N9TPB FCC License Search

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K8NFW HAM

Technician class licensed since 2019 (7 yrs) K8NFW since 2020 · previously KE8NFW Battle Creek, MI grid EN72kh 121 repeaters within 50 mi

🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Jan 4, 2030. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Jan 5, 2032.

📬 QSL: no LoTW uploads on record · not eQSL AG · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 K8NFW has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Dec 17, 2019 · what was requested

Currently held by Michael S Censke · 1 holder on record

Current holder: Michael S Censke

Held K8NFW Jan 4, 2020 → present · first licensed Oct 30, 2019 as KE8NFW · 2 licenses · FRN 0028938488

K8NFW Active Technician · vanity Jan 4, 2020 → expires Jan 4, 2030

Licensee
Michael S Censke

Address
247 Watts St
Battle Creek, MI 49014
42.3082, -85.1319 (street) · Grid EN72kh · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗

FRN
0028938488

Previous call
KE8NFW

Last granted
Jan 4, 2020

Effective
Jan 4, 2020

Last action
Jan 4, 2020
FCC actions (2)
- Jan 4, 2020 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- Jan 4, 2020 — License issued LIISS
KE8NFW Canceled Technician Oct 30, 2019 → Jan 4, 2020 (canceled)

Licensee
Michael S Censke

Address
247 Watts St
Battle Creek, MI 49014
42.3082, -85.1319 (street) · Grid EN72kh · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗

FRN
0028938488

Last granted
Oct 30, 2019

Effective
Oct 30, 2019

Last action
Jan 4, 2020
FCC actions (3)
- Jan 4, 2020 — License canceled LICAN
- Oct 30, 2019 — License issued LIISS
- Oct 30, 2019 — 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 Apr 16, 2022 → Oct 4, 2026 · 26 snapshots · as KE8NFW
Michael S Censke
247 Watts St, Battle Creek, MI 49014
42.3082, -85.1319 (street) · Grid EN72kh · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗

Vanity applications filed by K8NFW

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 · Award	Applicant	Requested (in order)	Status
Filed Dec 17, 2019 Granted Jan 4, 2020 0008917604	KE8NFW · Michael S Censke · Technician 247 Watts St, Battle Creek, MI 49014 42.3082, -85.1319 (street) · Grid EN72kh · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗	1.K8NFW ✓ granted	Granted got K8NFW

Others requesting K8NFW

3 applications listed K8NFW as a choice, newest first.

Filed	Award	Applicant	Choice #	Status
Apr 18, 2022	May 6, 2022	KE8SJY · Scott Allyn 804 · Sterling Heights, MI	3	Granted
Dec 17, 2019	Jan 4, 2020	KE8NFW · Michael S Censke · Battle Creek, MI	1	Granted
Apr 21, 2010	May 9, 2010	KD8JBL · David T Williams · Amherst, OH	25	Granted

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for K8NFW in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of K8NFW beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 miles

