N9TPB FCC License Search
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KS8F HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 2003 (23 yrs) KS8F since 2020 · previously AC8VL, KC8WKB Colon, MI grid EN71iw 94 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Jul 10, 2030. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Jul 11, 2032.

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

📝 KS8F has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Jun 22, 2020 · what was requested

Currently held by CLAYTON A WALTERS · 2 holders on record

Current holder: CLAYTON A WALTERS

Held KS8F Jul 10, 2020 → present · first licensed Apr 17, 2003 as KC8WKB · 3 licenses · FRN 0008810210

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

Previous holder: ELEANOR C PYNE

Held KS8F Apr 9, 2008 → Jan 16, 2018 · first licensed Apr 9, 2008 as KS8F · 1 license · FRN 0017648205

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

Vanity applications filed by KS8F

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 Jun 22, 2020
Granted Jul 10, 2020
0009121252
 AC8VL · CLAYTON A WALTERS · Amateur Extra
59332 LAKESHORE DR, COLON, MI 49040
41.9364, -85.3279 (street) · Grid EN71iw · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.K8DX held
2.KS8F ✓ granted
3.KU8N held
4.NZ8P held
 Granted
got KS8F
Filed Jan 19, 2016
Award date was Feb 6, 2016
0007100456
 AC8VL · CLAYTON WALTERS · Amateur Extra
59332 LAKESHORE DR, COLON, MI 49040
41.9364, -85.3279 (street) · Grid EN71iw · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.KL8R held
 Dismissed

Others requesting KS8F

15 applications listed KS8F as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
Jul 6, 2020 Jul 24, 2020 KI7MFN · Kamm D Prongay · Portland, OR 10Granted
Jun 22, 2020 Jul 10, 2020 AC8VL · CLAYTON A WALTERS · COLON, MI 2Granted
Jun 15, 2020 Jul 3, 2020 KC8BGC · GREGORY ROBERTS II · CLEVELAND, OH 5Granted
May 8, 2020 May 26, 2020 KB8DNR · Richard L Holbert · COLUMBUS, OH 19Granted
May 6, 2020 May 24, 2020 KE8MSZ · Remigius J Onyshczak · Shenandoah Junction, WV 6Granted
Apr 27, 2020 May 15, 2020 KN4TXQ · Earl J Jacobs · Roswell, GA 5Dismissed
Apr 22, 2020 May 10, 2020 KE0EAH · John R Eddy · California, MO 6Granted
Mar 30, 2020 Apr 17, 2020 KN4TXQ · Earl J Jacobs · Roswell, GA 3Dismissed
Mar 20, 2020 Apr 7, 2020 KI5FDG · Dan L Williams · Clarksville, TX 6Granted
Mar 17, 2020 Apr 4, 2020 KN4MXX · Tim Owens · Lynchburg, TN 4Granted
Feb 18, 2020 Mar 7, 2020 KE8NYB · Steven A Mote · Brownstown, MI 10Dismissed
Feb 18, 2020 Mar 7, 2020 N4AAX · Christopher S Burt · Ft Belvoir, VA 17Granted
Feb 18, 2020 Mar 7, 2020 N4AAX · Christopher S Burt · Ft Belvoir, VA 12Granted
Feb 14, 2020 Mar 3, 2020 W0TJM · Thomas J Montano · Cameron Park, CA 6Granted
Jan 31, 2020 Feb 18, 2020 KE8MEB · Terry L Weidner · Graytown, OH 7Granted

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for KS8F in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of KS8F beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 miles

