N9TPB FCC License Search
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W8JES HAM

📻
Previously held a GMRS license
WQZS749
Expired Jul 25, 2022 · same FCC Registration Number (FRN) · GMRS covers the licensee's immediate family
General class licensed since 2003 (23 yrs) W8JES since 2009 · previously KB8PFF Findlay, OH grid EN81eb LoTW user eQSL AG on APRS 12 sec agoheard on PSK Reporter by 479 142 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Mar 20, 2029. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Mar 21, 2031.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Oct 3, 2026 · eQSL AG member · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 W8JES has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Mar 2, 2009 · what was requested

Currently held by JOHN E SANTMIRE · 2 holders on record

Current holder: JOHN E SANTMIRE

Held W8JES Mar 20, 2009 → present · first licensed May 28, 2003 as KB8PFF · 2 licenses · FRN 0009028366

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

Previous holder: WINFIELD F RAMISH

Held W8JES Jun 7, 1996 → Jun 7, 2006 · first licensed Jun 7, 1996 as W8JES · 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)

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

Vanity applications filed by W8JES

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 2, 2009
Granted Dec 22, 2018
0003756693
 KB8PFF · John E Santmire · General
322 E Foulke Ave, Findlay, OH 45840
41.0259, -83.6489 (ZIP center) · Grid EN81ea · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W8JES ✓ granted
 Granted
got W8JES

Others requesting W8JES

3 applications listed W8JES as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
Jan 9, 2018 Jan 27, 2018 KE0DTF · John E Simmons 577 · Lakewood, CO 9Granted
Dec 2, 2015 Dec 20, 2015 KD8VMR · Justin E Shaw · Newell, WV 5Granted
Mar 2, 2009 Mar 20, 2009 KB8PFF · John E Santmire · Findlay, OH 1Granted

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

📍 APRS

W8JES · 12 sec ago
41.0580, -83.6442 · Findlay's I-Gate & Wide1 Digi
W8JES-9 · 6 hr ago · 6 mph · 797 ft
41.0578, -83.6440 · `_4
Full history on aprs.fi →

📤 Heard by others PSK Reporter

Heard by 479 stations (752 reports) · last 47 min ago · FT8 · grid EN81EB
40m · 479
Farthest: A2JGL, 7,971 miles on 40m FT8 (-11 dB)
PSK Reporter map →

