N9TPB FCC License Search
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K8RDS HAM

🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Feb 4, 2027. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Feb 5, 2029.

📬 QSL: LoTW user, last upload Nov 29, 2020 · not eQSL AG

📝 K8RDS has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Jan 17, 2017 · what was requested

Currently held by Richard D Simmer II · 2 holders on record

Current holder: Richard D Simmer II

Held K8RDS Feb 4, 2017 → present · first licensed Dec 22, 2000 as KA8RUO · 2 licenses · FRN 0004819470

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

Previous holder: Ronald D Shorter

Held K8RDS Mar 6, 2002 → Mar 6, 2012 · first licensed Aug 24, 1993 as KB8PAE · 2 licenses · FRN 0003236064

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

Vanity applications filed by K8RDS

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 Jan 17, 2017
Granted Feb 4, 2017
0007622393
 KA8RUO · Richard D Simmer II · General
Attn: Richard D Simmer II · 718 Bacon Ave, Portage, MI 49002
42.1972, -85.5555 (ZIP center) · Grid EN72fe · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.K8RDS ✓ granted
2.N8RDS held
 Granted
got K8RDS

Others requesting K8RDS

3 applications listed K8RDS as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
Jan 17, 2017 Feb 4, 2017 KA8RUO · Richard D Simmer II · Portage, MI 1Granted
Nov 1, 2001 Nov 19, 2001 KB8PAE · Ronald D Shorter · Cleveland, OH 2Granted
Jun 9, 2000 Jun 27, 2000 KG4BKG · RODGER D STEIN · VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 8Granted

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for K8RDS in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of K8RDS beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 miles