121 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
2.2	W8DF	Battle Creek W8DF	146.6600	-0.6	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog)		—	Battle Creek, MI
2.3	W8DF	Battle Creek W8DF	442.7625	+5	none	D-STAR		—	Battle Creek, MI
2.3	W8DF	Battle Creek W8DF	146.7900	-0.6	none	D-STAR		—	Battle Creek, MI
2.6	W8IRA	Battle Creek W8IRA	145.1500	-0.6	TONE 94.8	FM (analog)		—	Battle Creek, MI
2.6	W8DF	Battle Creek W8DF EchoLink	224.2400	-1.6	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog)	EchoLink 360014	—	Battle Creek, MI
2.6	W8DF	Battle Creek W8DF	443.9500	+5	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog)		—	Battle Creek, MI
3.5	KD8RHB	Battle Creek KD8RHB	147.1200	+0.6	TONE 186.2	FM (analog)		—	Battle Creek, MI
8.5	KE8UTG	Battle Creek KE8UTG BM	439.0000	-5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 3191492	—	Battle Creek, MI
11.5	N5AMD	Augusta N5AMD BM	441.7625	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 310217	—	Augusta, MI
19.6	K4KWQ	ALBION K4KWQ BM	442.1125	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 310226	—	ALBION, MI
19.9	K4KWQ	Albion K4KWQ	447.1125	+5	CC?	DMR		—	Albion, MI
21.4	KM8CC	Kalamazoo Co EOC KM8CC BM	443.4000	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 310797	—	Kalamazoo, MI
21.9	K8BMI	Hastings BC EOC K8BMI	442.7250	+5	none	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)		—	Hastings, MI
22.0	NK8X	Kalamazoo Borges NK8X	444.5000	+5	none	D-STAR		—	Kalamazoo, MI
23.2	K8CHR	Charlotte K8CHR	147.0800	+0.6	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Charlotte, MI
23.2	K8ETN	Charlotte Co EOC K8ETN	443.4375	+5	none	D-STAR		—	Charlotte, MI
23.2	N8HEE	Charlotte N8HEE IRLP	443.6250	+5	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog)	IRLP 7930	—	Charlotte, MI
23.2	W8EDC	Charlotte W8EDC BM	444.2750	+5	CC9	DMR	BrandMeister 316364701	—	Charlotte, MI
23.3	K8KZO	Kalamazoo K8KZO AllStar	147.0400	+0.6	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog)	AllStar 42071	—	Kalamazoo, MI
23.3	W8VY	Kalamazoo W8VY	444.6500	+5	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog)		—	Kalamazoo, MI
23.3	K8KZO	Kalamazoo K8KZO WIRES-X	444.8750	+5	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog) (C4FM,FM)	WIRES-X 21335	—	Kalamazoo, MI
23.8	K8ETN	Charlotte Co EOC K8ETN	145.2000	-0.6	none	D-STAR		—	Charlotte, MI
24.0	N8HEE	Charlotte N8HEE BM	442.2625	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 312636	—	Charlotte, MI
24.7	K8YPW	Hastings K8YPW	146.8400	-0.6	TONE 94.8	FM (analog)		—	Hastings, MI
25.3	W8VY	Kalamazoo W8VY	147.0000	+0.6	TONE 94.8	FM (analog)		—	Kalamazoo, MI
26.2	W8RFA	Vicksburg W8RFA AllStar	144.4400	simplex	TONE 82.5	FM (analog)	AllStar 41020	—	Vicksburg, MI
26.3	WD8KAF	Coldwater WD8KAF	147.3000	+0.6	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog)		—	Coldwater, MI
26.3	WD8KAF	Coldwater WD8KAF	442.9625	+5	none	D-STAR		—	Coldwater, MI
26.3	WD8KAF	Coldwater WD8KAF	443.3000	+5	TSQL 123.0	FM (analog)		—	Coldwater, MI
27.1	W8VY	Oshtemo Red W8VY	224.3000	-1.6	none	FM (analog)		—	Oshtemo, MI
29.9	N8JI	Potterville N8JI	442.0250	+5	TSQL 173.8	FM (analog)		—	Potterville, MI
