N9TPB FCC License Search

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Paul C Backey

FRN 0005279864 · first licensed Oct 5, 2001 as WB9SWS · 6 licenses on record

📝 FCC applications (18)

Received	File number	Service	Purpose	Status	Call
Feb 27, 2019	0008546490	HAM	Administrative update	Granted	K7CL
Dec 8, 2015	0007055333	HAM	Modification	Granted	W9FV
Nov 30, 2015	0007043071	HAM	Modification	Dismissed	W9FV
Nov 6, 2015	0007018858	HAM	Modification	Granted	W7SWS
Oct 19, 2015	0006990144	HAM	Modification	Dismissed	W7SWS
Oct 19, 2015	0006988611	HAM	Modification	Dismissed	W7SWS
Jul 6, 2015	0006863185	HAM	Modification	Dismissed	W7SWS
Jun 26, 2015	0006855101	HAM	Modification	Dismissed	W7SWS
Jun 16, 2015	0006842277	HAM	Modification	Dismissed	W7SWS
May 26, 2015	0006813970	HAM	Modification	Dismissed	W7SWS
Mar 2, 2015	0006690724	HAM	Modification	Granted	W9FV
Nov 24, 2014	0006557879	HAM	Administrative update	Granted	W9FV
Mar 30, 2006	0002554278	HAM	Modification	Granted	N9FV
Mar 15, 2006	0002525088	HAM	Withdrawal	Withdrawn	N9FV
Mar 24, 2004	0001669536	HAM	Modification	Granted	WB9SWS
Sep 25, 2003	0001463991	HAM	Modification	Granted	WB9SWS
May 20, 2003	0001318385	HAM	Renewal	Granted	WB9SWS
Oct 5, 2001	0000618704	HAM	Administrative update	Granted	WB9SWS

Complete licensing history

K7CL Canceled Amateur Extra · vanity Dec 26, 2015 → Sep 1, 2022 (canceled)

Licensee
Paul C Backey

Address
Attn: K7CL
6832 E. Arden Court
Prescott Valley, AZ 86314
34.5983, -112.3307 (ZIP center) · Grid DM34uo · CQ 3 · ITU 6 · map ↗

FRN
0005279864

Previous call
W9FV (Advanced)

Last granted
Dec 26, 2015

Effective
Feb 28, 2019

Last action
Jun 8, 2023
FCC actions (5)
- Jun 8, 2023 — Record corrected COR
- Jun 8, 2023 — Record corrected COR
- Feb 28, 2019 — Administrative update LIAUA
- Dec 26, 2015 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- Dec 26, 2015 — License issued LIISS
W9FV Canceled Amateur Extra · vanity Nov 24, 2015 → Dec 26, 2015 (canceled)

Licensee
Paul C Backey

Address
Attn: Paul C. Backey
7296 E. Horizon Way
Prescott Valley, AZ 86315
34.6740, -112.2891 (ZIP center) · Grid DM34uq · CQ 3 · ITU 6 · map ↗

FRN
0005279864

Previous call
W7SWS (Advanced)

Last granted
Nov 24, 2015

Effective
Nov 24, 2015

Last action
Dec 26, 2015
FCC actions (3)
- Dec 26, 2015 — License canceled LICAN
- Nov 24, 2015 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- Nov 24, 2015 — License issued LIISS
W7SWS Canceled Amateur Extra · vanity Mar 20, 2015 → Nov 24, 2015 (canceled)

Licensee
Paul C Backey

Address
Attn: Paul C. Backey
7296 E. Horizon Way
Prescott Valley, AZ 86315
34.6740, -112.2891 (ZIP center) · Grid DM34uq · CQ 3 · ITU 6 · map ↗

FRN
0005279864

Previous call
W9FV (Advanced)

Last granted
Mar 20, 2015

Effective
Mar 20, 2015

Last action
Nov 24, 2015
FCC actions (3)
- Nov 24, 2015 — License canceled LICAN
- Mar 20, 2015 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- Mar 20, 2015 — License issued LIISS
📦 Moved: Aurora, IL → Prescott Valley, AZ

W9FV Canceled Amateur Extra · vanity Apr 18, 2006 → Mar 20, 2015 (canceled)

Licensee
Paul C Backey

Address
Attn: Paul C. Backey
7296 E. Horizon Way
Prescott Valley, AZ 86315
34.6740, -112.2891 (ZIP center) · Grid DM34uq · CQ 3 · ITU 6 · map ↗

FRN
0005279864

Previous call
N9FV (Advanced)

