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W4ELI HAM

General class licensed since 2002 (24 yrs) W4ELI since 2019 · previously W3ELI, K4KZX, KD4OUF Carbon Hill, AL grid EM63fv 100 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through May 24, 2029. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests May 25, 2031.

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

📝 W4ELI has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Jan 6, 2025 · what was requested

Currently held by STEPHEN E RUTLEDGE · 2 holders on record

Current holder: STEPHEN E RUTLEDGE

Held W4ELI May 24, 2019 → present · first licensed Nov 16, 2002 as KD4OUF · 5 licenses · FRN 0007953235

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

Previous holder: ELI D JAHON

Held W4ELI Jan 3, 2007 → Mar 27, 2017 · first licensed Jan 3, 2007 as W4ELI · 1 license · FRN 0015926512

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

Vanity applications filed by W4ELI

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 6, 2025
Award date was Jan 24, 2025
0011390292
 W4ELI · STEPHEN E RUTLEDGE · General
Attn: Stephen E. Rutledge · 168 Black Branch Street, Carbon Hill, AL 35549
33.9042, -87.5573 (street) · Grid EM63fv · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.KD4OUF available
 Dismissed
Filed Jan 6, 2025
Award date was Jan 24, 2025
0011383908
 W4ELI · STEPHEN E RUTLEDGE · General
Attn: Stephen E. Rutledge · 168 Black Branch Street, Carbon Hill, AL 35549
33.9042, -87.5573 (street) · Grid EM63fv · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.KD4OUF available
 Dismissed
Filed Jan 2, 2025
Award date was Jan 20, 2025
0011383908
 W4ELI · STEPHEN E RUTLEDGE · General
Attn: Stephen E. Rutledge · 168 Black Branch Street, Carbon Hill, AL 35549
33.9042, -87.5573 (street) · Grid EM63fv · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.KD4OUF available
 Dismissed
Filed Dec 30, 2024
Award date was Jan 17, 2025
0011383908
 W4ELI · STEPHEN E RUTLEDGE · General
Attn: Stephen E. Rutledge · 168 Black Branch Street, Carbon Hill, AL 35549
33.9042, -87.5573 (street) · Grid EM63fv · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.KD4OUF available
 Dismissed
Filed May 6, 2019
Granted May 24, 2019
0008628989
 W3ELI · STEPHEN E RUTLEDGE · General
Attn: Stephen E. Rutledge · 168 Black Branch Street, Carbon Hill, AL 35549
33.9042, -87.5573 (street) · Grid EM63fv · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W4ELI ✓ granted
 Granted
got W4ELI
Filed Sep 10, 2018
Award date was Sep 28, 2018
0008360699
 K4KZX · STEPHEN E RUTLEDGE · General
Attn: Stephen E. Rutledge · 168 Black Branch Street, Carbon Hill, AL 35549
33.9042, -87.5573 (street) · Grid EM63fv · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W3ELI held
 Granted
Filed Aug 21, 2018
Award date was Sep 8, 2018
0008326002
 K4KZX · STEPHEN E RUTLEDGE · General
Attn: Stephen E. Rutledge · 168 Black Branch Street, Carbon Hill, AL 35549
33.9042, -87.5573 (street) · Grid EM63fv · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W3ELI held
 Dismissed
Filed Aug 20, 2018
Granted May 24, 2019
0008324050
 K4KZX · STEPHEN E RUTLEDGE · General
Attn: Stephen E. Rutledge · 168 Black Branch Street, Carbon Hill, AL 35549
33.9042, -87.5573 (street) · Grid EM63fv · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W4ELI ✓ granted
2.W3ELI held
 Dismissed
got W4ELI
Filed Jun 26, 2018
Granted May 24, 2019
0008264153
 K4KZX · STEPHEN E RUTLEDGE · General
Attn: Stephen E. Rutledge · 168 Black Branch Street, Carbon Hill, AL 35549
33.9042, -87.5573 (street) · Grid EM63fv · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W4ELI ✓ granted
 Dismissed
got W4ELI
Filed May 15, 2018
Award date was Jun 2, 2018
0008212571
 W3ELI · STEPHEN E RUTLEDGE · General
Attn: Stephen E. Rutledge · 168 Black Branch Street, Carbon Hill, AL 35549
33.9042, -87.5573 (street) · Grid EM63fv · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.K4KZX held
2.K4KWZ held
 Granted
Filed Apr 27, 2018
Award date was May 15, 2018
0008189814
 W3ELI · STEPHEN E RUTLEDGE · General
Attn: Stephen E. Rutledge · 168 Black Branch Street, Carbon Hill, AL 35549
33.9042, -87.5573 (street) · Grid EM63fv · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.K4KWZ held
 Dismissed
Filed Dec 4, 2017
Award date was Dec 22, 2017
0008015451
 KD4OUF · STEPHEN E RUTLEDGE · General
Attn: Stephen E. Rutledge · 168 Black Branch Street, Carbon Hill, AL 35549
33.9042, -87.5573 (street) · Grid EM63fv · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W3ELI held
2.W2ELI held
3.K3ELI held
 Granted

