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KY8O HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 2012 (14 yrs) KY8O since 2022 · previously N7BLF, KD8RQG Midland, MI grid EN73vn LoTW user 85 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Jan 28, 2032. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Jan 29, 2034.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Sep 7, 2021 as previous call N7BLF · none yet as KY8O · not eQSL AG · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 KY8O has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Jan 10, 2022 · what was requested

Currently held by Brandon L Finney · 3 holders on record

Current holder: Brandon L Finney

Held KY8O Jan 28, 2022 → present · first licensed Feb 3, 2012 as KD8RQG · 3 licenses · FRN 0021466701

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

Previous holder: Stephen P Getson

Held KY8O Sep 21, 2019 → Jan 7, 2020 · first licensed Jul 17, 2019 as KD2SJU · 4 licenses · FRN 0028640621

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

Previous holder: LEONARD F ROMANEK

Held KY8O May 24, 2007 → Jul 25, 2017 · first licensed May 24, 2007 as KY8O · 1 license · FRN 0014786040

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

Vanity applications filed by KY8O

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 10, 2022
Granted Jan 28, 2022
0009859170
 N7BLF · Brandon L Finney · Amateur Extra
2988 E Martin Ct, Midland, MI 48640
43.5530, -84.2489 (street) · Grid EN73vn · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.KY8O ✓ granted
 Granted
got KY8O
Filed Dec 13, 2021
Award date was Dec 31, 2021
0009830329
 N7BLF · Brandon L Finney · Amateur Extra
2988 E Martin Ct, Midland, MI 48640
43.5530, -84.2489 (street) · Grid EN73vn · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W8XW held
 Dismissed
Filed Dec 10, 2021
Award date was Dec 28, 2021
0009830261
 N7BLF · Brandon L Finney · Amateur Extra
2988 E Martin Ct, Midland, MI 48640
43.5530, -84.2489 (street) · Grid EN73vn · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W8MK held
 Dismissed
Filed Nov 24, 2021
Award date was Dec 12, 2021
0009808904
 N7BLF · Brandon L Finney · Amateur Extra
2988 E Martin Ct, Midland, MI 48640
43.5530, -84.2489 (street) · Grid EN73vn · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.N8TV held
 Dismissed
Filed Oct 19, 2021
Award date was Nov 6, 2021
0009758800
 N7BLF · Brandon L Finney · Amateur Extra
2988 E Martin Ct, Midland, MI 48640
43.5530, -84.2489 (street) · Grid EN73vn · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W8MW held
 Dismissed
Filed Dec 19, 2019
Granted Jan 7, 2020
0008919494
 KY8O · Stephen P Getson · Amateur Extra
408 Cleveland Ave, Palmyra, NJ 08065
40.0005, -75.0132 (street) · Grid FN20la · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.K2SPG ✓ granted
2.N2SPG held
 Granted
got K2SPG
Filed Oct 29, 2013
Granted Nov 16, 2013
0005989316
 KD8RQG · Brandon L Finney · General
2516 N Stark Rd, Midland, MI 48642
43.6850, -84.3097 (street) · Grid EN73uq · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.N7BLF ✓ granted
 Granted
got N7BLF

Others requesting KY8O

6 applications listed KY8O as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
Jan 10, 2022 Jan 28, 2022 N7BLF · Brandon L Finney · Midland, MI 1Granted
Sep 3, 2019 Sep 21, 2019 KD2SJU · Stephen P Getson · Palmyra, NJ 1Granted
Sep 3, 2019 Sep 21, 2019 AD0WP · Robert B Lytwyniuk · Larkspur, CO 6Granted
Aug 28, 2019 Sep 15, 2019 KD2RAL · Alfonso Bertoncelli · Eatontown, NJ 15Granted
Aug 26, 2019 Sep 13, 2019 KN4TWO · Stephen Misencik · Alexander City, AL 18Granted
Jul 29, 2019 Aug 16, 2019 KE8FTB · East Highland Park Radio Rangers · Grand Haven, MI 1Dismissed

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for KY8O in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of KY8O beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 miles

