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

Richard Steele

FRN 0015768666 · first licensed Mar 1, 2017 as KD9IAB · 6 licenses on record

📻 GMRS licenses on this FRN

GMRS call	Status	Name	Location	Granted	Expires
WRFR330	Active	Richard Steele	Mt. Zion, IL	Apr 16, 2020	Apr 16, 2030

📝 FCC applications (13)

Received	File number	Service	Purpose	Status	Call
Apr 23, 2026	0012007140	GMRS	Administrative update	Granted
Apr 23, 2026	0012007134	HAM	Administrative update	Granted	NA9X
May 11, 2020	0009073041	HAM	Modification	Granted	AC9WT
Apr 15, 2020	0009043806	GMRS	New license	Granted
Apr 3, 2020	0009033703	HAM	Modification	Granted	NA9X
Oct 25, 2019	0008848547	HAM	Modification	Granted	NM9X
Aug 27, 2019	0008779723	HAM	Administrative update	Granted	NM9X
Dec 13, 2018	0008469166	HAM	Modification	Granted	N9SRS
Dec 13, 2018	0008468910	HAM	Modification	Granted	N9SRS
Mar 21, 2017	0007707209	HAM	Administrative update	Granted	N9SRS
Mar 2, 2017	0007684251	HAM	Modification	Granted	KD9IAB
Mar 1, 2017	0007682679	HAM	Administrative update	Granted	KD9IAB
Mar 1, 2017	0007681334	HAM	New license	Granted	KD9IAB

Complete licensing history

📦 Moved: Clinton, IL → Mt. Zion, IL

NA9X Active Amateur Extra · vanity May 29, 2020 → expires May 29, 2030

Licensee
Richard Steele

Address
PO Box 83
Mt. Zion, IL 62549
39.7710, -88.8672 (ZIP center) · Grid EM59ns · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗

FRN
0015768666

Previous call
AC9WT (General)

Last granted
May 29, 2020

Effective
Apr 24, 2026

Last action
Apr 24, 2026
FCC actions (3)
- Apr 24, 2026 — Administrative update LIAUA
- May 29, 2020 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- May 29, 2020 — License issued LIISS
AC9WT Canceled Amateur Extra Nov 13, 2019 → May 29, 2020 (canceled)

Licensee
Richard Steele

Address
58 Somerset Dr.
Clinton, IL 61727
40.1468, -88.9532 (ZIP center) · Grid EN50md · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗

FRN
0015768666

Previous call
NA9X (General)

Last granted
Nov 13, 2019

Effective
Apr 4, 2020

Last action
May 29, 2020
FCC actions (3)
- May 29, 2020 — License canceled LICAN
- Apr 4, 2020 — Systematic call sign granted SYSGRT
- Apr 4, 2020 — License issued LIISS
NA9X Canceled Amateur Extra · vanity Nov 13, 2019 → Apr 4, 2020 (canceled)

Licensee
Richard Steele

Address
58 Somerset Dr.
Clinton, IL 61727
40.1468, -88.9532 (ZIP center) · Grid EN50md · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗

FRN
0015768666

Previous call
NM9X (General)

Last granted
Nov 13, 2019

Effective
Nov 13, 2019

Last action
Apr 4, 2020
FCC actions (3)
- Apr 4, 2020 — License canceled LICAN
- Nov 13, 2019 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- Nov 13, 2019 — License issued LIISS
📦 Moved: Mt. Zion, IL → Clinton, IL

NM9X Canceled Amateur Extra · vanity Jan 1, 2019 → Nov 13, 2019 (canceled)

Licensee
Richard Steele

Address
58 Somerset Dr.
Clinton, IL 61727
40.1468, -88.9532 (ZIP center) · Grid EN50md · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗

FRN
0015768666

Previous call
N9SRS (General)

Last granted
Jan 1, 2019

Effective
Aug 28, 2019

Last action
Nov 13, 2019
FCC actions (4)
- Nov 13, 2019 — License canceled LICAN
- Aug 28, 2019 — Administrative update LIAUA
- Jan 1, 2019 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- Jan 1, 2019 — License issued LIISS
N9SRS Canceled Amateur Extra · vanity Mar 20, 2017 → Jan 1, 2019 (canceled)