Others requesting W4ELI

5 applications listed W4ELI as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
Dec 3, 2025 Dec 21, 2025 KN4MTI · MATTHEW S ANDERS · Jamestown, TN 10Granted
Feb 1, 2021 Feb 19, 2021 KO4DXE · Eliezer E Seda · Wimauma, FL 4Dismissed
May 6, 2019 May 24, 2019 W3ELI · STEPHEN E RUTLEDGE · Carbon Hill, AL 1Granted
Aug 20, 2018 Sep 7, 2018 K4KZX · STEPHEN E RUTLEDGE · Carbon Hill, AL 1Dismissed
Jun 26, 2018 Jul 14, 2018 K4KZX · STEPHEN E RUTLEDGE · Carbon Hill, AL 1Dismissed

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W4ELI in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W4ELI beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 miles

100 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
14.2 KT4JW Winfield Pea
KT4JW
 147.0400 +0.6 TSQL 192.8 FM (analog) — Winfield, AL
16.8 W4WCA Jasper
W4WCA
 146.6600 -0.6 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) (DV,FM) — Jasper, AL
16.8 W4WCA Jasper
W4WCA
 442.3000 +5 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Jasper, AL
16.8 N4MYI Jasper
N4MYI
 146.6400 -0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Jasper, AL
16.8 WB4ACN Jasper
WB4ACN
 146.9000 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Jasper, AL
16.8 KI4GEA Jasper
KI4GEA
 147.2600 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Jasper, AL
16.8 N4MYI Jasper
N4MYI Alabama-DM
 443.9250 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) Alabama-DMR — Jasper, AL
16.8 N4MYI Jasper
N4MYI
 444.0500 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Jasper, AL
19.7 N4MYI Parrish
N4MYI
 443.2750 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Parrish, AL
19.9 KI4GEA Curry Wtr Tank
KI4GEA
 441.8000 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Curry, AL
20.5 N4MGC Jasper
N4MGC BM
 439.5500 in 433.5500 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 317866401 — Jasper, AL
21.4 KK4QXJ Fayette
KK4QXJ BM
 443.0750 +5 CC2 DMR BrandMeister 310110 — Fayette, AL
21.8 N4GRX Fayette
N4GRX
 444.8500 +5 none FM (analog) — Fayette, AL
22.1 W4GLE Fayette
W4GLE
 147.2000 +0.6 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) — Fayette, AL
22.6 W4ZZA Haleyville Hosp
W4ZZA
 442.2250 +5 TSQL 203.5 FM (analog) — Haleyville, AL
23.7 W4WCA Jasper
W4WCA EchoLink
 147.3900 +0.6 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) EchoLink 993864 — Jasper, AL
24.8 N4MYI Goodsprings
N4MYI
 146.8600 -0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Goodsprings, AL
28.5 W4FSH Helicon Fire
W4FSH WIRES-X
 442.7250 +5 TSQL 71.9 FM (analog) WIRES-X 1325 — Helicon, AL
30.3 KJ4I Hamilton
KJ4I
 147.0200 +0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Hamilton, AL
30.3 KI4WX Hamilton
KI4WX
 442.5500 +5 none D-STAR — Hamilton, AL
32.4 KR4FDY Quinton
KR4FDY BM
 441.0000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3102254 — Quinton, AL
32.4 W4AI Quinton Flint
W4AI
 444.2000 +5 TSQL 179.9 FM (analog) — Quinton, AL
32.6 KC4UG Ashcraft Corner
KC4UG
 444.4000 +5 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) — Ashcraft Corner, AL
33.3 KC4UG Vernon Lamar Co
KC4UG BM
 444.5000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310090 — Vernon, AL
33.3 KC4UG Vernon Wtr Tank
KC4UG EchoLink
 145.4300 -0.6 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) EchoLink 643216 — Vernon, AL
33.4 KC4UG Vernon
KC4UG AllStar
 444.2500 +5 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) AllStar 47760 EchoLink 643216 — Vernon, AL
35.1 WX4FC Russellville Spr
WX4FC
 147.2100 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Russellville, AL
35.6 KO4CCD Hamilton
KO4CCD BM
 420.0000 +20 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 316195702 — Hamilton, AL
