 50 miles

90 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
8.9 KM4LNN Vine Grove
KM4LNN BM
 444.9125 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310779 — Vine Grove, KY
8.9 N1DTA vine grove
N1DTA kentuckydm
 444.7750 +5 CC1 DMR kentuckydmr-c-bidge — vine grove, KY
9.1 N4TNS Vine Grove
N4TNS
 147.1200 +0.6 TSQL 77.0 D-STAR 🗓 1 net 1 net · 26 check-ins · 26 stations Vine Grove, KY
9.2 W4BEJ Radcliff
W4BEJ
 146.9250 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Radcliff, KY
9.2 WX4HC Radcliff
WX4HC
 147.1500 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Radcliff, KY
10.5 N1DTA radcliff
N1DTA kentuckydm
 444.1375 +5 CC1 DMR kentuckydmr-c-bidge — radcliff, KY
10.6 KG4LHQ Irvington
KG4LHQ BM
 444.5125 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312101 — Irvington, KY
17.8 WX4HC Elizabethtown
WX4HC
 145.3500 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Elizabethtown, KY
18.3 K4KTR elizabethtown
K4KTR BM
 444.7625 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310562 — elizabethtown, KY
18.3 KG4LHQ Elizabethtown
KG4LHQ BM
 444.9125 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312107 — Elizabethtown, KY
18.7 K4KTR Cecilia
K4KTR BM
 443.1125 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312809 — Cecilia, KY
18.8 W4BEJ Elizabethtown
W4BEJ
 146.9800 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Elizabethtown, KY
18.8 W4BEJ Elizabethtown
W4BEJ
 444.8000 +5 none FM (analog) — Elizabethtown, KY
19.8 K4KTR Fairdale Jeffers
K4KTR BM
 443.0000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312195 — Fairdale, KY
20.1 N4MRM Pleasure Ridge P
N4MRM
 444.6000 +5 TONE 151.4 FM (analog) — Pleasure Ridge Park, KY
20.1 N4MRM Pleasure Ridge P
N4MRM
 147.3600 +0.6 TONE 151.4 FM (analog) — Pleasure Ridge Park, KY
20.5 K4KTR Fairdale Jeffers
K4KTR
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 67.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Fairdale, KY
20.5 N4TNS Fairdale Jeffers
N4TNS AllStar
 442.5000 +5 DCS 365 FM (analog) AllStar 64696 🗓 1 net 1 net · 26 check-ins · 26 stations Fairdale, KY
21.1 WD9HMH Corydon
WD9HMH
 146.7750 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Corydon, IN
22.2 KN4ZYS Louisville
KN4ZYS
 444.9000 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Louisville, KY
22.4 KY4SP Westview
KY4SP
 147.0600 +0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Westview, KY
22.6 KY4KY Brooks WAMZ
KY4KY AllStar
 146.7000 -0.6 TSQL 79.7 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) AllStar 44153 EchoLink 343205 WIRES-X 51170 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 45 check-ins · 28 stations Brooks, KY
22.6 KY4KY Brooks Hl
KY4KY BM
 443.7000 +5 TSQL 79.7 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 311140 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 45 check-ins · 28 stations Brooks, KY
22.8 KK4CZ Fairdale
KK4CZ WIRES-X
 443.5750 +5 DCS 654 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 80896 — Fairdale, KY
22.9 N9GTO Lanesville
N9GTO
 147.0900 +0.6 TONE 151.4 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Lanesville, IN
23.4 W4FAO Brooks
W4FAO BM
 444.3500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312337 — Brooks, KY
23.7 KR4NDG Louisville
KR4NDG BM
 439.5500 in 433.5500 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 322574001 — Louisville, KY
27.4 NA9VY Louisville
NA9VY
 441.9000 +5 CC? DMR — Louisville, KY