85 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
4.2 KB8SOE Midland
KB8SOE BM
 439.0000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314624601 — Midland, MI
4.6 KB8OSJ MIDLAND
KB8OSJ BM
 438.5000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 320834801 — MIDLAND, MI
5.0 W8CMN Midland
W8CMN Mi5
 443.9500 +5 CC1 DMR Mi5 — Midland, MI
5.6 KC8ARJ Midland
KC8ARJ
 444.3500 +5 none D-STAR — Midland, MI
7.2 NX8A Midland
NX8A BM
 442.9500 +5 CC5 DMR BrandMeister 3126178 — Midland, MI
7.4 W8KEA Midland Soccer
W8KEA
 147.0000 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Midland, MI
8.4 NX8A Midland
NX8A BM
 438.5000 -5 CC5 DMR BrandMeister 310015901 — Midland, MI
8.4 KF8BRR Midland
KF8BRR BM
 438.1500 -5 CC5 DMR BrandMeister 3208936 — Midland, MI
15.1 W8QPO Breckenridge
W8QPO
 442.6500 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Breckenridge, MI
16.1 N8VDS James
N8VDS Mi5
 443.6000 +5 CC1 DMR Mi5 — James, MI
16.1 KB8SWR James Township
KB8SWR
 443.7500 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — James Township, MI
17.0 K8DAC Saginaw Rosine
K8DAC AllStar
 147.2400 +0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar 46351 — Saginaw, MI
17.0 K8DAC Saginaw/Michigan
K8DAC AllStar
 224.2800 -1.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 46352 — Saginaw/Michigan, MI
17.0 N8ERL Saginaw Harrison
N8ERL
 145.3300 -0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) — Saginaw, MI
17.5 KA8IBY Oil City
KA8IBY
 146.7200 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Oil City, MI
17.5 K8DAC Saginaw
K8DAC AllStar
 51.8600 +0.5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 46353 — Saginaw MI, MI
17.6 K8DAC Saginaw MR Rd
K8DAC
 442.0625 +5 none D-STAR — Saginaw, MI
18.2 W8CMN Bay City
W8CMN Mi5
 146.5000 -0.6 CC1 DMR Mi5 — Bay City, MI
18.2 KB8YUR Bay City
KB8YUR
 444.5000 +5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Bay City, MI
18.5 K8BAY Bay City Co
K8BAY
 147.3600 +0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Bay City, MI
22.3 W8CMN Shepherd
W8CMN Mi5
 442.0125 +5 CC1 DMR Mi5 — Shepherd, MI
24.3 KC8MUV Alma College
KC8MUV
 145.3700 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Alma, MI
25.2 KC8ELQ Burt
KC8ELQ
 442.2000 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Burt, MI
25.3 AC8VT Ithaca
AC8VT BM
 434.0000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3208777 — Ithaca, MI
25.4 W8CMN Pinconning
W8CMN Mi5
 444.6250 +5 CC1 DMR Mi5 — Pinconning, MI
26.1 KC8RTU Mount Pleasant
KC8RTU
 442.8250 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Mount Pleasant, MI
26.5 KD8IEK Ithaca
KD8IEK
 147.1500 +0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Ithaca, MI
26.5 KD8IEK Ithaca
KD8IEK
 443.1375 +5 none FM (analog) — Ithaca, MI
28.5 W8CMN Gilford
W8CMN AllStar
 145.3100 -0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) AllStar 2074 — Gilford, MI
29.5 KB8SWR Gilford
KB8SWR
 147.3200 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (FM,P25) — Gilford, MI
29.8 KB8SWR frankenmuth
KB8SWR BM
 444.7250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310578 — frankenmuth, MI
29.8 W8FSM Frankenmuth
W8FSM Mi5
 444.2500 +5 CC1 DMR Mi5 — Frankenmuth, MI
29.8 KB8SWR frankenmuth
KB8SWR BM
 443.8675 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313049 — frankenmuth, MI
29.8 KB8SWR Frankenmuth
KB8SWR
 444.0250 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Frankenmuth, MI
30.1 KB8SWR home node
KB8SWR AllStar
 440.5000 +5 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 41012 — home node, MI
31.9 W8GDW Gladwin
W8GDW
 147.1800 +0.6 TSQL 173.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Gladwin, MI
31.9 K8EO Gladwin
K8EO WIRES-X
 442.4500 +5 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 30122 — Gladwin, MI
32.1 W8CSX Gladwin
W8CSX WIRES-X
 146.7200 -0.6 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 73920 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 39 check-ins · 16 stations Gladwin, MI
32.1 W8QQQ Owosso
W8QQQ
 442.4000 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Owosso, MI
35.1 W8COP Sterling
W8COP
 147.0600 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Sterling, MI
35.8 AB8Y Flushing
AB8Y BM
 445.5000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3154410 — Flushing, MI
35.8 AB8Y Flushing Twp
AB8Y AllStar
 445.8000 simplex TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 53696 — Flushing Twp, MI
36.6 N8NJN Clio
N8NJN
 224.0600 -1.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Clio, MI
36.6 KB5TOJ Clio
KB5TOJ
 443.4000 +5 TONE 156.7 FM (analog) — Clio, MI
36.6 W8JDE Clio
