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

WF9U HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 2020 (6 yrs) WF9U since 2021 · previously AC9YI, KD9QQV Elmwood, IL grid EN50as LoTW user 53 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Mar 20, 2031. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Mar 21, 2033.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Apr 30, 2023 · not eQSL AG · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 WF9U has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Mar 2, 2021 · what was requested

Currently held by Andrew D Bottrell · 2 holders on record

Current holder: Andrew D Bottrell

Held WF9U Mar 20, 2021 → present · first licensed Oct 26, 2020 as KD9QQV · 3 licenses · FRN 0030030464

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

Previous holder: WILLIAM S JACHIM

Held WF9U Jan 6, 2009 → Jan 29, 2019 · first licensed Jan 6, 2009 as WF9U · 1 license · FRN 0002968642

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

Vanity applications filed by WF9U

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 Mar 2, 2021
Granted Mar 20, 2021
0009437243
 AC9YI · Andrew D Bottrell 371 · Amateur Extra
Attn: Andrew Bottrell · PO Box 61529 · 109 N Ivy St, Elmwood, IL 61529
40.7781, -89.9564 (street) · Grid EN50as · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.K9MC held by MICHAEL D CRAPPS until Mar 16, 2031
2.W9ME held by CALEB J BOYET until Mar 9, 2031
3.N9TV held by Stephanie S Cook until Mar 9, 2031
4.NQ9U held by THOMAS A EIFERT until Mar 16, 2031
5.WF9U ✓ granted
6.K9BMB held by Shaun J Campbell until Dec 12, 2033
7.K9ARA available
8.K9BYB available
9.N9ABA available
10.K9AGA available
11.K9CAC held by Christopher A Cosentino until Jul 25, 2033
12.K9CKC available
13.N9ADA available
14.W9BCB available
15.W9ALA held by Ashton L Anderson until Oct 25, 2034
16.W9AYA available
17.N9ACB available
18.K9BHS available
19.N9ABW held by Todd W Woelfl until Jan 4, 2033
20.K9ALB held by Adrian Burris until Mar 15, 2035
21.W9BHS available
22.K9ABL available
23.K9CBB held by THOMAS H ELLIS until May 6, 2033
24.K9AWT available
25.N9ASP held by Anthony S Payne until Apr 6, 2034
 Granted
got WF9U

Others requesting WF9U

6 applications listed WF9U as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #WF9UResult
Mar 4, 2021 Mar 22, 2021 K9BFG · Nathan L Long · Zionsville, IN 2Dismissed Application dismissed
Mar 2, 2021 Mar 20, 2021 AC9YI · Andrew D Bottrell 371 · Elmwood, IL 5Granted Granted this call
Feb 22, 2021 Mar 12, 2021 KM6KOA · George H Denny · LOS ANGELES, CA 10Not granted They got WR2D (choice 1)
Feb 17, 2021 Mar 7, 2021 AD8GW · Robert D DeSonia · Beavercreek, OH 8Not granted They got WS8M (choice 2)
Feb 8, 2021 Feb 26, 2021 KB9KK · Justin C Drumheller · LONGMONT, CO 4Not granted They got KV3I (choice 3)
Feb 1, 2021 Feb 19, 2021 KC4ZUB · WILLIAM C THOMPSON · Gainesville, GA 6Dismissed Application dismissed