Licensee
Richard Steele

Address
PO Box 225
Mt. Zion, IL 62549
39.7710, -88.8672 (ZIP center) · Grid EM59ns · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗

FRN
0015768666

Previous call
KD9IAB (General)

Last granted
Mar 20, 2017

Effective
Dec 13, 2018

Last action
Jan 1, 2019
FCC actions (5)
- Jan 1, 2019 — License canceled LICAN
- Dec 13, 2018 — License modified LIMOD
- Mar 22, 2017 — Administrative update LIAUA
- Mar 20, 2017 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- Mar 20, 2017 — License issued LIISS
KD9IAB Canceled General Mar 1, 2017 → Mar 20, 2017 (canceled)

Licensee
Richard D Steele

Address
PO Box 225
Mt. Zion, IL 62549
39.7710, -88.8672 (ZIP center) · Grid EM59ns · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗

FRN
0015768666

Last granted
Mar 1, 2017

Effective
Mar 2, 2017

Last action
Mar 20, 2017
FCC actions (4)
- Mar 20, 2017 — License canceled LICAN
- Mar 2, 2017 — Administrative update LIAUA
- Mar 1, 2017 — License issued LIISS
- Mar 1, 2017 — Systematic call sign granted SYSGRT

Address history

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

Seen Sep 27, 2026 → Oct 4, 2026 · 2 snapshots · as NA9X
Richard Steele
PO Box 83
Mt. Zion, IL 62549
39.7710, -88.8672 (ZIP center) · Grid EM59ns · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
Seen Apr 16, 2022 → Oct 4, 2026 · 50 snapshots · as NM9X
Richard Steele
58 Somerset Dr., Clinton, IL 61727
40.1468, -88.9532 (ZIP center) · Grid EN50md · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
Seen May 12, 2017 → Oct 4, 2026 · 43 snapshots · as KD9IAB
Richard D Steele
PO Box 225
Mt. Zion, IL 62549
39.7710, -88.8672 (ZIP center) · Grid EM59ns · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗

Nets

Net	When	Frequency	Role	Times	Last
Net Buddy Test Net	Mon, Thu 3:45 PM · Mon, Sun 8:15 PM · Tue 8:00 AM CT	7.194	Checked in	3	2026-09-11
OMISS 40m SSB Late Net	Sat 11:15 PM ET	7.232	Checked in	1	2026-10-04
3905 75m SSB Early Net	Mon, Sat 8:45 PM · Sun 2:00 PM CT	3.908	Checked in	1	2026-10-04
OMISS 80m SSB Net	Daily 10:30 PM ET	3.830	Checked in	1	2026-09-10
OMISS 40m SSB Net	Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 5:15 PM · Tue 5:30 PM PT	7.218	Checked in	1	2026-09-10
OMISS 40m SSB Net	Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 8:15 PM · Mon, Thu 8:30 PM · Thu 10:15 PM ET	7.192	Checked in	1	2026-09-01

From nets logged with NetLogger since the start of collection.