30.0	W8IRA	Onondaga W8IRA	145.4700	-0.6	TSQL 114.8	FM (analog)		—	Onondaga, MI
33.5	KC8BRO	Centreville Glen KC8BRO	442.1500	+5	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog)		—	Centreville, MI
33.9	N9UV	Dimondale N9UV	442.0500	+5	TONE 100.0	FM (analog)		—	Dimondale, MI
33.9	N8LWX	Dimondale N8LWX	927.2250	-25	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog)		—	Dimondale, MI
34.0	KD8UJS	Jonesville KD8UJS IRLP	446.4000	simplex	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog)	IRLP 4843	—	Jonesville, MI
34.3	K8SJC	Centreville Glen K8SJC	145.3100	-0.6	TSQL 123.0	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)		—	Centreville, MI
34.5	KC8LMI	Aurelius KC8LMI	443.8750	+5	TSQL 136.5	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)		—	Aurelius, MI
36.2	K8SN	Lansing K8SN AllStar	444.9250	+5	TSQL 141.3	FM (analog)	AllStar 29096 EchoLink 3925	—	Lansing, MI
36.3	W8JXN	Jackson Wtr W8JXN	146.8800	-0.6	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog)		—	Jackson, MI
37.0	W9LKI	Hillsdale W9LKI	445.9000	-5	TONE 107.2	FM (analog)		—	Hillsdale, MI
37.5	N8URX	Brooklyn Clark N8URX WIRES-X	443.7500	simplex	DCS 754	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)	WIRES-X 68794	—	Brooklyn, MI
37.6	KA8ZXX	Pleasant Lake KA8ZXX	51.6200	-0.5	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog)		—	Pleasant Lake, MI
37.6	KA8HDY	Jackson Ann KA8HDY	147.3600	+0.6	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog)		—	Jackson, MI
37.6	N8URW Listed as N8URW-JACKSON,MI	Jackson Dtwn N8URW BM	442.5000	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 312615 BrandMeister 312603	—	Jackson, MI
37.6	WD8EEQ	Jackson WD8EEQ	443.1750	+5	TSQL 77.0	FM (analog)		—	Jackson, MI
37.6	KA8YRL	Jackson Ann KA8YRL IRLP	444.1750	+5	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog)	IRLP 4463	—	Jackson, MI
37.6	W8BCI	Lansing W8BCI	444.1250	+5	TSQL 107.2	FM (analog)	🗓 3 nets	3 nets	Lansing, MI
37.9	N8GH	Lawton N8GH	444.4750	+5	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog)		—	Lawton, MI
38.3	AC8DX	Gobles AC8DX	147.2000	+0.6	TONE 94.8	FM (analog)		—	Gobles, MI
38.6	KC8QVX	Jerome Bundy Hl KC8QVX AllStar	444.8250	+5	TSQL 107.2	FM (analog)	AllStar 46089	—	Jerome, MI
38.6	KE8ZLU	Leslie KE8ZLU BM	434.0000	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 320359102	—	Leslie, MI
38.7	WM8TG	Grand Rapids WM8TG	442.5500	+5	none	D-STAR		—	Grand Rapids, MI
38.7	K8SN	Moline K8SN BM	442.2625	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 312653	—	Moline, MI
38.7	K8SN	Moline K8SN BM	442.3875	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 312653	—	Moline, MI
38.8	KB8SXK	Eagle KB8SXK BM	444.7125	+5	CC2	DMR	BrandMeister 310379	—	Eagle, MI
39.3	W8VY	Paw Paw MSP W8VY	145.3400	-0.6	none	D-STAR		—	Paw Paw, MI
39.5	N8FYZ	Paw Paw N8FYZ	145.1700	-0.6	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog)		—	Paw Paw, MI
39.8	WB8RJY	Mason WB8RJY	51.7000	-0.5	TSQL 192.8	FM (analog)		—	Mason, MI
39.9	N8OBU	test N8OBU BM	444.4500	+0.6	CC2	DMR	BrandMeister 310348	—	test id, MI
39.9	AC8RC	Allegan AC8RC	147.2400	+0.6	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog)		—	Allegan, MI
40.1	W8BCI	Lansing IRM Ctr W8BCI	146.9400	-0.6	TONE 100.0	FM (analog)	🗓 3 nets	3 nets	Lansing, MI
