N9TPB FCC License Search
🕒 FCC license data updated today 7:15 am CDT (FCC files through Oct 4, 2026) · next update tomorrow 6:00 am CDT
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KS8O HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 2004 (22 yrs) KS8O since 2005 · previously KC8YZA Harlingen, Tx grid EL16ce active on 1 net LoTW user eQSL AG 59 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Apr 15, 2035. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Apr 16, 2037.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Dec 27, 2018 · eQSL AG member · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 KS8O has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Mar 28, 2005 · what was requested

Currently held by JAMES J PEARSON · 1 holder on record

🗓 Active on 1 net · last heard Oct 2, 2026

Current holder: JAMES J PEARSON

Held KS8O Apr 15, 2005 → present · first licensed Feb 2, 2004 as KC8YZA · 2 licenses · FRN 0010311751

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

Vanity applications filed by KS8O

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 Mar 28, 2005
Granted Feb 8, 2025
0002102707
 KC8YZA · James J Pearson · Amateur Extra
W5380 County Rd - 342, Wallace, MI 49893
45.2970, -87.6052 (ZIP center) · Grid EN65eh · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.KS8O ✓ granted
2.NO8M held
3.NG8E held
4.NG8C held
5.NG8D held
 Granted
got KS8O

Others requesting KS8O

11 applications listed KS8O as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
Mar 28, 2005 Apr 15, 2005 KC8YZA · James J Pearson · Wallace, MI 1Granted
Jan 20, 2005 Feb 7, 2005 K8KWY · Sandra M Mackey · Delaware, OH 2Granted
Dec 2, 2004 Dec 20, 2004 KC8LZC · Thomas L Walter · Plain City, OH 3Granted
Jun 1, 2004 Jun 19, 2004 KC0SDY · John R Morris Jr · Glendale, CO 14Dismissed
Mar 8, 2004 Mar 26, 2004 KB8PZM · Keith E Somerville · Hamlin, WV 3Granted
Aug 25, 2003 Sep 12, 2003 AB8RM · Richard D Slone · Middletown, OH 19Granted
Jun 19, 2002 Jul 7, 2002 KB8SOJ · DENNIS W FITZPATRICK · PAW PAW, MI 2Granted
Apr 29, 2002 May 17, 2002 KC8SYJ · Wanda L Stephenson · New Boston, OH 6Granted
Mar 15, 2002 Apr 2, 2002 AB8MZ · Nasseef A Abukamail · Athens, OH 5Granted
Jun 21, 2000 Jul 9, 2000 KG8IF · ANN M MANOR · WARREN, MI 2Granted
May 9, 2000 May 27, 2000 KC8HUQ · WILLAM R EVANS · BELINGTON, WV 15Granted

Nets

NetWhenFrequencyRoleTimesLast
YL SYSTEM 1ST PERIODWeekdays 9:00 AM · Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri 8:45 AM CT14.332Checked in12026-10-02

From nets logged with NetLogger since the start of collection.

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for KS8O in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of KS8O beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 miles

