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

GERALD L HOFBAUER

FRN 0002904860 · first licensed Apr 3, 1998 as WB9GGZ · 2 licenses on record

📝 FCC applications (6)

Received	File number	Service	Purpose	Status	Call
Sep 13, 2022	0010203126	HAM	Renewal + modification	Granted	WG9Z
Jul 8, 2020	0009141358	HAM	Administrative update	Granted	WG9Z
Jul 19, 2012	0005316915	HAM	Renewal	Granted	WG9Z
Aug 18, 2005	0002283184	HAM	Administrative update	Granted	WG9Z
Sep 19, 2002	0001040753	HAM	Modification	Granted	WB9GGZ
Jun 2, 2000	0000152586	HAM	Modification	Granted	WB9GGZ

Complete licensing history

📦 Moved: Frankfort, IL → Carbondale, IL

WG9Z Active Amateur Extra · vanity Oct 8, 2002 → expires Oct 8, 2032

Licensee
GERALD L HOFBAUER

Address
2022 E Creekwood Dr
Carbondale, IL 62902
37.7388, -89.1689 (street) · Grid EM57jr · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗

FRN
0002904860

Previous call
WB9GGZ (Advanced)

Last granted
Sep 22, 2022

Effective
Sep 22, 2022

Last action
Sep 22, 2022
FCC actions (6)
- Sep 22, 2022 — License renewed LIREN
- Jul 8, 2020 — Administrative update LIAUA
- Jul 20, 2012 — License renewed LIREN
- Aug 19, 2005 — Administrative update LIAUA
- Oct 8, 2002 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- Oct 8, 2002 — License issued LIISS
WB9GGZ Canceled Amateur Extra Apr 3, 1998 → Oct 8, 2002 (canceled)

Licensee
GERALD L HOFBAUER

Address
7119 W STEGER RD
FRANKFORT, IL 60423
41.4745, -87.8412 (ZIP center) · Grid EN61bl · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗

FRN
0002904860

Last granted
Apr 3, 1998

Effective
Jun 3, 2000

Last action
Oct 8, 2002
FCC actions (2)
- Oct 8, 2002 — License canceled LICAN
- Jun 3, 2000 — License modified LIMOD

Address history

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

Seen Apr 16, 2022 → Oct 4, 2026 · 13 snapshots · as WG9Z
GERALD L HOFBAUER
2022 E Creekwood Dr, Carbondale, IL 62902
37.7388, -89.1689 (street) · Grid EM57jr · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
Seen Nov 7, 2004 → Oct 4, 2026 · 49 snapshots · as WB9GGZ
GERALD L HOFBAUER
7119 W STEGER RD, FRANKFORT, IL 60423
41.4745, -87.8412 (ZIP center) · Grid EN61bl · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
Seen Jul 26, 2012 → May 6, 2019 · 30 snapshots · as WG9Z
GERALD L HOFBAUER
358 LAVERN RD, DESOTO, IL 62924
37.8151, -89.1955 (ZIP center) · Grid EM57jt · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
Seen May 27, 2010 → May 28, 2012 · 4 snapshots · as WG9Z
GERALD L HOFBAUER
Attn: GERALD L HOFBAUER
358 LAVERN RD., DESOTO, IL 62924
37.8151, -89.1955 (ZIP center) · Grid EM57jt · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗

Repeaters within 50 miles

48 repeaters within 50 miles of this address, closest first · sort: closest · most active · map these & export for a radio →