Last granted
Apr 18, 2006

Effective
Nov 25, 2014

Last action
Mar 20, 2015
FCC actions (4)
- Mar 20, 2015 — License canceled LICAN
- Nov 25, 2014 — Administrative update LIAUA
- Apr 18, 2006 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- Apr 18, 2006 — License issued LIISS
N9FV Canceled Amateur Extra · vanity Apr 13, 2004 → Apr 18, 2006 (canceled)

Licensee
Paul C Backey

Address
2450 Greenfield Ct
Aurora, IL 60506-1573
41.7589, -88.3719 (ZIP center) · Grid EN51ts · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗

FRN
0005279864

Previous call
WB9SWS (Advanced)

Last granted
Apr 13, 2004

Effective
Apr 13, 2004

Last action
Apr 18, 2006
FCC actions (3)
- Apr 18, 2006 — License canceled LICAN
- Apr 13, 2004 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- Apr 13, 2004 — License issued LIISS
WB9SWS Canceled Amateur Extra Oct 5, 2001 → Apr 13, 2004 (canceled)

Licensee
Paul C Backey

Address
2450 Greenfield Ct
Aurora, IL 60506-1573
41.7589, -88.3719 (ZIP center) · Grid EN51ts · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗

FRN
0005279864

Last granted
May 20, 2003

Effective
Sep 25, 2003

Last action
Apr 13, 2004
FCC actions (6)
- Apr 13, 2004 — License canceled LICAN
- Sep 25, 2003 — License modified LIMOD
- May 20, 2003 — License renewed LIREN
- Oct 5, 2001 — Administrative update LIAUA
- Oct 5, 2001 — FCC action LITIN
- Oct 5, 2001 — FCC action LITIN

Address history

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

Seen May 6, 2019 → Oct 4, 2026 · 14 snapshots · as K7CL
Paul C Backey
Attn: K7CL
6832 E. Arden Court, Prescott Valley, AZ 86314
34.5983, -112.3307 (ZIP center) · Grid DM34uo · CQ 3 · ITU 6 · map ↗
Seen Mar 28, 2015 → Oct 4, 2026 · 118 snapshots · as W9FV
Paul C Backey
Attn: Paul C. Backey
7296 E. Horizon Way, Prescott Valley, AZ 86315
34.6740, -112.2891 (ZIP center) · Grid DM34uq · CQ 3 · ITU 6 · map ↗
Seen Nov 7, 2004 → Oct 4, 2026 · 107 snapshots · as WB9SWS
Paul C Backey
2450 Greenfield Ct, Aurora, IL 60506-1573
41.7589, -88.3719 (ZIP center) · Grid EN51ts · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗