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

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MilesCallNameOutputOffsetToneModeNetworksActivityLocation
1.0 KD4FJ Harlingen
KD4FJ BM
 443.8750 +5 CC1 DMR (C4FM,DMR) BrandMeister 312373 — Harlingen, TX
3.3 N5JLR Harlingen
N5JLR BM
 442.4750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314472 — Harlingen, TX
3.3 N5SLI Harlingen
N5SLI BM
 443.8750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314860 — Harlingen, TX
3.3 WD5ADC Harlingen
WD5ADC WIRES-X
 444.5500 +5 DG-ID 21 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 58594 — Harlingen, TX
3.4 W5RGV Harlingen
W5RGV
 146.8000 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Harlingen, TX
3.4 ND5N Harlingen
ND5N
 146.9600 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Harlingen, TX
3.4 W5RGV Harlingen
W5RGV
 147.1000 +0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Harlingen, TX
3.4 W5RGV Harlingen
W5RGV
 147.1400 +0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Harlingen, TX
3.4 W5STX Harlingen
W5STX IRLP
 147.2000 +0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 490806 IRLP 8262 — Harlingen, TX
3.4 K5RAV Harlingen
K5RAV
 444.5000 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Harlingen, TX
3.6 KC5MOL Harlingen
KC5MOL BM
 443.3750 +5 CC1 DMR (C4FM,DMR) BrandMeister 311965 — Harlingen, TX
4.5 AK5Z Harlingen
AK5Z IRLP
 443.6000 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) IRLP 3600 — Harlingen, TX
5.1 KC6CNN La Feria
KC6CNN
 444.5500 +5 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — La Feria, TX
5.3 WY0F Harlingen
WY0F WIRES-X
 443.9500 +5 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 11889 — Harlingen, TX
5.8 KC5HWB No Limits
KC5HWB
 439.0000 simplex CC? DMR — No Limits, TX
8.0 AE5JO San Benito
AE5JO BM
 442.1750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315805 — San Benito, TX
9.1 K5RAV La Feria
K5RAV BM
 443.8000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313055 — La Feria, TX
9.4 KJ5CKM San Benito
KJ5CKM BM
 442.5750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311362601 — San Benito, TX
9.4 KC5HWB Bluetown
KC5HWB CBridge-2
 443.8875 +5 CC9 DMR CBridge-2.0 — Bluetown, TX
9.4 W5RGV La Feria
W5RGV IRLP
 146.7000 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 490806 IRLP 8262 — La Feria, TX
10.0 W5RGV Santa Maria
W5RGV AllStar
 444.2750 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) AllStar 566060 — Santa Maria, TX
15.1 KC5WBG Weslaco
KC5WBG
 444.2000 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Weslaco, TX
17.9 KC5WBG Olmito
KC5WBG
 147.1800 +0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Olmito, TX
18.4 N5JLR Los Fresnos
N5JLR BM
 146.8600 -0.6 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315810 — Los Fresnos, TX
18.7 KC5YFP Donna
KC5YFP
 146.7400 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Donna, TX
19.0 K5RGV Los Fresnos
K5RGV
 145.2900 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Los Fresnos, TX
19.7 N5JLR Los Fresnos Fire
N5JLR BM
 444.7500 +5 CC2 DMR BrandMeister 314872 — Los Fresnos, TX
20.0 W5RGV Raymondville
W5RGV
 146.9000 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Raymondville, TX
20.0 W5RGV Raymondville
W5RGV
 444.9000 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Raymondville, TX
21.4 KC5MOL Brownsville
KC5MOL BM
 444.8250 +5 none FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 315818 — Brownsville, TX
23.1 KG5EUU Brownsville
KG5EUU
 445.5000 simplex none D-STAR — Brownsville, TX
24.3 KJ5CTF San Juan
KJ5CTF AllStar
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) AllStar 66861 — San Juan, TX
24.8 W2RVG San juan texas 7
W2RVG AllStar
 146.9400 -0.6 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) AllStar 66007 — San juan texas 78589, TX
25.6 K5MPH Brownsville
K5MPH
 442.2750 +5 Fusion (C4FM) — Brownsville, TX
25.6 K5MPH Brownsville
K5MPH EchoLink
 432.1500 simplex none FM (analog) EchoLink — Brownsville, TX
25.6 N5XWO Brownsville
N5XWO
 441.3000 +5 TONE 151.4 FM (analog) — Brownsville, TX
25.6 N5RGV Brownsville
N5RGV
 444.1750 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Brownsville, TX
25.6 W5RGV Brownsville
W5RGV
 444.4000 +5 none FM (analog) — Brownsville, TX
25.6 W5RGV Brownsville
W5RGV
 444.6000 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Brownsville, TX
25.6 W5RGV Brownsville
W5RGV
 147.0400 +0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Brownsville, TX
25.9 KC5MAH Brownsville
KC5MAH US-BrandM
 444.3750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314852 US-BrandMeister — Brownsville, TX
26.6 W5RGV Edinburg
W5RGV
 146.7600 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Edinburg, TX
26.8 N5SIM Pharr
N5SIM AllStar
 927.0125 -25 TSQL 225.7 FM (analog) AllStar 49574 — Pharr, TX
29.2 KC5MOL McAllen RGR Hosp
KC5MOL BM
 443.8250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315812 — McAllen, TX
29.7 N5SIM McAllen
N5SIM
 145.2300 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — McAllen, TX
29.7 ND5N McAllen
ND5N
 147.6000 -0.6 none D-STAR — McAllen, TX
29.8 XE2YME McAllen RGV
XE2YME AllStar
 146.1500 +0.6 CC0 DMR AllStar 642910 EchoLink 298150 — McAllen, TX
33.6 XE2MEM Reynosa
XE2MEM AllStar
 444.8500 +5 TONE 67.0 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) AllStar 642912 — Reynosa, Tamaulipas
34.9 XE2YME Reynosa tamaulip
XE2YME AllStar
 146.1000 +0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar 642910 — Reynosa tamaulipas, TX
35.4 no call listed Reynosa
AllStar
 146.1500 +0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) AllStar 642910 EchoLink 454598 WIRES-X 11620 — Reynosa, Tamaulipas
35.6 K5HYT MISSION
K5HYT TEXAS
 444.9500 +5 CC1 DMR TEXAS — MISSION, TX
35.7 W5MGH Mission
W5MGH AllStar
 146.6600 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) AllStar 656960 — Mission, TX
35.7 N5YWH Mission
N5YWH
 444.9500 +5 CC1 DMR — Mission, TX
36.6 W5RGV South Padre Isla
W5RGV
 147.1200 +0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — South Padre Island, TX
36.6 KE5KLY South Padre Isla
KE5KLY
 147.2400 +0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — South Padre Island, TX
37.3 W5RGV South Padre Isla
W5RGV
 444.8750 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — South Padre Island, TX
5.1 W5STX offline Harlingen
W5STX IRLP
 146.7000 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) IRLP 8262 — Harlingen, TX
18.7 W5VDR offline Los Fresnos
W5VDR
 442.1750 +5 CC? DMR — Los Fresnos, TX
27.4 N5SIM offline Pharr
N5SIM AllStar
 440.6000 +5 TSQL 82.5 FM (analog) IRLP 3657 AllStar 65251 — Pharr, TX