40.1	W8BCI	Lansing IRM Ctr W8BCI	224.9800	-1.6	TONE 100.0	FM (analog)	🗓 3 nets	3 nets	Lansing, MI
40.2	WM8TG	Grand Rapids WM8TG	147.2900	+0.6	none	D-STAR		—	Grand Rapids, MI
40.2	K8SN	Moline K8SN WIRES-X	443.2250	+5		Fusion (C4FM)	WIRES-X 70701	—	Moline, MI
40.3	N8JPR	Moline Green Lk N8JPR AllStar	223.9200	-1.6	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog)	AllStar 47330 EchoLink 313649	—	Moline, MI
40.3	K8SN	Moline K8SN AllStar	442.1750	+5	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)	AllStar 27664 EchoLink 3925 IRLP 4168 AllStar 2324	—	Moline, MI
40.3	KC8LMI	Pleasant Lake KC8LMI	446.8000	simplex	TSQL 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Pleasant Lake, MI
40.4	W8JTT	Lansing W8JTT CMEN	446.5000	-5	CC1	DMR	CMEN Mi5	—	Lansing, MI
40.5	N8ZMT	Portland N8ZMT	145.1300	-0.6	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog)		—	Portland, MI
41.4	KC8LMI	Pleasant Lake KC8LMI	224.1800	-1.6	TSQL 88.5	FM (analog)		—	Pleasant Lake, MI
41.5	W8BCI	Lansing IRM Ctr W8BCI	146.7000	-0.6	TSQL 107.2	FM (analog)	🗓 3 nets	3 nets	Lansing, MI
41.5	KB8LCY	Lansing KB8LCY	147.2800	+0.6	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog)	🗓 1 net	1 net	Lansing, MI
41.5	KB8SXK	Lansing MGL Hosp KB8SXK Mi5	442.0875	+5	CC1	DMR	Mi5	—	Lansing, MI
41.5	KB8SXK Listed as KB8SXK LANSING	Lansing MGL Hosp KB8SXK BM	444.7875	+5	CC2	DMR	BrandMeister 312649	—	Lansing, MI
41.5	KD8PA	Lansing KD8PA	52.9600	-0.5	TONE 100.0	FM (analog)		—	Lansing, MI
41.5	KD8PA	Lansing KD8PA	927.9750	-25	none	FM (analog)		—	Lansing, MI
41.6	KD8IFI	Lansing KD8IFI	442.5250	+5	TSQL 107.2	FM (analog)		—	Lansing, MI
41.7	KD8IFI	Lansing KD8IFI	443.0000	+5	none	D-STAR		—	Lansing, MI
42.7	K8LOW	Lowell K8LOW	147.3700	+0.6	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog)		—	Lowell, MI
43.0	KD8MEY	Grand Rapids KD8MEY AllStar	224.9200	-1.6	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog)	AllStar 552191	—	Grand Rapids, MI
43.1	WA8RRA	Saranac Bus WA8RRA WIRES-X	444.7250	+5	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog) (C4FM,FM)	WIRES-X 21335	—	Saranac, MI
43.5	W8VY	Paw Paw MSP W8VY	444.0750	+5	none	D-STAR		—	Paw Paw, MI
43.6	N8OBU	Dansville N8OBU AllStar	444.5750	+5	TSQL 107.2	FM (analog)	AllStar 49094	—	Dansville, MI
43.9	W8MSU	East Lansing MSU W8MSU AllStar	442.9000	+5	TSQL 77.0	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)	AllStar 27664 EchoLink 442900 WIRES-X 30278 AllStar 27663	—	East Lansing, MI
43.9	AC8ZL	Dorr AC8ZL BM	439.8000	in 428.8000	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 3159632	—	Dorr, MI
44.5	W8LRC	Lowell W8LRC	442.8000	+5		Fusion (C4FM)		—	Lowell, MI
44.5	W8LRC	Lowell W8LRC AllStar	145.2700	-0.6	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog)	EchoLink 87878 AllStar 2027	—	Lowell, MI
44.5	KD8RXD	Lowell KD8RXD Mi5	443.1125	+5	CC1	DMR	Mi5	—	Lowell, MI
44.5	AA8JR	Lowell AA8JR	443.8500	+5	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog)		—	Lowell, MI
44.6	W8LRC	Lowell W8LRC	443.1125	+5	none	D-STAR		—	Lowell, MI
44.6	KF8FAM	Town L0C4T0R KF8FAM BM	442.5500	in 433.5500	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 3220764	—	Town, L0C4T0R, MI