Repeaters within 50 miles

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Miles	Call	Name	Output	Offset	Tone	Mode	Networks	Activity	Location
0.7	WN7E	Prescott Valley WN7E WIRES-X	442.1500	+5	DG-ID 00-00	Fusion (C4FM)	WIRES-X 50259	—	Prescott Valley, AZ
1.3	KD6DYR	Prescott Valley KD6DYR AllStar	449.9500	-5	TONE 162.2	FM (analog)	AllStar 525651	—	Prescott Valley, AZ
2.1	KJ7UHL	Prescott Valley KJ7UHL AllStar	927.0625	-25	DCS 054	FM (analog) (FM,P25)	AllStar 567271 AllStar 567270	—	Prescott Valley, AZ
3.6	AD7TG	Prescott Valley AD7TG AllStar	927.7000	simplex	TONE 151.4	FM (analog)	AllStar 51981	—	Prescott Valley, AZ
6.6	N7PRC	Prescott N7PRC BM	145.1000	-1	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 312339	—	Prescott, AZ
6.6	KF6FM	Prescott KF6FM Western-St	447.7250	-5	CC5	DMR	Western-States-DMR	—	Prescott, AZ
6.6	N7PRC	Prescott N7PRC SNARS-DMR	445.7000	-5	CC1	DMR	SNARS-DMR	—	Prescott, AZ
7.7	K6YTE	Prescott K6YTE BM	440.9500	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 310005502 BrandMeister 310005503	—	Prescott, AZ
7.8	KC6PHV	Prescott KC6PHV WIRES-X	449.4750	-5	DG-ID 00-00	Fusion (C4FM)	WIRES-X 30779	—	Prescott, AZ
7.8	N7YMM	PRESCOTT N7YMM AllStar	446.6500	-5	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog)	AllStar EchoLink WIRES-X 30195	—	PRESCOTT, AZ
7.9	N7YMM	Prescott H8 69 N7YMM AllStar	449.6500	-5	CC1	DMR (C4FM,DMR)	AllStar 40147 EchoLink 123069 WIRES-X 40195 TGIF BrandMeister 311481	—	Prescott, AZ
8.8	W7YRC Listed as W7YRC/R	Prescott W7YRC AllStar	146.8800	-0.6	TONE 100.0	FM (analog)	AllStar 502372 EchoLink 558204 AllStar 502373 AllStar 603231	—	Prescott, AZ
9.4	KB6BOB	Prescott KB6BOB Western-S	447.8750	-5	CC1	DMR	Western-States-DMR	—	Prescott, AZ
10.8	WB7BYV	Prescott WB7BYV MARC	449.6750	-5	CC1	DMR	DMR-MARC	—	Prescott, AZ
11.2	WB7BYV	Prescott WB7BYV AllStar	927.0375	-25	DCS 023	FM (analog) (FM,P25)	AllStar 41510 AllStar 416290	—	Prescott, AZ
12.8	K7POF	Chino Valley K7POF AllStar	449.2500	-5	TONE 192.8	FM (analog)	AllStar 46622	—	Chino Valley, AZ
13.3	KI6FH	Cottonwood Mingu KI6FH AllStar	224.0800	-1.6	TONE 156.7	FM (analog)	AllStar 644442 EchoLink 313379	—	Cottonwood, AZ
13.3	K7YCA	Prescott Mt K7YCA	147.2600	+0.6	TONE 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Prescott, AZ
13.3	K7YCA	Prescott Mt K7YCA AllStar	447.6500	-5	TONE 100.0	FM (analog)	AllStar 502370 EchoLink 558204 AllStar 502371 AllStar 603230	—	Prescott, AZ
13.3	K7YCA	Cottonwood Mingu K7YCA	145.2900	-0.6	TONE 127.3	FM (analog)		—	Cottonwood, AZ
13.3	W7ARA	Cottonwood Mingu W7ARA	146.8200	-0.6	TONE 162.2	FM (analog)		—	Cottonwood, AZ
13.3	K7MRG	Cottonwood Mingu K7MRG	147.0000	+0.6	TSQL 162.2	FM (analog)		—	Cottonwood, AZ
13.3	W7EI	Cottonwood Mingu W7EI EchoLink	147.2200	+0.6	TONE 162.2	FM (analog)	EchoLink 511632	—	Cottonwood, AZ
13.3	K7MRG	Cottonwood Mingu K7MRG WIRES-X	442.1500	+5	TONE 100.0	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)	WIRES-X 50259	—	Cottonwood, AZ
13.3	W7ARA	Cottonwood Mingu W7ARA	448.5000	-5	TONE 100.0	FM (analog)		—	Cottonwood, AZ
13.3	W7EI	Cottonwood Mingu W7EI AllStar	449.4250	-5	TONE 141.3	FM (analog)	AllStar 46005	—	Cottonwood, AZ
13.3	N7CI	Cottonwood Mingu N7CI	449.7000	-5	none	FM (analog)		—	Cottonwood, AZ
13.3	K6DLP	Cottonwood Mingu K6DLP	449.7250	-5	none	FM (analog)		—	Cottonwood, AZ
13.3	WB7BYV	Cottonwood Mingu WB7BYV AllStar	927.1125	-25	DCS 432	FM (analog) (FM,P25)	AllStar 41510 EchoLink 204752 AllStar 47800	—	Cottonwood, AZ