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WF9U in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WF9U 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, 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
24.7 W9GFD Galesburg OSF
W9GFD
 146.4000 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 3 check-ins · 3 stations Galesburg, IL
24.7 W9GFD Galesburg OSF
W9GFD
 449.4500 -5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 3 check-ins · 3 stations Galesburg, IL
25.0 W9GFD Galesburg Hawtho
W9GFD
 147.2100 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 3 check-ins · 3 stations Galesburg, IL
25.2 W9GFD Galesburg Knox
W9GFD
 147.8100 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 3 check-ins · 3 stations Galesburg, IL
25.5 W9GFD Galesburg St
W9GFD
 147.0000 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 3 check-ins · 3 stations Galesburg, IL
25.5 W9GFD Galesburg St
W9GFD WIRES-X
 444.4500 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 30453 🗓 1 net 1 net · 3 check-ins · 3 stations Galesburg, IL
26.7 W9GFD Galva
W9GFD WIRES-X
 145.4900 -0.6 TSQL 225.7 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 73050 🗓 1 net 1 net · 3 check-ins · 3 stations Galva, IL
33.2 W9GFD Kewanee Abilitie
W9GFD
 442.1750 +5 TSQL 225.7 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 3 check-ins · 3 stations Kewanee, IL
6.1 KT9Y Trivoli
KT9Y BM
 442.1000 +5 CC12 DMR BrandMeister 311149 — Trivoli, IL
10.5 K9WRA Kickapoo Peoria
K9WRA AllStar
 146.7600 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) AllStar 28079 EchoLink 710520 WIRES-X 11179 — Kickapoo, IL
10.8 W9BFD Kickapoo
W9BFD
 146.9700 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Kickapoo, IL
10.8 K9WRA Kickapoo
K9WRA
 444.2000 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Kickapoo, IL
15.5 KS9A Illinois
KS9A BM
 434.1000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315940501 — , IL
15.5 K9ILS Canton
K9ILS BM
 444.7250 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 312353 — Canton, IL
15.6 N9BBO Dunlap
N9BBO
 224.0800 -1.6 TONE 156.7 FM (analog) — Dunlap, IL
15.6 N9BBO offline Dunlap
N9BBO
 145.3700 -0.6 TONE 156.7 FM (analog) — Dunlap, IL
15.6 N9BBO offline Dunlap
N9BBO
 443.1250 +5 TONE 156.7 FM (analog) — Dunlap, IL
15.8 K9ILS Canton
K9ILS EchoLink
 147.2850 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 90660 — Canton, IL
15.8 KE9BPB Dahinda
KE9BPB BM
 433.4250 +5 CC12 DMR BrandMeister 321116701 — Dahinda, IL
16.2 K9PEO Glasford Fire
K9PEO
 146.8500 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Glasford, IL
18.8 W9JWC Peoria Bradley
W9JWC
 444.4750 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Peoria, IL
18.8 K9WRA Peoria Proctor
K9WRA
 443.1750 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Peoria, IL
20.2 WX9PIA Peoria Office
WX9PIA IRLP
 442.5000 +5 CC12 DMR EchoLink 629244 IRLP 29244 BrandMeister 311763 — Peoria, IL
21.3 WX9PIA Peoria Office
WX9PIA EchoLink
 147.3300 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) EchoLink — Peoria, IL
21.3 WX9PIA offline Peoria Office
WX9PIA
 444.0500 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Peoria, IL
22.0 KA9GCI Pekin
KA9GCI
 145.4500 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Pekin, IL
22.0 W9NAI Pekin
W9NAI
 147.3900 +0.6 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) — Pekin, IL
22.1 AI7TI offline Schaumburg
AI7TI BM
 434.9875 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313875 — Schaumburg, IL
23.9 W9PIA Brimfield IE 82
W9PIA
 443.4688 +5 none D-STAR — Brimfield, IL
25.2 W9TAZ Tremont
W9TAZ WIRES-X
 444.5500 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 33632 — Tremont, IL
25.6 WX9PIA Groveland
WX9PIA
 224.6000 -1.6 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Groveland, IL
25.6 W9UVI Groveland
W9UVI AllStar
 147.0750 +0.6 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) AllStar 62516 EchoLink 706480 — Groveland, IL
25.6 W9PIA offline Groveland
W9PIA
 145.1050 -0.6 none D-STAR — Groveland, IL
26.4 W9UVI offline Groveland
W9UVI EchoLink
 443.8750 +5 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) EchoLink 706480 — Groveland, IL
29.8 W9TAZ Tremont
W9TAZ
 146.6700 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Tremont, IL
29.9 N9JOZ Tremont
N9JOZ
 146.9100 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Tremont, IL
30.0 KB9YVN Washington / Mor
KB9YVN
 442.2000 +5 CC? DMR — Washington / Morton, IL
30.0 W9NJM
Listed as W9NJM-R
 Morton
W9NJM BM
 442.2000 +5 none FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 311752 — Morton, IL
30.1 W6PC Tremont
W6PC BM
 444.9750 +5 CC12 DMR BrandMeister 311776 — Tremont, IL
30.9 WB4YQR Ill
WB4YQR
 147.2850 +0.6 CC1 DMR — Ill, IL
33.5 K9WRA Metamora
K9WRA AllStar
 146.6100 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 710520 IRLP 1144 WIRES-X 11443 AllStar 28079 — Metamora, IL
36.9 KD9J Monmouth
KD9J
 444.3250 +5 TSQL 173.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Monmouth, IL
37.1 KV4AA Geneseo
KV4AA
 444.5000 +5 Fusion (C4FM) — Geneseo, IL
37.3 KD9J Monmouth
KD9J
 146.6550 -0.6 TSQL 173.8 FM (analog) — Monmouth, IL
38.1 KE9IK Chillicothe
KE9IK BM
 439.0000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3205062 — Chillicothe, IL
39.7 K9WRA Roanoke Woodford
K9WRA WIRES-X
 444.7500 +5 DCS 464 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 21179 — Roanoke, IL
39.8 K9WRA Roanoke
K9WRA WIRES-X
 449.7500 -5 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 11443 — Roanoke, IL
42.7 no call listed Galva River
Illinois
 145.4900 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Galva, IL
43.3 KD9ABX Princeton 911
KD9ABX
 444.9250 +5 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Princeton, IL
43.8 W9SSP Macomb WIUM
W9SSP
 147.0600 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Macomb, IL
44.0 WB9TEA Macomb WIUM
WB9TEA
 444.3000 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Macomb, IL
46.3 W9AML Bloomington
W9AML
 146.6400 -0.6 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Bloomington, IL
50.0 N9UEJ Princeton
N9UEJ
 146.9550 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Princeton, IL