36.0 KD4CIF Corner
KD4CIF WIRES-X
 442.5750 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 33577 — Corner, AL
37.2 N4UKE Corner
N4UKE Alabama-DM
 443.5500 +5 CC1 DMR Alabama-DMR — Corner, AL
37.2 N4UKE Warrior
N4UKE
 53.1100 -1 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Warrior, AL
37.2 KD4CIF Warrior Corner
KD4CIF WIRES-X
 147.1200 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) WIRES-X 33577 — Warrior, AL
38.4 KN4CI Moulton
KN4CI IRLP
 146.9600 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) IRLP 8003 — Moulton, AL
38.6 KN4BOF Millport
KN4BOF
 145.2400 -0.6 none D-STAR — Millport, AL
38.9 KD4CIF Corner
KD4CIF DSTAR
 442.8250 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,FM) BrandMeister 311156 DSTAR Linked-to-REF001-C YSF YSF02034---Alabama-Link P25 Linked-to-TG31010 🗓 12 nets 12 nets · 413 check-ins · 181 stations Corner, AL
38.9 KD4CIF Corner
KD4CIF
 224.4400 -1.6 none FM (analog) — Corner, AL
40.0 AC4TC Graysville
AC4TC BM
 442.3750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315066 — Graysville, AL
40.1 KF4GZI Florence
KF4GZI
 444.0000 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Florence, AL
41.3 WA4CYA Warrior Bryant
WA4CYA
 146.8400 -0.6 TONE 156.7 FM (analog) — Warrior, AL
42.0 W4CFI Battleground
W4CFI
 53.3100 -1 none FM (analog) — Battleground, AL
42.0 N4UAI Cullman
N4UAI BM
 444.9000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310127 — Cullman, AL
42.4 W4CFI Battleground
W4CFI
 147.4150 -1 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Battleground, AL
42.6 N4IDX Moulton
N4IDX
 145.2700 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Moulton, AL
42.6 N4IDX Moulton
N4IDX IRLP
 146.9600 -0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) EchoLink 523154 IRLP 8003 — Moulton, AL
42.6 N4IDX Moulton
N4IDX
 442.4250 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Moulton, AL
42.6 N4IDX Moulton
N4IDX
 443.1000 +5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Moulton, AL
42.8 WX4FC Russellville Tow
WX4FC AllStar
 147.1600 +0.6 none FM (analog) AllStar 587830 — Russellville, AL
42.8 WX4FC Russellville
WX4FC AllStar
 147.3600 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar 607438 — Russellville, AL
42.8 KI4OKJ Russellville Spr
KI4OKJ
 444.6750 +5 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Russellville, AL
42.8 NV4B Russellville
NV4B
 224.3400 -1.6 none FM (analog) — Russellville, AL
43.0 KD4CIF Warrior
KD4CIF BM
 146.8000 -0.6 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311160 — Warrior, AL
43.4 W4GQF Warrior
W4GQF
 224.1200 -1.6 none FM (analog) — Warrior, AL
43.4 KI4UX Vina
KI4UX
 146.7900 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Vina, AL
44.4 N4TUN Cullman
N4TUN
 444.2750 +5 CC1 DMR — Cullman, AL
44.4 W4YMW Forestdale
W4YMW
 444.7250 +5 none FM (analog) — Forestdale, AL
44.7 N4LX Cullman
N4LX IRLP
 146.4800 simplex TONE 156.7 FM (analog) EchoLink 882043 IRLP 4742 — Cullman, AL
44.7 N9YAY Northport
N9YAY Ammcomm
 444.1250 +5 CC1 DMR Ammcomm — Northport, AL
44.9 N4TUN Cullman
N4TUN EchoLink
 145.3100 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 9419 — Cullman, AL
44.9 N4TUN Cullman
N4TUN
 444.9000 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Cullman, AL
45.8 N4TUN Cullman
N4TUN
 53.3300 -1 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Cullman, AL
46.1 KD5FJV Tuscaloosa
KD5FJV BM
 434.0000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3214715 — Tuscaloosa, AL
46.3 K4CR Tuscaloosa
K4CR MARC
 442.3750 +5 CC1 DMR DMR-MARC — Tuscaloosa, AL
46.3 W4TTR Tuscaloosa
W4TTR
 145.3500 -0.6 none D-STAR — Tuscaloosa, AL