94 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
9.2 K8SJC Centreville Glen
K8SJC
 145.3100 -0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Centreville, MI
10.3 KC8BRO Centreville Glen
KC8BRO
 442.1500 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Centreville, MI
16.8 WD8KAF Coldwater
WD8KAF
 147.3000 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Coldwater, MI
16.8 WD8KAF Coldwater
WD8KAF
 442.9625 +5 none D-STAR — Coldwater, MI
16.8 WD8KAF Coldwater
WD8KAF
 443.3000 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Coldwater, MI
19.1 KE8UTG Battle Creek
KE8UTG BM
 439.0000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3191492 — Battle Creek, MI
19.2 W8RFA Vicksburg
W8RFA AllStar
 144.4400 simplex TONE 82.5 FM (analog) AllStar 41020 — Vicksburg, MI
21.7 NT9M LaGrange WTHD
NT9M W9SMJ-NET
 443.6750 +5 CC1 DMR W9SMJ-NET — LaGrange, IN
23.4 KC9BXX Angola
KC9BXX BM
 446.0750 -12 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3118606 — Angola, IN
24.1 W8VY Kalamazoo
W8VY
 147.0000 +0.6 TONE 94.8 FM (analog) — Kalamazoo, MI
25.7 W8DF Battle Creek
W8DF
 146.6600 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Battle Creek, MI
25.7 W8DF Battle Creek
W8DF
 146.7900 -0.6 none D-STAR — Battle Creek, MI
25.7 W8DF Battle Creek
W8DF
 442.7625 +5 none D-STAR — Battle Creek, MI
26.0 KM8CC Kalamazoo Co EOC
KM8CC BM
 443.4000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310797 — Kalamazoo, MI
26.5 AA9JC Middlebury
AA9JC
 442.4750 +5 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Middlebury, IN
26.8 K9HD Angola NWS
K9HD
 147.2100 +0.6 TSQL 97.4 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Angola, IN
26.8 K9HD Angola
K9HD
 444.3500 +5 TONE 97.4 FM (analog) — Angola, IN
27.7 W8IRA Battle Creek
W8IRA
 145.1500 -0.6 TONE 94.8 FM (analog) — Battle Creek, MI
27.7 W8DF Battle Creek
W8DF EchoLink
 224.2400 -1.6 TONE 94.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 360014 — Battle Creek, MI
27.7 W8DF Battle Creek
W8DF
 443.9500 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Battle Creek, MI
27.8 N5AMD Augusta
N5AMD BM
 441.7625 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310217 — Augusta, MI
27.9 K8KZO Kalamazoo
K8KZO AllStar
 147.0400 +0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) AllStar 42071 — Kalamazoo, MI
27.9 W8VY Kalamazoo
W8VY
 444.6500 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Kalamazoo, MI
27.9 K8KZO Kalamazoo
K8KZO WIRES-X
 444.8750 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 21335 — Kalamazoo, MI
28.3 NK8X Kalamazoo Borges
NK8X
 444.5000 +5 none D-STAR — Kalamazoo, MI
28.6 W8VY Oshtemo Red
W8VY
 224.3000 -1.6 none FM (analog) — Oshtemo, MI
31.0 N8GH Lawton
N8GH
 444.4750 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Lawton, MI
31.1 KD8RHB Battle Creek
KD8RHB
 147.1200 +0.6 TONE 186.2 FM (analog) — Battle Creek, MI
34.6 KD8UJS Jonesville
KD8UJS IRLP
 446.4000 simplex TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) IRLP 4843 — Jonesville, MI
34.8 N8FYZ Paw Paw
N8FYZ
 145.1700 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Paw Paw, MI
34.8 W8VY Paw Paw MSP
W8VY
 145.3400 -0.6 none D-STAR — Paw Paw, MI
35.0 KD8UJM Cassopolis
KD8UJM Crossroad
 443.5500 +5 CC1 DMR Crossroads-DMR — Cassopolis, MI
35.2 N9BCP Ligonier
N9BCP
 147.1500 +0.6 TSQL 97.4 FM (analog) — Ligonier, IN
35.4 N8VPZ Cassopolis
N8VPZ
 146.9200 -0.6 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Cassopolis, MI
35.5 K9TSM Goshen
K9TSM
 146.8950 -0.6 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Goshen, IN
35.8 W9LKI Hillsdale
W9LKI
 445.9000 -5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Hillsdale, MI
36.1 AA9JC Goshen
AA9JC
 444.2750 +5 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Goshen, IN
36.3 K4KWQ Albion
K4KWQ
 447.1125 +5 CC? DMR — Albion, MI
36.8 K4KWQ ALBION
K4KWQ BM
 442.1125 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310226 — ALBION, MI
37.2 KC9GMH Elkhart City S
KC9GMH
 145.3800 -0.6 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) — Elkhart, IN
37.2 KC9GMH Elkhart
KC9GMH
 53.1700 -1 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) — Elkhart, IN
37.7 W8VY Paw Paw MSP
W8VY
 444.0750 +5 none D-STAR — Paw Paw, MI
37.8 KC9GMH Elkhart
KC9GMH
 145.2500 -0.6 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) — Elkhart, IN
37.8 K9DEW Elkhart
K9DEW
 145.4300 -0.6 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 189 check-ins · 60 stations Elkhart, IN
37.8 KC9GMH Elkhart
KC9GMH
 224.0800 -1.6 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) — Elkhart, IN
37.8 K9DEW Elkhart
K9DEW
 224.9000 -1.6 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 189 check-ins · 60 stations Elkhart, IN
37.8 KC9GMH Elkhart
KC9GMH
 442.3750 +5 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) — Elkhart, IN
37.8 AA9JC Elkhart
AA9JC
 443.4750 +5 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Elkhart, IN
37.8 K9DEW Elkhart
K9DEW W9SMJ-NET