Repeaters within 50 miles

88 repeaters within 50 miles of this ZIP code, 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
6.7	K9HGX	Decatur K9HGX	29.6200	-0.1	TONE 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Decatur, IL
6.7	K9HGX	Decatur K9HGX	53.2300	in 51.5300	TONE 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Decatur, IL
6.7	WA9RSK	Decatur WA9RSK	147.1050	+0.6	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Decatur, IL
6.7	WA9RSK	Decatur Bearsdal WA9RSK	442.6438	+5	none	D-STAR		—	Decatur, IL
6.7	N9RBQ	Decatur N9RBQ	444.1750	+5	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog)		—	Decatur, IL
6.8	K9HGX	Decatur Citizen' K9HGX EchoLink	146.7300	-0.6	TSQL 123.0	FM (analog)	EchoLink 151741	—	Decatur, IL
6.9	N9RBQ	Decatur N9RBQ BM	444.8000	+5	CC5	DMR	BrandMeister 314313	—	Decatur, IL
6.9	KC9YFX	Decatur KC9YFX	442.6438	+5	none	D-STAR		—	Decatur, IL
7.1	K9HGX	Decatur K9HGX	443.8000	+5	TSQL 123.0	FM (analog)		—	Decatur, IL
10.7	WA9RSK Listed as WA9RSK - DECATUR	Decatur WA9RSK BM	443.2500	+5	CC5	DMR	BrandMeister 314470	—	Decatur, IL
10.7	WA9RSK	Decatur Bearsdal WA9RSK	442.2500	+5	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)		—	Decatur, IL
13.0	KR9X	Lovington Grain KR9X	223.8600	-1.6	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Lovington, IL
13.0	W9NW	Lovington Grain W9NW IRLP	444.2750	+5	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)	EchoLink 108442 IRLP 8442	—	Lovington, IL
18.8	K9IYP	Bement K9IYP	443.5750	+5	TSQL 85.4	FM (analog)		—	Bement, IL
19.4	W9BIL	Cadwell W9BIL	145.1950	-0.6	none	D-STAR		—	Cadwell, IL
19.4	W9BIL	Cadwell W9BIL	440.6438	+5	none	D-STAR		—	Cadwell, IL
21.2	W9IPA	Monticello W9IPA	442.8500	+5	TSQL 162.2	FM (analog)		—	Monticello, IL
23.6	KB9ZAM	Monticello Eleva KB9ZAM	442.7250	+5	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Monticello, IL
24.1	WB9QPM	Towerhill Willia WB9QPM	147.3900	+0.6	TSQL 203.5	FM (analog) (FM,P25)		—	Towerhill, IL
25.7	KC9PXI	Tuscola KC9PXI BM	146.9550	-0.6	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 315050	—	Tuscola, IL
26.0	WX9USA	Clinton WX9USA BM	439.0000	-5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 319902001	—	Clinton, IL
26.7	WX9USA	Clinton L0C4 WX9USA BM	439.2750	-5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 319902002	—	Clinton, L0C4, IL
26.9	KA9KEI	Clinton KA9KEI	442.3750	+5	TSQL 91.5	FM (analog)		—	Clinton, IL
27.5	N9OGL	Taylorville N9OGL BM	146.8350	-0.6	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 312428	—	Taylorville, IL
27.5	N9NWI	Mount Pulaski N9NWI	145.3900	-0.6	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog)		—	Mount Pulaski, IL
27.6	KD9LSD	Lincoln KD9LSD EchoLink	145.3900	-0.6	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog)	EchoLink 500354	—	Lincoln, IL
27.6	KD9LSD	Mt Pulaski KD9LSD	443.8250	+5	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog)		—	Mt. Pulaski, IL
27.6	KD9LSD	Mt Pulaski KD9LSD	223.9000	+0.6	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog)		—	Mt. Pulaski, IL
27.6	N9NWI	Mount Pulaski N9NWI BM	443.8250	+5	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog) (DMR,FM)	BrandMeister 311784	—	Mount Pulaski, IL
27.6	N9NWI	Mount Pulaski N9NWI	223.9000	-1.6	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog)		—	Mount Pulaski, IL
27.7	KC9WMV	Mt pulaski 1800t KC9WMV AllStar	442.8000	+5	TSQL 203.5	FM (analog) (C4FM,FM,P25)	EchoLink 332252 IRLP 32252 AllStar 45334	—	Mt pulaski, IL
28.7	KB9TZQ	Pana KB9TZQ WIRES-X	145.1500	-0.6	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)	WIRES-X 11565	—	Pana, IL
28.7	KB9TZQ	Pana KB9TZQ BM	444.7250	+5	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,FM)	BrandMeister 311774	—	Pana, IL
29.0	KC9PXI	Tuscola KC9PXI EchoLink	444.4500	+5	TSQL 123.0	FM (analog)	EchoLink 401786	—	Tuscola, IL
30.4	WA9WOB	Arcola WA9WOB	444.3750	+5	TSQL 192.8	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)		—	Arcola, IL
32.7	W9MBD	Mattoon W9MBD BM	444.9750	+5	CC4	DMR	BrandMeister 314688	—	Mattoon, IL
32.8	W9BIL	Mattoon W9BIL IRLP	146.6550	-0.6	TSQL 162.2	FM (analog) (FM,DV,C4FM)	EchoLink 744697 IRLP 44697	—	Mattoon, IL
33.0	KF9NB	Mattoon KF9NB	145.3300	-0.6	TONE 186.2	FM (analog)		—	Mattoon, IL
33.0	W9MBD	Mattoon W9MBD	444.9250	+5	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)		—	Mattoon, IL
33.0	KA9LRZ	Mattoon KA9LRZ	146.6250	-0.6	TONE 107.2	FM (analog)		—	Mattoon, IL
33.7	W9MBD	Mattoon W9MBD	146.6550	-0.6	none	D-STAR		—	Mattoon, IL
37.1	KC9WMV	Lincoln KC9WMV	145.4100	-0.6	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Lincoln, IL
37.1	K9ZM	Lincoln K9ZM	147.3450	+0.6	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Lincoln, IL
38.0	KA9DAL	Lincoln KA9DAL BM	439.0000	-5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 3211719	—	Lincoln, IL
