N9TPB
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HAMs within 5 miles of N9TPB · Extra class operators in Madison, WI · or try N9TPB · K9* wildcards · Smith, John · 0004797601 (FRN) · 53703 · Madison, WIK8SIW HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Sep 17, 2010.
1x3 call: Technician, General, Advanced and Amateur Extra licensees can request it.
No pending applications list it.
📬 QSL: no LoTW uploads on record · not eQSL AG · QRZ · HamQTH
Not currently held · 1 holder on record · available since Sep 17, 2010
Previous holder: JAMES A WADES
Held K8SIW Jul 25, 2006 → Sep 16, 2008 · first licensed Sep 14, 2001 as WB8SIW · 3 licenses · FRN 0003927282
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📦 Moved: Marion, IL → Buchanan, MI
- Licensee
- JAMES A WADES
- Address
- Attn: James Wades
325 E. Front St. Suite 115
Buchanan, MI 49107
- FRN
- 0003927282
- Previous call
- K8SIW
- Last granted
- Aug 8, 2018
- Effective
- Mar 20, 2025
- Last action
- Mar 20, 2025
FCC actions (4)
- Mar 20, 2025 — Administrative update LIAUA
- Aug 8, 2018 — License renewed LIREN
- Sep 16, 2008 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- Sep 16, 2008 — License issued LIISS
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📦 Moved: Allegan, MI → Marion, IL
- Licensee
- James A Wades
- Address
- 810 Skyline Dr
Marion, IL 62959
- FRN
- 0003927282
- Previous call
- WB8SIW
- Last granted
- Jul 25, 2006
- Effective
- Jun 3, 2008
- Last action
- Jun 8, 2010
FCC actions (4)
- Sep 16, 2008 — License canceled LICAN
- Jun 3, 2008 — Administrative update LIAUA
- Jul 25, 2006 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- Jul 25, 2006 — License issued LIISS
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- Licensee
- JAMES A WADES
- Address
- PO Box 457
ALLEGAN, MI 49010
- FRN
- 0003927282
- Last granted
- Jun 28, 2006
- Effective
- Jun 28, 2006
- Last action
- Jul 25, 2006
FCC actions (3)
- Jul 25, 2006 — License canceled LICAN
- Jun 28, 2006 — License renewed LIREN
- Sep 14, 2001 — Administrative update LIAUA
Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.
- Seen Apr 25, 2025 → Sep 27, 2026 · 4 snapshots · as WB8SIW
JAMES A WADES
Attn: James Wades
325 E. Front St. Suite 115, Buchanan, MI 49107 - Seen May 27, 2010 → Sep 27, 2026 · 46 snapshots · as WB8SIW
JAMES A WADES
PO Box 457
ALLEGAN, MI 49010 - Seen May 27, 2010 → Sep 27, 2026 · 88 snapshots · as K8SIW
James A Wades
810 Skyline Dr, Marion, IL 62959 - Seen Nov 7, 2004 · 1 snapshot · as WB8SIW
JAMES A WADES
Attn: JAMES A WADES
945 FREEMAN AVE SW, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503
Others requesting K8SIW
1 application listed K8SIW as a choice, newest first.
| Filed | Award | Applicant | Choice # | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2006 | Jul 23, 2006 | WB8SIW · JAMES A WADES · ALLEGAN, MI | 1 | Granted |
📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for K8SIW in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of K8SIW beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.