27.4 NA9VY Louisville VEI
NA9VY SIN
 440.5125 +5 CC7 DMR BrandMeister 314173 SIN — Louisville, KY
27.8 K4KYD Mount
K4KYD BM
 434.0000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3194935 — Mount Washington, KY
29.0 KE4JVM Louisville
KE4JVM EchoLink
 442.6250 +5 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) EchoLink 634824 WIRES-X 21014 WIRES-X 11014 — Louisville, KY
29.2 KB9JLE Frenchtown
KB9JLE
 146.8200 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 31 check-ins · 15 stations Frenchtown, IN
29.2 KK4PGE Louisville
KK4PGE IP
 147.4600 in 144.9600 CC1 DMR IP — Louisville, KY
29.4 KC4ZMZ Louisville
KC4ZMZ WIRES-X
 147.1800 +0.6 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 35042 — Louisville, KY
29.4 W4CN Louisville Audub
W4CN AllStar
 147.1800 +0.6 TSQL 79.7 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) AllStar 632280 EchoLink 425970 WIRES-X 21014 🗓 1 net 1 net · 12 check-ins · 9 stations Louisville, KY
29.8 K4KYB Leitchfield
K4KYB
 442.3500 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Leitchfield, KY
29.9 KC9OBN Leopold
KC9OBN
 145.1900 -0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Leopold, IN
30.0 W9JBQ New Albany
W9JBQ
 146.8500 -0.6 none FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 95 check-ins · 47 stations New Albany, IN
30.1 KE4JVM Louisville
KE4JVM WIRES-X
 145.2300 -0.6 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 21014 — Louisville, KY
30.1 KN4ZYS Louisville
KN4ZYS
 146.8800 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Louisville, KY
30.1 WB4EJK Louisville
WB4EJK
 147.0300 +0.6 TONE 151.4 FM (analog) — Louisville, KY
30.1 WB4EJK Louisville
WB4EJK
 147.2700 +0.6 TONE 151.4 FM (analog) — Louisville, KY
30.1 KA4MKT
Listed as KA4MKT/R
 Louisville
KA4MKT AllStar
 224.3000 -1.6 none FM (analog) AllStar 662780 — Louisville, KY
30.1 N4KWT Louisville
N4KWT
 443.9750 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Louisville, KY
30.1 KM4SGI Louisville
KM4SGI IP
 444.7000 +5 none D-STAR (DMR,DV) IP — Louisville, KY
30.1 N7BBW Louisville
N7BBW
 53.4300 -0.5 TONE 167.9 FM (analog) — Louisville, KY
30.1 KQ9Z Louisville
KQ9Z
 147.3600 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Louisville, KY
30.1 N4ORL Louisville
N4ORL
 442.0000 +5 TONE 146.2 FM (analog) — Louisville, KY
31.3 N9CBW Mount
N9CBW BM
 440.9750 in 447.9750 CC3 DMR BrandMeister 322587203 — Mount Washington, KY
32.2 W9BGW Floyds Knobs
W9BGW
 224.8200 -1.6 none FM (analog) — Floyds Knobs, IN
32.5 WA4BEB Louisville
WA4BEB BM
 441.6875 in 431.6875 CC2 DMR BrandMeister 3183420 — Louisville, KY
33.8 AF9H Floyds Knobs WHA
AF9H AllStar
 444.2000 +5 TSQL 67.0 FM (analog) AllStar 626483 — Floyds Knobs, IN
33.8 AF9H Floyds Knobs WHA
AF9H Bluegrass-D
 443.1500 +5 CC7 DMR Bluegrass-DMR — Floyds Knobs, IN
34.8 N1DTA Buffalo
N1DTA
 147.2550 +0.6 TSQL 77.0 FM (analog) — Buffalo, KY
34.8 N1DTA Buffalo
N1DTA kentuckydm
 440.6125 +5 CC1 DMR kentuckydmr-c-bidge — Buffalo, KY
35.4 KN4RFJ Bardstown
KN4RFJ WIRES-X
 145.4700 -0.6 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 58214 — Bardstown, KY
35.9 WS4E Lyndon Kentucky
WS4E BM
 433.0500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 317860503 — Lyndon, Kentucky 402, KY
36.0 KY4HC Hawesville
KY4HC
 146.7150 -0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Hawesville, KY
36.8 N1DTA Buffalo
N1DTA kentuckydm