38.1	KD9AKF	Heyworth KD9AKF BM	444.8750	+5	CC12	DMR	BrandMeister 311750	—	Heyworth, IL
38.4	N9AVG	Champaign N9AVG IRLP	446.7750	simplex	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog)	IRLP 4499	—	Champaign, IL
38.8	K9CZ	Springfield K9CZ	444.3250	+5	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)		—	Springfield, IL
39.1	W9YR	Champaign W9YR	443.4812	+5	none	D-STAR		—	Champaign, IL
39.2	K9CU	Champaign WLRW K9CU IRLP	146.7600	-0.6	TSQL 162.2	FM (analog)	EchoLink 8231 IRLP 8231 🗓 2 nets	2 nets · 13 check-ins · 13 stations	Champaign, IL
39.2	K9CU	Champaign K9CU	444.1000	+5	TSQL 162.2	FM (analog)	🗓 2 nets	2 nets · 13 check-ins · 13 stations	Champaign, IL
39.6	KG9FI	Morrisonville KG9FI	444.0750	+5		Fusion (C4FM)		—	Morrisonville, IL
39.7	W9IPA	Urbana W9IPA BM	443.7688	+5	none	FM (analog) (DMR,FM)	BrandMeister 313392	—	Urbana, IL
39.9	N9RYR	Pawnee N9RYR	146.8050	-0.6	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog)		—	Pawnee, IL
39.9	N9RYR	Pawnee N9RYR	442.6000	+5	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog)		—	Pawnee, IL
40.7	KD9KOO	Springfield KD9KOO BM	441.5000	+5	CC5	DMR	BrandMeister 312198 BrandMeister 314185	—	Springfield, IL
40.7	KD9KOO	Springfield KD9KOO	441.5750	+5	CC?	DMR		—	Springfield, IL
41.3	WI9K	Springfield WI9K	146.6850	-0.6	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog)	🗓 1 net	1 net · 18 check-ins · 12 stations	Springfield, IL
41.3	WI9K	Springfield WI9K	443.3750	+5	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog)	🗓 1 net	1 net · 18 check-ins · 12 stations	Springfield, IL
41.3	KD9KOO	Springfield KD9KOO BM	444.4000	+5	CC5	DMR	BrandMeister 312198	—	Springfield, IL
41.3	KC9MHG	Springfield KC9MHG BM	441.5000	+5	CC2	DMR	BrandMeister 313858	—	Springfield, IL
41.4	W9DUA	Springfield W9DUA	443.7812	+5	none	D-STAR		—	Springfield, IL
41.6	W9YH	Champaign W9YH	444.5250	+5	TSQL 162.2	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)		—	Champaign, IL
41.7	W9RX	Springfield W9RX	444.4000	+5	none	FM (analog)		—	Springfield, IL
42.0	W9DUA Listed as W9DUA DMR	Springfield W9DUA BM	443.7063	+5	CC5	DMR	BrandMeister 311770	—	Springfield, IL
42.0	W9DUA	Springfield W9DUA	443.0000	+5	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)		—	Springfield, IL
42.1	KD9FDD	Urbana KD9FDD	147.0600	+0.6	TSQL 162.2	FM (analog)		—	Urbana, IL
44.8	K9DKQ	Springfield K9DKQ BM	442.0000	+5	CC5	DMR	BrandMeister 320131301	—	Springfield, IL
45.1	KB9TZQ	Ramsey Illlinois KB9TZQ BM	441.1000	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 311757102	—	Ramsey Illlinois, IL
45.5	KC9KRA	Charleston KC9KRA	443.8750	+5	TSQL 162.2	FM (analog)		—	Charleston, IL
46.9	WS9V	Athens WS9V	147.0450	+0.6	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Athens, IL
47.4	WB9UUS Listed as WB9UUS/R	Normal WB9UUS AllStar	147.0150	+0.6	TONE 103.5	FM (analog)	AllStar 27026	—	Normal, IL
47.6	N9BXI	Bloomington N9BXI	147.0150	+0.6	TSQL 156.7	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)		—	Bloomington, IL
47.6	K9UXZ	Effingham St K9UXZ	146.8950	-0.6	TSQL 110.9	FM (analog)		—	Effingham, IL
48.2	N9BIG	Springfield N9BIG	444.4000	+5	CC?	DMR		—	Springfield, IL
48.2	N9BIG	Effingham iHelpU N9BIG BM	441.5000	+5	CC7	DMR	BrandMeister 312273 BrandMeister 312520 BrandMeister 314048	—	Effingham, IL
49.0	WX9WX	Bloomington WX9WX BM	444.2375	+5	CC12	DMR	BrandMeister 311772	—	Bloomington, IL
49.5	W9AML Listed as W9AML/R	Bloomington W9AML AllStar	146.9400	-0.6	TONE 103.5	FM (analog)	AllStar 27412	—	Bloomington, IL
49.6	W9AML	Bloomington W9AML	146.6400	-0.6	TSQL 156.7	FM (analog)		—	Bloomington, IL
49.9	WD9HRU	Bloomington WD9HRU	146.7900	-0.6	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Bloomington, IL
6.7	KC9YFX offline	Decatur KC9YFX	147.2400	+0.6	none	D-STAR		—	Decatur, IL
27.4	N9HW offline	Taylorville N9HW	442.0500	+5	TSQL 79.7	FM (analog)		—	Taylorville, IL
37.9	KD9FGO offline	Heyworth KD9FGO	442.8250	+5	TSQL 141.3	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)		—	Heyworth, IL
41.3	WI9K offline	Springfield WI9K	147.3750	+0.6	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog)	🗓 1 net	1 net · 18 check-ins · 12 stations	Springfield, IL
41.3	WX9DX offline	Springfield WX9DX BM	444.5000	+5	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog) (DMR,FM)	BrandMeister 312696	—	Springfield, IL
45.0	KD9KOO offline	Springfield KD9KOO BM	443.6000	+5	CC5	DMR	BrandMeister 313377	—	Springfield, IL
48.2	K9UXZ offline	Effingham K9UXZ	444.1250	+5	TSQL 110.9	FM (analog)		—	Effingham, IL
49.4	K9MBS offline	Bloomington BMI K9MBS	145.3500	-0.6	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Bloomington, IL
49.4	K9MBS offline	Bloomington BMI K9MBS	224.4600	-1.6	TSQL 107.2	FM (analog)		—	Bloomington, IL