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Miles	Call	Name	Output	Offset	Tone	Mode	Networks	Activity	Location
2.7	W9UIH	Carbondale W9UIH	146.7300	-0.6	TSQL 88.5	FM (analog)		—	Carbondale, IL
2.7	W9UIH	Carbondale W9UIH	442.6562	+5	none	D-STAR		—	Carbondale, IL
3.2	W9UIH	Carbondale W9UIH	442.1250	+5	none	D-STAR		—	Carbondale, IL
11.8	W9RNM	Marion W9RNM EchoLink	146.6400	-0.6	TSQL 88.5	FM (analog)	EchoLink 564519	—	Marion, IL
12.2	WB0VTM	Marion WB0VTM AllStar	146.2500	-0.6	TONE 88.5	FM (analog)	AllStar 46293	—	Marion, IL
12.2	WB0VTM	Marion WB0VTM WIRES-X	444.1500	+5	DG-ID 00-00	Fusion (C4FM)	WIRES-X 99714	—	Marion, IL
13.3	K9DMT	Marion K9DMT BM	434.5500	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 316355501	—	Marion, IL
14.2	K9GOX Listed as K9GOX/R	Alto Pass Blue K9GOX AllStar	145.3100	-0.6	TSQL 88.5	FM (analog) (C4FM,FM)	WIRES-X 21824 AllStar 40443	—	Alto Pass, IL
14.2	K9GOX	Alto Pass Bald K9GOX AllStar	146.8500	-0.6	TSQL 88.5	FM (analog)	AllStar 45525 EchoLink 817516 AllStar 46293	—	Alto Pass, IL
16.2	K9GOX	Alto Pass Bald K9GOX	443.4250	+5	TSQL 88.5	FM (analog)		—	Alto Pass, IL
18.1	WA9LM	Anna Union Co WA9LM	443.5750	+5	TSQL 192.8	FM (analog)		—	Anna, IL
19.1	KG9YYZ	Du Quoin KG9YYZ BM	439.5500	-5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 3176714	—	Du Quoin, IL
20.6	W9RNM	Ava W9RNM	147.0900	+0.6	TSQL 88.5	FM (analog)		—	Ava, IL
22.4	KC9RFU	Benton KC9RFU	146.8050	-0.6	TSQL 88.5	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)		—	Benton, IL
23.4	W9WG	Tunnel Hill W9WG	147.3450	+0.6	TSQL 88.5	FM (analog)		—	Tunnel Hill, IL
30.4	W9RLC	Ina Rend Lk W9RLC	145.1900	-0.6	TSQL 71.9	FM (analog)		—	Ina, IL
31.8	W0QMF	Cape River Trans W0QMF EchoLink	146.6850	-0.6	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog)	EchoLink 488060 🗓 1 net	1 net	Cape Girardeau, MO
31.8	W0RMS	Cape River Trans W0RMS	444.2000	+5	TONE 100.0	FM (analog)	🗓 1 net	1 net · 10 check-ins · 9 stations	Cape Girardeau, MO
35.0	AB9S Listed as AB9S/R	Cape Girardeau AB9S AllStar	442.7500	+5	TONE 100.0	FM (analog)	AllStar 43423	—	Cape Girardeau, MO
35.8	WB0TYV	Cape Girardeau WB0TYV	146.9400	-0.6	none	FM (analog)		—	Cape Girardeau, MO
35.8	W0QMF	Cape Girardeau W0QMF	146.6100	-0.6	none	FM (analog)	🗓 1 net	1 net	Cape Girardeau, MO
36.1	AB9S	Jackson AB9S AllStar	145.3100	-0.6	TONE 88.5	FM (analog)	AllStar 28981	—	Jackson, MO
36.8	AB9S	Jackson AB9S AllStar	224.3000	-1.6	TONE 88.5	FM (analog)	AllStar 41144	—	Jackson, MO
38.0	WY9S	Perryville WY9S	147.3150	+0.6	TONE 100.0	FM (analog)		—	Perryville, MO
38.0	WY9S	Perryville WY9S	444.2250	+5	none	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)		—	Perryville, MO
38.1	N9RCM	Grand Chain N9RCM	145.1300	-0.6	TSQL 118.8	FM (analog)		—	Grand Chain, IL
39.4	WS9CAN	Herod Williams WS9CAN	145.3700	-0.6		Fusion (C4FM)		—	Herod, IL
39.4	WS9CAN	Herod Williams WS9CAN	146.8800	-0.6	TSQL 88.5	FM (analog)		—	Herod, IL
40.6	K9IM	Olive Branch K9IM	147.2550	+0.6	TSQL 118.8	FM (analog)		—	Olive Branch, IL
41.1	KB0ZAW	Scott City KB0ZAW	146.9700	-0.6	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog)		—	Scott City, MO
41.5	K9OWU	Herod Williams K9OWU	444.8000	+5	TSQL 88.5	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)		—	Herod, IL
42.0	N9BIG	Mount Vernon N9BIG BM	147.3150	+0.6	CC7	DMR	BrandMeister 312595	—	Mount Vernon, IL
42.5	N9BIG	Mount Vernon N9BIG	147.2400	+0.6	CC7	DMR		—	Mount Vernon, IL
42.5	KB9KDE	Mount Vernon KB9KDE	147.1350	+0.6	TONE 88.5	FM (analog)		—	Mount Vernon, IL
44.1	KM4LDP	Metropolis Cook KM4LDP	146.6550	-0.6	TSQL 118.8	FM (analog)		—	Metropolis, IL
46.7	N9BIG	Bluford N9BIG	443.6938	+5	CC7	DMR		—	Bluford, IL
47.1	N9IBS	Metropolis N9IBS	147.2250	+0.6	TONE 123.0	FM (analog)		—	Metropolis, IL
48.1	N9IBS	Metropolis N9IBS	444.9750	+5	TONE 123.0	FM (analog)		—	Metropolis, IL
48.8	W0QMF	Scopus KMHM W0QMF	146.8200	-0.6	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog)	🗓 1 net	1 net	Scopus, MO
2.7	K6ERS offline	Carbondale K6ERS BM	444.7750	+5	CC?	DMR	BrandMeister 310200 BrandMeister 310206	—	Carbondale, IL
2.7	W9UIH offline	Carbondale W9UIH	442.0250	+5	TSQL 88.5	FM (analog)		—	Carbondale, IL
17.4	AB9ST offline	West Frankfort AB9ST	147.0450	+0.6	TSQL 97.4	FM (analog)		—	West Frankfort, IL
19.7	WA9LM offline	Buncombe WA9LM	145.4700	-0.6	TSQL 118.8	FM (analog)		—	Buncombe, IL
19.7	KD9EVL offline	Anna KD9EVL	146.6700	-0.6	TSQL 88.5	FM (analog)		—	Anna, IL
20.2	KD9EVL offline	Anna KD9EVL	145.2500	-0.6	TSQL 77.0	FM (analog)		—	Anna, IL
27.8	N9LUD offline	Tamaroa N9LUD	146.9850	-0.6	TSQL 107.2	FM (analog)		—	Tamaroa, IL
35.5	KE0UWK offline	Cape Girardeau KE0UWK	444.4500	+5	TONE 100.0	FM (analog)		—	Cape Girardeau, MO
49.3	N0DAN offline	Benton N0DAN	146.7900	-0.6	none	FM (analog)		—	Benton, MO

Vanity applications

Filed · Award	Applicant	Requested (in order)	Status
Filed Sep 19, 2002 Granted Sep 22, 2022 0001040753	WB9GGZ · GERALD L HOFBAUER · Amateur Extra Attn: GERALD L HOFBAUER · 7119 W STEGER RD, FRANKFORT, IL 60423 41.4745, -87.8412 (ZIP center) · Grid EN61bl · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗	1.WG9Z ✓ granted 2.WS9F held 3.WS9Z held 4.W9Z 5.W9GZ held 6.N9Z 7.WB9Z held 8.WS9G held 9.KZ9G held 10.KG9Z held	Granted got WG9Z