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

● confirmed on the air · ● probably · ● reported off the air · ● unknown · ◉ this license · ring = 50 miles · click a dot for the repeater's page
● confirmed on the air · ● probably · ● reported off the air · no dot = unknown (hover a dot for the evidence)
MilesCallNameOutputOffsetToneModeNetworksActivityLocation
7.6 KC8BRO Centreville Glen
KC8BRO
 442.1500 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Centreville, MI
8.8 K8SJC Centreville Glen
K8SJC
 145.3100 -0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Centreville, MI
11.2 W8RFA Vicksburg
W8RFA AllStar
 144.4400 simplex TONE 82.5 FM (analog) AllStar 41020 — Vicksburg, MI
16.3 W8VY Kalamazoo
W8VY
 147.0000 +0.6 TONE 94.8 FM (analog) — Kalamazoo, MI
18.4 KE8UTG Battle Creek
KE8UTG BM
 439.0000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3191492 — Battle Creek, MI
18.9 KM8CC Kalamazoo Co EOC
KM8CC BM
 443.4000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310797 — Kalamazoo, MI
20.6 K8KZO Kalamazoo
K8KZO AllStar
 147.0400 +0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) AllStar 42071 — Kalamazoo, MI
20.6 W8VY Kalamazoo
W8VY
 444.6500 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Kalamazoo, MI
20.6 K8KZO Kalamazoo
K8KZO WIRES-X
 444.8750 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 21335 — Kalamazoo, MI
20.8 W8VY Oshtemo Red
W8VY
 224.3000 -1.6 none FM (analog) — Oshtemo, MI
21.2 NK8X Kalamazoo Borges
NK8X
 444.5000 +5 none D-STAR — Kalamazoo, MI
22.9 N5AMD Augusta
N5AMD BM
 441.7625 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310217 — Augusta, MI
23.2 N8GH Lawton
N8GH
 444.4750 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Lawton, MI
23.3 WD8KAF Coldwater
WD8KAF
 147.3000 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Coldwater, MI
23.3 WD8KAF Coldwater
WD8KAF
 442.9625 +5 none D-STAR — Coldwater, MI
23.3 WD8KAF Coldwater
WD8KAF
 443.3000 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Coldwater, MI
23.7 W8DF Battle Creek
W8DF
 146.6600 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Battle Creek, MI
24.5 W8DF Battle Creek
W8DF
 146.7900 -0.6 none D-STAR — Battle Creek, MI
24.5 W8DF Battle Creek
W8DF
 442.7625 +5 none D-STAR — Battle Creek, MI
25.2 W8IRA Battle Creek
W8IRA
 145.1500 -0.6 TONE 94.8 FM (analog) — Battle Creek, MI
25.2 W8DF Battle Creek
W8DF EchoLink
 224.2400 -1.6 TONE 94.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 360014 — Battle Creek, MI
25.2 W8DF Battle Creek
W8DF
 443.9500 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Battle Creek, MI
26.9 N8FYZ Paw Paw
N8FYZ
 145.1700 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Paw Paw, MI
26.9 W8VY Paw Paw MSP
W8VY
 145.3400 -0.6 none D-STAR — Paw Paw, MI
27.0 AA9JC Middlebury
AA9JC
 442.4750 +5 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Middlebury, IN
27.4 NT9M LaGrange WTHD
NT9M W9SMJ-NET
 443.6750 +5 CC1 DMR W9SMJ-NET — LaGrange, IN
29.4 KD8RHB Battle Creek
KD8RHB
 147.1200 +0.6 TONE 186.2 FM (analog) — Battle Creek, MI
29.8 KD8UJM Cassopolis
KD8UJM Crossroad
 443.5500 +5 CC1 DMR Crossroads-DMR — Cassopolis, MI
29.9 W8VY Paw Paw MSP
W8VY
 444.0750 +5 none D-STAR — Paw Paw, MI
30.8 N8VPZ Cassopolis
N8VPZ
 146.9200 -0.6 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Cassopolis, MI
31.2 KC9BXX Angola
KC9BXX BM
 446.0750 -12 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3118606 — Angola, IN
32.7 AC8DX Gobles
AC8DX
 147.2000 +0.6 TONE 94.8 FM (analog) — Gobles, MI
34.2 W6GVS Dowagiac
W6GVS
 146.5000 +1 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Dowagiac, MI
34.2 N9QID Dowagiac
N9QID
 927.6875 -25 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Dowagiac, MI
34.8 K9HD Angola NWS
K9HD
 147.2100 +0.6 TSQL 97.4 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Angola, IN
34.8 K9HD Angola
K9HD
 444.3500 +5 TONE 97.4 FM (analog) — Angola, IN
35.6 K9TSM Goshen
K9TSM
 146.8950 -0.6 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Goshen, IN
35.6 KC9GMH Elkhart City S
KC9GMH
 145.3800 -0.6 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) — Elkhart, IN
35.6 KC9GMH Elkhart
KC9GMH
 53.1700 -1 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) — Elkhart, IN
35.7 KC9GMH Elkhart
KC9GMH
 145.2500 -0.6 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) — Elkhart, IN
35.7 K9DEW Elkhart
K9DEW
 145.4300 -0.6 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 110 check-ins · 53 stations Elkhart, IN
35.7 KC9GMH Elkhart
KC9GMH
 224.0800 -1.6 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) — Elkhart, IN
35.7 K9DEW Elkhart
K9DEW
 224.9000 -1.6 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 110 check-ins · 53 stations Elkhart, IN
35.7 KC9GMH Elkhart
KC9GMH
 442.3750 +5 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) — Elkhart, IN
35.7 AA9JC Elkhart
AA9JC
 443.4750 +5 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Elkhart, IN
35.7 K9DEW Elkhart
K9DEW W9SMJ-NET
 444.0500 +5 CC1 DMR W9SMJ-NET 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 110 check-ins · 53 stations Elkhart, IN
35.7 KC9GMH Elkhart
KC9GMH
 927.2125 -25 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) — Elkhart, IN
35.7 N8AES Elkhart
N8AES
 442.6000 +5 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) — Elkhart, IN
35.7 N8AES Elkhart
N8AES
 927.9750 -25 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) — Elkhart, IN
35.9 K9DEW Middlebury
K9DEW EchoLink
 146.6400 -0.6 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) EchoLink 645025 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 110 check-ins · 53 stations Middlebury, IN
36.2 AA9JC Goshen
AA9JC
 444.2750 +5 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Goshen, IN