 444.0500 +5 CC1 DMR W9SMJ-NET 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 189 check-ins · 60 stations Elkhart, IN
37.8 KC9GMH Elkhart
KC9GMH
 927.2125 -25 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) — Elkhart, IN
37.8 N8AES Elkhart
N8AES
 442.6000 +5 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) — Elkhart, IN
37.8 N8AES Elkhart
N8AES
 927.9750 -25 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) — Elkhart, IN
37.8 K9DEW Middlebury
K9DEW EchoLink
 146.6400 -0.6 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) EchoLink 645025 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 189 check-ins · 60 stations Middlebury, IN
40.2 W6GVS Dowagiac
W6GVS
 146.5000 +1 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Dowagiac, MI
40.3 N9QID Dowagiac
N9QID
 927.6875 -25 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Dowagiac, MI
40.7 AC8DX Gobles
AC8DX
 147.2000 +0.6 TONE 94.8 FM (analog) — Gobles, MI
41.2 W9OU Altona
W9OU BM
 441.9625 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313382 — Altona, IN
41.3 W9OU Altona
W9OU
 147.0150 +0.6 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) — Altona, IN
41.4 KD9QDL ALTONA
KD9QDL
 444.8250 +5 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) — ALTONA, IN
41.7 K9RYN Auburn
K9RYN
 145.3600 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Auburn, IN
41.7 K9RYN Auburn
K9RYN
 444.3000 +5 Fusion (C4FM) — Auburn, IN
43.5 K8LRC Pioneer
K8LRC IRLP
 446.4000 simplex TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) IRLP 4394 — Pioneer, OH
45.2 KC8QVX Jerome Bundy Hl
KC8QVX AllStar
 444.8250 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 46089 — Jerome, MI
45.6 W8IRA Sister Lakes
W8IRA
 444.7000 +5 TSQL 97.4 FM (analog) — Sister Lakes, MI
46.0 W8MAI Sister Lakes
W8MAI
 146.8200 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Sister Lakes, MI
46.7 K9DEW Mishawaka
K9DEW W9SMJ-NET
 442.0500 +5 CC1 DMR W9SMJ-NET 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 189 check-ins · 60 stations Mishawaka, IN
46.8 N9GVU Mishawaka
N9GVU
 147.0900 +0.6 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) — Mishawaka, IN
47.1 K8BMI Hastings BC EOC
K8BMI
 442.7250 +5 none FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Hastings, MI
47.4 W8MAI Sister Lakes
W8MAI
 444.7000 +5 TSQL 97.4 FM (analog) — Sister Lakes, MI
47.6 KE8GVB Sumnerville
KE8GVB
 442.8250 +5 none D-STAR — Sumnerville, MI
47.6 KE8GVB Sumnerville
KE8GVB
 145.1400 -0.6 none D-STAR — Sumnerville, MI
47.6 K8BRC Bangor
K8BRC
 147.3600 +0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Bangor, MI
47.9 K8BRK Bangor
K8BRK
 444.3000 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Bangor, MI
48.0 K8BRC Bangor
K8BRC WIRES-X
 444.3000 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 21335 — Bangor, MI
48.2 KC8BRS Niles
KC8BRS
 147.1800 +0.6 TONE 94.8 FM (analog) — Niles, MI
48.7 WD9ATU Nappanee
WD9ATU
 443.0250 +5 TONE 97.4 FM (analog) — Nappanee, IN
48.9 K9DEW Mishawaka
K9DEW
 147.3300 +0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 189 check-ins · 60 stations Mishawaka, IN
49.1 AC8RC Allegan
AC8RC
 147.2400 +0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Allegan, MI
49.1 K8YPW Hastings
K8YPW
 146.8400 -0.6 TONE 94.8 FM (analog) — Hastings, MI
49.6 ND1U South Bend Notre
ND1U
 443.3500 +5 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) — South Bend, IN
49.8 W9QR Spencerville
W9QR
 147.3600 +0.6 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) — Spencerville, IN
26.8 KC9QDO offline Angola
KC9QDO BM
 442.8750 +5 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 314759 — Angola, IN
26.9 KC9QDO offline Angola
KC9QDO IRLP
 147.1800 simplex TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) IRLP 4049 — Angola, IN
30.9 K9CWM offline Pleasant Lake
K9CWM IRLP
 147.4300 simplex TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) IRLP 8891 — Pleasant Lake, IN
34.7 N8VPZ offline Cassopolis
N8VPZ
 443.5500 +5 CC1 DMR — Cassopolis, MI
35.6 N8VPZ offline Dowagiac
N8VPZ BM
 442.5125 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313287 — Dowagiac, MI
40.3 K8MDE offline Dowagiac
K8MDE AllStar
 443.5000 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) AllStar 55952 — Dowagiac, MI
41.0 W8GDS offline Glendale
W8GDS
 224.8400 -1.6 TONE 94.8 FM (analog) — Glendale, MI
45.0 KA8VBR offline Bryan
KA8VBR BM
 443.2125 +5 CC2 DMR BrandMeister 314281 — Bryan, OH
46.9 KU8Y offline Dowagiac
KU8Y
 145.2100 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Dowagiac, MI
47.6 W8BMZ offline Nashville
W8BMZ
 146.5000 +1 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) — Nashville, MI
48.2 WB9WYR offline Niles
WB9WYR
 444.1250 +5 TONE 94.8 FM (analog) — Niles, MI
48.3 WD0JIM offline Jackson
WD0JIM IRLP
 445.1000 simplex TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) IRLP 4599 — Jackson, MI
49.8 WB9YPA offline Niles
WB9YPA
 224.5000 -1.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Niles, MI