W8JDE
 444.3750 +5 none FM (analog) — Clio, MI
37.0 N8UT Watrousville
N8UT
 442.5000 +5 TONE 91.5 FM (analog) — Watrousville, MI
37.6 WA2KJC Clio
WA2KJC AllStar
 446.5000 -5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 40039 — Clio, MI
37.8 KC8ACO Michigan
KC8ACO BM
 446.5000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315245802 — , MI
38.6 K8DYS Harrison
K8DYS AllStar
 444.8500 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) AllStar 586174 — Harrison, MI
39.8 W8SHI Owosso
W8SHI
 145.2400 -0.6 none D-STAR — Owosso, MI
39.8 W8SHI Owosso
W8SHI
 444.3000 +5 none D-STAR — Owosso, MI
39.8 N8DVH
Listed as N8DVH/R2
 Owosso
N8DVH WIRES-X
 147.0200 +0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 18453 WIRES-X 58964 — Owosso, MI
40.2 W8CSX Gladwin Lk
W8CSX WIRES-X
 145.2500 -0.6 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 43148 WIRES-X 33148 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 39 check-ins · 16 stations Gladwin, MI
40.7 KC8KGZ Millington
KC8KGZ AllStar
 444.6500 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) (DV,FM) AllStar 586881 AllStar 586882 — Millington, MI
40.8 WB8VWK Edmore
WB8VWK
 146.8000 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Edmore, MI
40.8 KC8LEQ Edmore
KC8LEQ
 444.7000 +5 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Edmore, MI
41.2 KD8IEI Saint Johns
KD8IEI
 145.4400 -0.6 none D-STAR — Saint Johns, MI
41.2 KD8IEI Saint Johns
KD8IEI
 442.9375 +5 none D-STAR — Saint Johns, MI
42.0 K8DYS Harrison Wtr
K8DYS AllStar
 147.0500 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 586173 — Harrison, MI
42.9 KC8CNN Caro
KC8CNN
 146.6600 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Caro, MI
42.9 KC8CNN Caro
KC8CNN
 442.5500 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Caro, MI
42.9 WA8CKT Caro
WA8CKT
 146.8200 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Caro, MI
45.0 N8UMW Flint
N8UMW
 442.0000 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (FM,DV) — Flint, MI
46.0 W8CMN Flint
W8CMN BM
 443.8000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312619 — Flint, MI
46.2 N8IES Durand
N8IES AllStar
 145.2900 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 299420 EchoLink 163017 — Durand, MI
46.2 N8IES Durand
N8IES AllStar
 224.8600 -1.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 299422 — Durand, MI
46.2 N8IES Durand
N8IES AllStar
 442.6250 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 299421 — Durand, MI
46.7 W8TRU Flint Davison/Ct
W8TRU WIRES-X
 145.3400 -0.6 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 43274 — Flint, MI
46.8 N8JCK Swartz Creek
N8JCK AllStar
 433.5500 simplex TONE 203.5 FM (analog) AllStar 58488 AllStar 584881 — Swartz Creek, MI
46.8 N8JCK
Listed as N8JCK-R
 Swartz Creek
N8JCK AllStar
 443.3500 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 584880 — Swartz Creek, MI
46.8 KC8KGZ
Listed as KC8KGZ-L
 Flint
KC8KGZ AllStar
 147.1000 +0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 58688 AllStar 586880 — Flint, MI
46.8 KC8KGZ Flint
KC8KGZ EchoLink
 147.2600 +0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 119335 — Flint, MI
46.8 W8ACW Flint
W8ACW AllStar
 147.3400 +0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 574420 🗓 1 net 1 net · 41 check-ins · 13 stations Flint, MI
46.8 KC8KGZ Flint
KC8KGZ
 224.4800 -1.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Flint, MI
46.8 W8ACW Flint
W8ACW AllStar
 444.2000 +5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 574421 🗓 1 net 1 net · 41 check-ins · 13 stations Flint, MI
46.8 W8CMN Flint
W8CMN
 444.6000 +5 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) — Flint, MI
47.4 KB8ZUZ Mayville
KB8ZUZ AllStar
 443.7750 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 28235 — Mayville, MI
47.4 KB8SWR Mayville
KB8SWR Mi5
 443.8500 +5 CC1 DMR Mi5 — Mayville, MI
47.6 W8FSM Bancroft
W8FSM Mi5
 443.3125 +5 CC1 DMR Mi5 — Bancroft, MI
48.4 K8DYS Harrison
K8DYS AllStar
 147.2000 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar 586172 WIRES-X 43148 — Harrison, MI
48.6 KG8ID North Branch
KG8ID EchoLink
 443.4500 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 561780 — North Branch, MI
49.8 W8CMN Flint
W8CMN AllStar
 147.3800 +0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 2074 EchoLink — Flint, MI
49.8 W8FSM West Branch
W8FSM Mi5
 443.9500 +5 CC1 DMR Mi5 — West Branch, MI
4.6 KE8MSP offline Midland
KE8MSP BM
 448.2255 in 147.7875 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312858 — Midland, MI
18.2 KC8ELQ offline Bay City
KC8ELQ Mi5-CMEN
 443.8125 +5 CC1 DMR Mi5-CMEN — Bay City, MI