46.7 KD9Q Northport
KD9Q MARC
 444.1750 +5 CC1 DMR DMR-MARC — Northport, AL
46.7 WS4I Northport Lk
WS4I
 146.9250 -0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Northport, AL
47.3 W9KOP Vinemont
W9KOP
 145.2500 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Vinemont, AL
47.5 K4HDC Tuscaloosa
K4HDC IRLP
 442.3750 +5 TSQL 77.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 640739 IRLP 4158 — Tuscaloosa, AL
47.5 W4UAL Tuscaloosa Paty
W4UAL IRLP
 145.2100 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) IRLP 4719 — Tuscaloosa, AL
47.9 N4QCA Littleville
N4QCA AllStar
 444.8750 +5 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) AllStar 45814 — Littleville, AL
48.0 KX4I Tuscaloosa
KX4I
 29.6400 -0.1 none FM (analog) — Tuscaloosa, AL
48.0 WS4I Tuscaloosa
WS4I
 145.1100 -0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Tuscaloosa, AL
48.0 KX4I Tuscaloosa
KX4I
 145.3500 -0.6 TSQL 91.5 FM (analog) — Tuscaloosa, AL
48.0 KX4I Tuscaloosa
KX4I
 145.4700 -0.6 TSQL 179.9 FM (analog) — Tuscaloosa, AL
48.0 KX4I Tuscaloosa
KX4I
 147.0600 -0.6 TONE 179.9 FM (analog) — Tuscaloosa, AL
48.0 KR4ET Tuscaloosa
KR4ET
 147.2400 +0.6 TONE 186.2 FM (analog) — Tuscaloosa, AL
48.0 W4WYN Tuscaloosa
W4WYN
 147.3000 +0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Tuscaloosa, AL
48.0 W4ELX Tuscaloosa
W4ELX
 443.3000 +5 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Tuscaloosa, AL
48.0 KX4I Tuscaloosa
KX4I
 443.5750 +5 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Tuscaloosa, AL
48.0 W4XI Tuscaloosa
W4XI BM
 443.8250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310273 🗓 1 net 1 net · 4 check-ins · 2 stations Tuscaloosa, AL
48.0 KX4I Tuscaloosa
KX4I
 444.0250 +5 TONE 203.5 FM (analog) — Tuscaloosa, AL
48.0 N9YAY Tuscaloosa
N9YAY
 444.5750 +5 TSQL 210.7 FM (analog) (FM,P25) — Tuscaloosa, AL
48.0 N9YAY Tuscaloosa
N9YAY
 444.9000 +5 CC1 DMR — Tuscaloosa, AL
48.0 W4MD Tuscaloosa
W4MD
 442.1500 +5 none FM (analog) — Tuscaloosa, AL
48.0 W4TTR Tuscaloosa
W4TTR
 442.9000 +5 none D-STAR — Tuscaloosa, AL
48.0 W4MD Tuscaloosa
W4MD
 442.9500 +5 none FM (analog) — Tuscaloosa, AL
48.1 KD9Q Tuscaloosa
KD9Q AL-DMR
 444.9000 +5 CC1 DMR AL-DMR — Tuscaloosa, AL
48.2 WA4CYA Birmingham Shade
WA4CYA
 444.9750 +5 TONE 156.7 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Birmingham, AL
48.3 KI4LMV Littleville
KI4LMV AllStar
 444.6250 +5 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) AllStar 607430 AllStar 587831 — Littleville, AL
48.3 W4KCQ Tuscaloosa
W4KCQ
 146.6050 -0.6 none D-STAR — Tuscaloosa, AL
48.3 W4KCQ Tuscaloosa
W4KCQ
 444.0750 +5 none D-STAR — Tuscaloosa, AL
48.3 W4KCQ Tuscaloosa
W4KCQ
 1284.4000 -20 none D-STAR — Tuscaloosa, AL
48.9 W4XI Tuscaloosa
W4XI
 146.8200 -0.6 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 4 check-ins · 2 stations Tuscaloosa, AL
49.0 WR4JW Falkville Oden
WR4JW AllStar
 444.3250 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 27981 — Falkville, AL
49.1 W3NH Trafford
W3NH IRLP
 147.0750 +0.6 TSQL 67.0 FM (analog) IRLP 8706 — Trafford, AL
49.1 WB4YRJ Bessemer
WB4YRJ EchoLink
 53.0900 -0.5 none FM (analog) EchoLink 371888 — Bessemer, AL
49.7 W4RKZ McCalla
W4RKZ AL-DMR
 443.0250 +5 CC1 DMR AL-DMR — McCalla, AL
27.4 K5WHB offline Corinth
K5WHB BM
 443.9000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314332 — Corinth, MS
33.3 KC4UG offline Vernon Lamar Co
KC4UG
 145.1200 -0.6 none D-STAR — Vernon, AL
47.3 KB9LBP offline Fairfield
KB9LBP IRLP
 448.8750 simplex TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) IRLP 4802 — Fairfield, AL
48.0 N9YAY offline Tuscaloosa
N9YAY
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 210.7 P25 — Tuscaloosa, AL