13.3	N7NGM	Prescott Mt N7NGM IRLP	52.5600	-0.5	TONE 100.0	FM (analog)	IRLP EchoLink	—	Prescott, AZ
13.4	K7YCA Listed as K7YCA/R	Mt Union K7YCA AllStar	447.6700	-5	TONE 100.0	FM (analog)	AllStar 502371	—	Mt. Union, AZ
13.5	KF7LRD	Cottonwood Mingu KF7LRD MARC	448.7000	-5	CC1	DMR	DMR-MARC	—	Cottonwood, AZ
13.6	N6RDS	Cottonwood Mingu N6RDS AllStar	447.4500	-5	TONE 123.0	FM (analog) (FM,P25)	AllStar 556333 AllStar 556338 AllStar 556336	—	Cottonwood, AZ
13.9	K7YCA	Prescott Mt K7YCA	145.3700	-0.6	TONE 127.3	FM (analog)		—	Prescott, AZ
14.0	W8RH	CHINO VALLEY W8RH	446.3000	-5	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)		—	CHINO VALLEY, AZ
18.3	K9FUN	Clarkdale K9FUN	441.7750	+5	TONE 156.7	FM (analog)		—	Clarkdale, AZ
19.1	W7BNW	Paulden W7BNW AllStar	446.5500	-5	TONE 100.0	FM (analog)	AllStar 41158	—	Paulden, AZ
21.5	KI6FH	Cottonwood KI6FH AllStar	146.5650	simplex	TONE 100.0	FM (analog)	AllStar 47955	—	Cottonwood, AZ
25.2	KF7LRD	Crown King Tower KF7LRD MARC	449.8750	-5	CC1	DMR	DMR-MARC	—	Crown King, AZ
25.2	WB7BYV	Crown King Tower WB7BYV AllStar	927.1250	-25	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog) (FM,P25)	AllStar 41510 AllStar 47494	—	Crown King, AZ
25.2	K7STA	Crown King Tower K7STA	449.0000	-5	none	FM (analog)		—	Crown King, AZ
25.2	W7ARA	Crown King Tower W7ARA	449.1750	-5	TONE 100.0	FM (analog)		—	Crown King, AZ
25.2	KF7EZ	Crown King Tower KF7EZ	927.2875	-25	TONE 151.4	FM (analog)		—	Crown King, AZ
25.5	K7KYC	Crown King Wildf K7KYC	145.3500	-0.6	TONE 162.2	FM (analog)		—	Crown King, AZ
27.1	WA7ZZT	Crown King WA7ZZT	447.6250	-5	none	FM (analog)		—	Crown King, AZ
27.4	KF7LRD	Camp Verde Squaw KF7LRD MARC	445.5375	-5	CC1	DMR	DMR-MARC	—	Camp Verde, AZ
27.4	W7EI	Camp Verde Porcu W7EI	147.1000	+0.6	TONE 131.8	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)		—	Camp Verde, AZ
27.4	K6DLP	Camp Verde Squaw K6DLP	447.7000	-5	none	FM (analog)		—	Camp Verde, AZ
36.0	N6RDS	Sedona Sugarloaf N6RDS AllStar	446.8750	-5	TONE 123.0	FM (analog)	AllStar 556332	—	Sedona, AZ
37.0	N7LOQ	Yarnell Hl N7LOQ	146.6200	-0.6	TSQL 162.2	FM (analog)		—	Yarnell, AZ
37.9	KB7OCY	Black Gravel Pit KB7OCY	146.9000	-0.6	TONE 118.8	FM (analog) (FM,DV)		—	Black Canyon City, AZ
42.1	K7NAZ	Williams Bill K7NAZ	449.7500	-5	TONE 123.0	FM (analog)		—	Williams, AZ
42.1	WB7BYV	Williams Bill WB7BYV AllStar	927.0750	-25	TSQL 218.1	FM (analog) (FM,P25)	AllStar 41510 AllStar 40570	—	Williams, AZ
42.2	K7NAZ	Williams Bill K7NAZ AllStar	146.7800	-0.6	TONE 91.5	FM (analog)	EchoLink 208895 AllStar 49067	—	Williams, AZ
42.2	KF7LRD	Williams Bill KF7LRD BM	445.7875	-5	none	D-STAR (DMR,DV,P25)	BrandMeister 313540	—	Williams, AZ
42.2	KF7LRD	Williams KF7LRD MARC	448.3000	-5	CC1	DMR	DMR-MARC	—	Williams, AZ
45.9	N7PN	Sedona Munds N7PN AllStar	927.7000	-25	TONE 151.4	FM (analog)	AllStar 53094	—	Sedona, AZ
48.5	N0DAJ	Wickenburg N0DAJ WIRES-X	444.3250	+5	DG-ID 00-00	Fusion (C4FM)	WIRES-X 52715	—	Wickenburg, AZ
1.7	NO1D offline	Prescott Valley NO1D IRLP	446.0500	simplex	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog)	IRLP 7100	—	Prescott Valley, AZ
7.9	N7YMM offline	Covina N7YMM AllStar	449.6800	-5	TONE 100.0	FM (analog) (DMR,FM)	AllStar 40147 AllStar 40149	—	Covina, CA
12.6	N7WNS offline	Skeleton's Perch N7WNS IRLP	446.8750	simplex	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog)	IRLP 7616	—	Skeleton's Perch, AZ
18.7	W8CZL offline	Prescott Valley W8CZL IRLP	446.8750	simplex	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog)	IRLP 7921	—	Prescott Valley, AZ