Vanity applications

Filed · Award	Applicant	Requested (in order)	Status
Filed May 11, 2020 Granted Nov 13, 2019 0009073041	AC9WT · Richard Steele · Amateur Extra 58 Somerset Dr., Clinton, IL 61727 40.1468, -88.9532 (ZIP center) · Grid EN50md · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗	1.NA9X ✓ granted	Granted got NA9X
Filed Oct 25, 2019 Granted Nov 13, 2019 0008848547	NM9X · Richard Steele · Amateur Extra 58 Somerset Dr., Clinton, IL 61727 40.1468, -88.9532 (ZIP center) · Grid EN50md · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗	1.NA9X ✓ granted	Granted got NA9X
Filed Dec 13, 2018 Award date was Dec 31, 2018 0008469166	N9SRS · Richard Steele · Amateur Extra PO Box 225 · Mt. Zion, IL 62549 39.7710, -88.8672 (ZIP center) · Grid EM59ns · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗	1.NM9X held	Granted
Filed Mar 2, 2017 Granted Mar 20, 2017 0007684251	KD9IAB · Richard D Steele · General PO Box 225 · Mt. Zion, IL 62549 39.7710, -88.8672 (ZIP center) · Grid EM59ns · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗	1.N9SRS ✓ granted 2.K3KHZ 3.K9RSS	Granted got N9SRS