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K4DSO HAM

👀 Looked up 1 time by 1 person on this site

Club licensed since 1990 (36 yrs) K4DSO since 2006 · previously KI4RQH, W4CUE Birmingham, AL LoTW user On APRS 13 min ago
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Oct 31, 2026. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Nov 1, 2028.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload May 23, 2018 · not eQSL AG · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 K4DSO has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Oct 11, 2006 · what was requested

Currently held by Birmingham Amateur Radio Club · 2 holders on record

Current holder: Birmingham Amateur Radio Club

Held K4DSO Oct 31, 2006 → present · first licensed Apr 3, 1990 as W4CUE · 3 licenses · FRN 0001760818

Callbook Records, 1993–2003
From the FCC amateur database as published on the QRZ! callsign CD-ROMs, 1993–2003, before and alongside the FCC's online records (which start in 1999). "Seen" dates are the first and last disc showing that record; the issue date is the FCC's, so it can be a renewal of an even older license.
Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.

Previous holder: LILLIAN O BANKSTON

Held K4DSO Jul 1, 1986 → Sep 4, 2001 · first licensed Jul 1, 1986 as K4DSO · 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1962 as K4DSO, before the FCC's online records

Callbook Records, 1993–2003
From the FCC amateur database as published on the QRZ! callsign CD-ROMs, 1993–2003, before and alongside the FCC's online records (which start in 1999). "Seen" dates are the first and last disc showing that record; the issue date is the FCC's, so it can be a renewal of an even older license.
Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.
K4DSO in the Printed Callbooks, 1909–1997
From scanned copies of the printed callbooks (government lists from 1913, then the Radio Amateur Callbook to 1997), read by OCR, so names and streets can carry typos. Each line is one or more editions in a row showing the same name at the same address.

Vanity Applications Filed by K4DSO

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 Oct 11, 2006
Granted Oct 22, 2016
0002780847
 KI4RQH · Birmingham Amateur Radio Club ·
Attn: KEN E ADKISSON SR · PO Box 603 · Birmingham, AL 35201-0603
1.K4DSO ✓ Granted
 Granted
got K4DSO

Others Requesting K4DSO

2 applications listed K4DSO as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #K4DSOResult
Oct 11, 2006 Oct 29, 2006 KI4RQH · Birmingham Amateur Radio Club · Birmingham, AL 1Granted Granted this call
Jul 23, 2004 Aug 10, 2004 WB4ZWZ · CONSTANCE G HACKNEY · WASHINGTON, NC 3Not granted They got K4DYL (choice 1)

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📍 APRS

K4DSO-A · 13 min ago
33.3905, -86.6660 · 1.2 Voice 1283.400 -12 MHz
K4DSO-B · 13 min ago
33.3905, -86.6660 · 440 Voice 443.200 +5 MHz
K4DSO-C · 13 min ago
33.3905, -86.6660 · 2m Voice 145.410 -0.600 MHz
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