45.1	K8TCS	Kentwood K8TCS BM	443.1750	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 321497201	—	Kentwood, MI
45.5	N8GY	Brooklyn N8GY BM	448.9000	-5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 312650	—	Brooklyn, MI
45.5	N8GY	Brooklyn N8GY BM	443.9000	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 312650 BrandMeister 314156	—	Brooklyn, MI
45.6	N8OBU	Dansville N8OBU Mi5	444.7000	+5	CC1	DMR	Mi5	—	Dansville, MI
45.6	W8BCI	Okemos WKAR W8BCI	145.3900	-0.6	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog)	🗓 3 nets	3 nets	Okemos, MI
45.6	N8OBU	Dansville N8OBU BM	444.6875	in 5444.6875	CC2	DMR	BrandMeister 310344	—	Dansville, MI
45.6	KE8NUD	dansville KE8NUD BM	444.6875	+5	CC2	DMR	BrandMeister 311484	—	dansville, MI
45.6	KD8IFI	Dansville KD8IFI DSTAR	444.6875	+5	CC2	DMR	BrandMeister DSTAR 🗓 12 nets	12 nets · 426 check-ins · 183 stations	Dansville, MI
45.8	KC9BXX	Angola KC9BXX BM	446.0750	-12	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 3118606	—	Angola, IN
47.0	N8GY	BROOKLYN N8GY AllStar	438.7500	simplex	TONE 88.5	FM (analog)	AllStar 68215	—	BROOKLYN, MI
47.0	K9HD	Angola NWS K9HD	147.2100	+0.6	TSQL 97.4	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)		—	Angola, IN
47.0	K9HD	Angola K9HD	444.3500	+5	TONE 97.4	FM (analog)		—	Angola, IN
47.2	KB8UB Listed as KB8UB-MUNITH,MI	Munith KB8UB BM	442.3250	+5	TSQL 77.0	FM (analog) (DMR,FM)	BrandMeister 313384 DMR-MARC	—	Munith, MI
47.9	W8CMN	Grass Lake W8CMN Mi5	443.8125	+5	CC1	DMR	Mi5	—	Grass Lake, MI
48.6	NT9M	LaGrange WTHD NT9M W9SMJ-NET	443.6750	+5	CC1	DMR	W9SMJ-NET	—	LaGrange, IN
49.4	N8RJP	Brooklyn N8RJP AllStar	444.7625	+5	TONE 100.0	FM (analog)	AllStar 535291	—	Brooklyn, MI
49.5	K8SN	Ada K8SN AllStar	446.5250	simplex	TONE 103.5	FM (analog)	AllStar 29096	—	Ada, MI
49.6	K8BRC	Bangor K8BRC	147.3600	+0.6	TSQL 94.8	FM (analog)		—	Bangor, MI
20.4	W8BMZ offline	Nashville W8BMZ	146.5000	+1	TONE 110.9	FM (analog)		—	Nashville, MI
22.5	WK8H offline	Vermontville WK8H IRLP	446.2000	simplex	TSQL 74.4	FM (analog)	IRLP 4868	—	Vermontville, MI
34.8	WD0JIM offline	Jackson WD0JIM IRLP	445.1000	simplex	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog)	IRLP 4599	—	Jackson, MI
36.9	KB8POO offline	Jackson KB8POO BM	145.1200	-0.6	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 313385	—	Jackson, MI
37.6	K4KWQ offline	Jackson K4KWQ AllStar	444.9000	+5	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog) (DMR,FM)	EchoLink 810675 IRLP 4672 AllStar 2242 AllStar 2243 BrandMeister 313889	—	Jackson, MI
41.5	KD8PA offline	Lansing KD8PA	442.4250	+5	TONE 100.0	FM (analog)		—	Lansing, MI
42.1	W8GDS offline	Glendale W8GDS	224.8400	-1.6	TONE 94.8	FM (analog)		—	Glendale, MI
42.8	KD8RXD offline	Byron Center KD8RXD BM	442.9250	+5	CC2	DMR	BrandMeister 312669	—	Byron Center, MI
46.7	KC9QDO offline	Angola KC9QDO IRLP	147.1800	simplex	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog)	IRLP 4049	—	Angola, IN
47.0	KC9QDO offline	Angola KC9QDO BM	442.8750	+5	TSQL 131.8	FM (analog) (DMR,FM)	BrandMeister 314759	—	Angola, IN
48.7	N8VPZ offline	Dowagiac N8VPZ BM	442.5125	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 313287	—	Dowagiac, MI