 147.0300 -0.6 TSQL 146.2 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) kentuckydmr-c-bidge — Buffalo, KY
37.3 WA4FOB Magnolia
WA4FOB
 146.6700 -0.6 TONE 77.0 FM (analog) — Magnolia, KY
37.3 WA4FOB Magnolia
WA4FOB
 443.6750 +5 TONE 77.0 FM (analog) — Magnolia, KY
38.0 KY4X Bonnieville
KY4X
 146.8950 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Bonnieville, KY
38.0 KY4X Bonnieville
KY4X
 444.8500 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Bonnieville, KY
39.5 KB4KY Bardstown
KB4KY EchoLink
 145.4700 -0.6 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) EchoLink 978627 WIRES-X 68214 — Bardstown, KY
39.5 KB4KY Bardstown
KB4KY
 442.0500 +5 DCS 654 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Bardstown, KY
39.6 KC4ZMZ Prospect City
KC4ZMZ IRLP
 145.2800 -0.6 TSQL 77.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) EchoLink 634824 WIRES-X 21024 IRLP — Prospect, KY
41.2 WX8V Louisville
WX8V AllStar
 224.3000 -1.6 none FM (analog) AllStar 662780 — Louisville, KY
42.1 N1DTA Bonnieville
N1DTA kentuckydm
 444.0250 +5 CC1 DMR kentuckydmr-c-bidge — Bonnieville, KY
42.2 K9HJJ Charlestown
K9HJJ BM
 434.7550 +5 CC7 DMR BrandMeister 322170201 — Charlestown, IN
42.7 KX4DN Taylorsville
KX4DN AllStar
 443.8250 +5 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) EchoLink 962382 WIRES-X 36750 AllStar 59550 — Taylorsville, KY
43.5 KC7UKZ Raywick
KC7UKZ BM
 445.3000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3223527 — Raywick, KY
43.8 KY4OC Crestwood
KY4OC
 147.3900 +0.6 TONE 151.4 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Crestwood, KY
43.9 N1DTA Raywick
N1DTA kentuckydm
 440.6875 +5 CC1 DMR kentuckydmr-c-bidge — Raywick, KY
44.6 N1DTA Springfield
N1DTA kentuckydm
 443.1250 +5 CC1 DMR kentuckydmr-c-bidge — Springfield, KY
47.2 K9CFM Ferdinand
K9CFM
 444.1750 +5 CC1 DMR — Ferdinand, IN
47.3 KC9BUH Wickliffe Patoka
KC9BUH
 145.3700 -0.6 Fusion (C4FM) — Wickliffe, IN
47.4 KD4MTG Rosine
KD4MTG
 145.2700 -0.6 TONE 77.0 FM (analog) — Rosine, KY
47.5 KB9OHY Paoli
KB9OHY AllStar
 147.0450 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) AllStar 668241 🗓 1 net 1 net · 65 check-ins · 23 stations Paoli, IN
49.2 KB4KY Springfield
KB4KY WIRES-X
 443.0500 +5 DCS 654 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 68214 — Springfield, KY
19.6 K4KTR offline Elizabethtown
K4KTR
 147.4125 -0.9999 none FM (analog) (FM,P25) — Elizabethtown, KY
20.6 KK4CZ offline Fairdale
KK4CZ
 145.4100 -0.6 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Fairdale, KY
22.8 KK4CZ offline Fairdale
KK4CZ
 53.4100 -1 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Fairdale, KY
28.9 WB9GNA offline Frenchtown
WB9GNA
 442.3000 +5 TONE 146.2 FM (analog) — Frenchtown, IN
30.0 WB4UMR offline Louisville
WB4UMR
 444.4250 +5 DCS 071 FM (analog) — Louisville, KY
30.0 KC4ZMZ offline New Albany
KC4ZMZ
 442.8500 +5 Fusion (C4FM) — New Albany, IN
30.1 KK4CZ offline Louisville
KK4CZ
 441.3500 +5 DCS 654 FM (analog) — Louisville, KY
31.8 KC9HZT offline Greenville
KC9HZT IRLP
 446.0000 simplex none FM (analog) IRLP 4609 — Greenville, IN
37.5 WJ2W offline New Albany
WJ2W IRLP
 147.5400 simplex TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) IRLP 7111 — New Albany, IN
48.3 KB9KPG offline Salem
KB9KPG
 146.6550 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Salem, IN
48.3 KB9SGN offline Salem
KB9SGN
 444.9250 +5 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Salem, IN