Vanity applications

Filed · Award	Applicant	Requested (in order)	Status
Filed Dec 8, 2015 Award date was Dec 26, 2015 0007055333	W9FV · Paul C Backey · Amateur Extra Attn: Paul C. Backey · 7296 E. Horizon Way, Prescott Valley, AZ 86315 34.6740, -112.2891 (ZIP center) · Grid DM34uq · CQ 3 · ITU 6 · map ↗	1.K7CL held	Granted
Filed Nov 30, 2015 Award date was Dec 18, 2015 0007043071	W9FV · Paul C Backey · Amateur Extra Attn: Paul C. Backey · 7296 E. Horizon Way, Prescott Valley, AZ 86315 34.6740, -112.2891 (ZIP center) · Grid DM34uq · CQ 3 · ITU 6 · map ↗	1.W7TZ held	Dismissed
Filed Nov 6, 2015 Award date was Nov 24, 2015 0007018858	W7SWS · Paul C Backey · Amateur Extra Attn: Paul C. Backey · 7296 E. Horizon Way, Prescott Valley, AZ 86315 34.6740, -112.2891 (ZIP center) · Grid DM34uq · CQ 3 · ITU 6 · map ↗	1.W9FV held	Granted
Filed Oct 19, 2015 Award date was Nov 6, 2015 0006988611	W7SWS · Paul C Backey · Amateur Extra Attn: Paul C. Backey · 7296 E. Horizon Way, Prescott Valley, AZ 86315 34.6740, -112.2891 (ZIP center) · Grid DM34uq · CQ 3 · ITU 6 · map ↗	1.W7FA held	Dismissed
Filed Oct 19, 2015 Award date was Nov 6, 2015 0006990144	W7SWS · Paul C Backey · Amateur Extra Attn: Paul C. Backey · 7296 E. Horizon Way, Prescott Valley, AZ 86315 34.6740, -112.2891 (ZIP center) · Grid DM34uq · CQ 3 · ITU 6 · map ↗	1.W7FA held	Dismissed
Filed Jul 6, 2015 Award date was Jul 24, 2015 0006863185	W7SWS · Paul C Backey · Amateur Extra Attn: Paul C. Backey · 7296 E. Horizon Way, Prescott Valley, AZ 86315 34.6740, -112.2891 (ZIP center) · Grid DM34uq · CQ 3 · ITU 6 · map ↗	1.W7KH held	Dismissed
Filed Jun 26, 2015 Award date was Jul 14, 2015 0006855101	W7SWS · Paul C Backey · Amateur Extra Attn: Paul C. Backey · 7296 E. Horizon Way, Prescott Valley, AZ 86315 34.6740, -112.2891 (ZIP center) · Grid DM34uq · CQ 3 · ITU 6 · map ↗	1.W7RX held	Dismissed
Filed Jun 16, 2015 Award date was Jul 4, 2015 0006842277	W7SWS · Paul C Backey · Amateur Extra Attn: Paul C. Backey · 7296 E. Horizon Way, Prescott Valley, AZ 86315 34.6740, -112.2891 (ZIP center) · Grid DM34uq · CQ 3 · ITU 6 · map ↗	1.W7ZP held	Dismissed
Filed May 26, 2015 Award date was Jun 13, 2015 0006813970	W7SWS · Paul C Backey · Amateur Extra 7296 E. Horizon Way, Prescott Valley, AZ 86315 34.6740, -112.2891 (ZIP center) · Grid DM34uq · CQ 3 · ITU 6 · map ↗	1.W7XV held	Dismissed
Filed Mar 2, 2015 Granted Mar 20, 2015 0006690724	W9FV · Paul C Backey · Amateur Extra Attn: Paul C. Backey · 7296 E. Horizon Way, Prescott Valley, AZ 86315 34.6740, -112.2891 (ZIP center) · Grid DM34uq · CQ 3 · ITU 6 · map ↗	1.W7SWS ✓ granted	Granted got W7SWS
Filed Mar 30, 2006 Award date was Apr 17, 2006 0002554278	N9FV · Paul C Backey · Amateur Extra Attn: Paul C. Backey · 2450 Greenfield Ct, Aurora, IL 60506-1573 41.7589, -88.3719 (ZIP center) · Grid EN51ts · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗	1.W9FV held	Granted
Filed Mar 24, 2004 Award date was Apr 11, 2004 0001669536	WB9SWS · Paul C Backey · Amateur Extra 2450 Greenfield Ct, Aurora, IL 60506-1573 41.7589, -88.3719 (ZIP center) · Grid EN51ts · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗	1.N9FV held	Granted