38.6 N9BCP Ligonier
N9BCP
 147.1500 +0.6 TSQL 97.4 FM (analog) — Ligonier, IN
38.8 K4KWQ Albion
K4KWQ
 447.1125 +5 CC? DMR — Albion, MI
38.8 W8IRA Sister Lakes
W8IRA
 444.7000 +5 TSQL 97.4 FM (analog) — Sister Lakes, MI
39.1 K4KWQ ALBION
K4KWQ BM
 442.1125 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310226 — ALBION, MI
39.1 W8MAI Sister Lakes
W8MAI
 146.8200 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Sister Lakes, MI
39.7 K8BRC Bangor
K8BRC
 147.3600 +0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Bangor, MI
40.0 K8BRK Bangor
K8BRK
 444.3000 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Bangor, MI
40.1 K8BRC Bangor
K8BRC WIRES-X
 444.3000 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 21335 — Bangor, MI
40.7 KD8UJS Jonesville
KD8UJS IRLP
 446.4000 simplex TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) IRLP 4843 — Jonesville, MI
40.8 W8MAI Sister Lakes
W8MAI
 444.7000 +5 TSQL 97.4 FM (analog) — Sister Lakes, MI
41.4 AC8RC Allegan
AC8RC
 147.2400 +0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Allegan, MI
42.2 W9LKI Hillsdale
W9LKI
 445.9000 -5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Hillsdale, MI
42.2 KE8GVB Sumnerville
KE8GVB
 442.8250 +5 none D-STAR — Sumnerville, MI
42.2 KE8GVB Sumnerville
KE8GVB
 145.1400 -0.6 none D-STAR — Sumnerville, MI
42.8 K8BMI Hastings BC EOC
K8BMI
 442.7250 +5 none FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Hastings, MI
43.6 KC8BRS Niles
KC8BRS
 147.1800 +0.6 TONE 94.8 FM (analog) — Niles, MI
43.8 K9DEW Mishawaka
K9DEW W9SMJ-NET
 442.0500 +5 CC1 DMR W9SMJ-NET 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 110 check-ins · 53 stations Mishawaka, IN
44.1 N9GVU Mishawaka
N9GVU
 147.0900 +0.6 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) — Mishawaka, IN
44.4 K8YPW Hastings
K8YPW
 146.8400 -0.6 TONE 94.8 FM (analog) — Hastings, MI
46.3 ND1U South Bend Notre
ND1U
 443.3500 +5 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) — South Bend, IN
46.9 K9DEW Mishawaka
K9DEW
 147.3300 +0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 110 check-ins · 53 stations Mishawaka, IN
47.0 N9JHQ South Bend
N9JHQ
 53.8500 -1 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) — South Bend, IN
47.4 W9AB South Bend WNIT
W9AB
 147.2250 +0.6 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — South Bend, IN
47.4 KA9LAW South Bend
KA9LAW
 444.1750 +5 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — South Bend, IN
47.4 K9SIQ South Bend
K9SIQ
 444.9750 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — South Bend, IN
47.4 WB9AGX South Bend
WB9AGX
 147.3900 +0.6 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) — South Bend, IN
47.7 N9YOU South Bend
N9YOU
 145.3900 -0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) (FM,DV) — South Bend, IN
47.9 W9OU Altona
W9OU BM
 441.9625 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313382 — Altona, IN
48.0 W9OU Altona
W9OU
 147.0150 +0.6 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) — Altona, IN
48.1 KD9QDL ALTONA
KD9QDL
 444.8250 +5 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) — ALTONA, IN
48.4 N9IAA South Bend
N9IAA MARC
 443.4250 +5 CC1 DMR DMR-MARC — South Bend, IN
48.8 WD9ATU Nappanee
WD9ATU
 443.0250 +5 TONE 97.4 FM (analog) — Nappanee, IN
48.9 K9RYN Auburn
K9RYN
 145.3600 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Auburn, IN
48.9 K9RYN Auburn
K9RYN
 444.3000 +5 Fusion (C4FM) — Auburn, IN
49.0 WB9YPA South Bend
WB9YPA AllStar
 223.9800 -1.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) AllStar 51560 — South Bend, IN
49.1 K8CHR Charlotte
K8CHR
 147.0800 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Charlotte, MI
49.1 K8ETN Charlotte Co EOC
K8ETN
 443.4375 +5 none D-STAR — Charlotte, MI
49.1 N8HEE Charlotte
N8HEE IRLP
 443.6250 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) IRLP 7930 — Charlotte, MI
49.1 W8EDC Charlotte
W8EDC BM
 444.2750 +5 CC9 DMR BrandMeister 316364701 — Charlotte, MI
49.7 K8ETN Charlotte Co EOC
K8ETN
 145.2000 -0.6 none D-STAR — Charlotte, MI
49.8 N8HEE Charlotte
N8HEE BM
 442.2625 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312636 — Charlotte, MI
29.0 N8VPZ offline Dowagiac
N8VPZ BM
 442.5125 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313287 — Dowagiac, MI
29.5 N8VPZ offline Cassopolis
N8VPZ
 443.5500 +5 CC1 DMR — Cassopolis, MI
33.0 W8GDS offline Glendale
W8GDS
 224.8400 -1.6 TONE 94.8 FM (analog) — Glendale, MI
34.2 K8MDE offline Dowagiac
K8MDE AllStar
 443.5000 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) AllStar 55952 — Dowagiac, MI
34.8 KC9QDO offline Angola
KC9QDO BM
 442.8750 +5 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 314759 — Angola, IN
34.8 KC9QDO offline Angola
KC9QDO IRLP
 147.1800 simplex TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) IRLP 4049 — Angola, IN
38.8 K9CWM offline Pleasant Lake
K9CWM IRLP
 147.4300 simplex TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) IRLP 8891 — Pleasant Lake, IN
40.6 KU8Y offline Dowagiac
KU8Y
 145.2100 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Dowagiac, MI
43.6 WB9WYR offline Niles
WB9WYR
 444.1250 +5 TONE 94.8 FM (analog) — Niles, MI
44.5 W8BMZ offline Nashville
W8BMZ
 146.5000 +1 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) — Nashville, MI
45.2 WB9YPA offline Niles
WB9YPA
 224.5000 -1.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Niles, MI
47.3 WK8H offline Vermontville
WK8H IRLP
 446.2000 simplex TSQL 74.4 FM (analog) IRLP 4868 — Vermontville, MI
49.7 N9GVU offline South Bend
N9GVU IRLP
 444.1000 +5 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) IRLP 4213 — South Bend, IN

Data courtesy of RepeaterBook.com