Repeaters within 50 miles

142 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
0.0 W8JES Findlay
W8JES AllStar
 445.4000 simplex TONE 91.5 FM (analog) AllStar 498693 — Findlay, OH
0.0 W8JES Findlay
W8JES AllStar
 147.2400 +0.6 TONE 91.5 FM (analog) AllStar 498691 — Findlay, OH
0.9 N1OF Findlay
N1OF
 927.0125 -25 TSQL 146.2 P25 — Findlay, OH
1.0 W8FT Findlay
W8FT
 147.1500 +0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Findlay, OH
1.0 W8FT Findlay
W8FT BM
 443.7000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313981 — Findlay, OH
1.0 W8FT Findlay
W8FT WIRES-X
 444.1500 +5 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 30531 — Findlay, OH
1.1 K8KTO Findlay
K8KTO BM
 442.8000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314881 — Findlay, OH
1.2 KE8VOD Findlay Ohio
KE8VOD BM
 441.6500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 319596501 — Findlay, Ohio, EN81e, OH
1.2 W8JES Findlay
W8JES AllStar
 443.4250 +5 TONE 91.5 FM (analog) AllStar 498690 — Findlay, OH
2.4 AA8KJ Findlay Ohio
AA8KJ BM
 439.6000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 321655302 — Findlay, Ohio, EN81e, OH
3.4 AC5QL Findlay
AC5QL BM
 446.5000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 321472801 — Findlay, OH
16.0 KC8EPF New Riegel Futro
KC8EPF
 146.6850 -0.6 none FM (analog) — New Riegel, OH
16.8 KC8QYH Deshler
KC8QYH
 444.9375 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Deshler, OH
19.6 KB8EOC Bascom
KB8EOC
 145.1500 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Bascom, OH
19.6 KB8EOC Bascom
KB8EOC
 442.3000 +5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Bascom, OH
20.3 WD8LEI Bowling Green
WD8LEI BM
 443.9125 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313963 — Bowling Green, OH
21.1 W8MCB Ottawa PCH Dept
W8MCB
 146.7150 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Ottawa, OH
21.9 KD8BTI Bowling Green
KD8BTI
 146.7900 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Bowling Green, OH
21.9 K8TIH Bowling Green
K8TIH
 147.1800 +0.6 TSQL 67.0 FM (analog) — Bowling Green, OH
21.9 K8TIH Bowling Green
K8TIH WIRES-X
 442.1250 +5 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 30960 — Bowling Green, OH
21.9 KD8BTI Bowling Green
KD8BTI
 443.5125 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Bowling Green, OH
21.9 K8TIH Bowling Green
K8TIH
 444.4750 +5 TSQL 67.0 FM (analog) — Bowling Green, OH
22.7 WD8LEI Ohio
WD8LEI BM
 438.1500 in 431.1500 CC12 DMR BrandMeister 313987512 — , OH
23.4 W3BWW Tiffin
W3BWW BM
 444.8250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313967 — Tiffin, OH
23.7 KR8MER Columbus Grove
KR8MER BM
 444.9575 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313885 — Columbus Grove, OH
23.7 K8TEK Columbus Grove
K8TEK
 444.3000 +5 CC1 DMR — Columbus Grove, OH
24.4 N8XHZ Tiffin / EchoIRL
N8XHZ IRLP
 146.4500 simplex TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) IRLP 4597 — Tiffin / EchoIRLP #797685, OH
24.5 W8ID Tiffin Kiwanis
W8ID
 145.4500 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Tiffin, OH
24.6 K8EMR Tiffin
K8EMR
 443.8000 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Tiffin, OH
24.6 WJ8Y tiffin
WJ8Y
 444.8250 +5 CC1 DMR — tiffin, OH
24.8 KE8PX Upper Sandusky
KE8PX
 147.2100 +0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Upper Sandusky, OH
25.5 NO8C Miller City
NO8C
 443.5625 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Miller City, OH
28.2 K8KXA Gibsonburg
K8KXA
 444.7625 +5 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) — Gibsonburg, OH
28.5 W8VMV Kenton
W8VMV
 146.6250 -0.6 TONE 85.4 FM (analog) — Kenton, OH
30.8 no call listed Waterville
Ohio
 443.7500 +5 CC1 DMR — Waterville, OH
31.0 N8XLJ Waterville
N8XLJ BSRS-Netwo
 443.7500 +5 CC1 DMR BSRS-Network — Waterville, OH
31.0 WA8SRV Waterville
WA8SRV BSRS-Netw
 443.7500 +5 CC1 DMR BSRS-Network — Waterville, OH
31.7 KT8EMA Defiance
KT8EMA
 444.7375 +5 Fusion (C4FM) — Defiance, OH
32.4 WB8PJZ Lima
WB8PJZ
 444.7750 +5 TONE 118.8 FM (analog) — Lima, OH
32.8 W8EJC Lima
W8EJC BM
 444.9250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311653 — Lima, OH
32.8 KT8APR Lima
KT8APR
 443.6250 +5 none D-STAR — Lima, OH
33.1 KC8RCI Republic
KC8RCI
 147.2550 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Republic, OH
33.1 KC8RCI Republic
KC8RCI
 444.4375 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Republic, OH
33.2 W8ODR Perrysburg
W8ODR
 444.5125 +5 none D-STAR — Perrysburg, OH
33.5 WB8ULC Lima
WB8ULC EchoLink
 146.6700 -0.6 none FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) EchoLink 146670 — Lima, OH
33.5 KE8QFP Lindsey
KE8QFP BM
 439.0000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3196728 — Lindsey, OH
33.9 W8NCK Fremont
W8NCK
 145.2500 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Fremont, OH
33.9 N8SCA Fremont SC Jail
N8SCA
 145.4900 -0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Fremont, OH
33.9 KC8EPF Fremont
KC8EPF
 443.4500 +5 none FM (analog) — Fremont, OH
34.0 K8TII Napoleon
K8TII
 147.2250 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Napoleon, OH
34.0 K8TII Napoleon
K8TII
 147.3150 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Napoleon, OH
34.2 N8FIS Fremont
N8FIS BM
 443.0000 +5 CC7 DMR BrandMeister 313990 — Fremont, OH
34.9 W8TER Maumee
W8TER
 444.7000 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Maumee, OH
35.7 W8AOH Lima
W8AOH
 146.7450 +0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Lima, OH
35.7 K8TCF Lima
K8TCF
 147.0300 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Lima, OH
35.7 N8SCA Fremont
N8SCA BM
 442.0625 +5 CC7 DMR BrandMeister 310487 — Fremont, OH
37.3 KI8CY Millbury
KI8CY
 442.4250 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Millbury, OH
38.1 KD8KRT Bucyrus
KD8KRT
 442.5250 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Bucyrus, OH
38.2 K8GWH Toledo
K8GWH BM
 439.0000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314365101 BrandMeister 314365103 — Toledo, OH
38.4 W8EQ Cridersville
W8EQ
 444.9250 +5 none FM (analog) — Cridersville, OH
38.8 KC8CGR Clyde
KC8CGR
 145.3500 -0.6 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) — Clyde, OH
38.8 N3VGX Swanton
N3VGX WIRES-X
 442.3625 +5 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 18958 — Swanton, OH
39.0 KD8SIQ Bucyrus
KD8SIQ EchoLink
 443.4875 +5 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) EchoLink 918849 — Bucyrus, OH
39.0 KD8NCL Bucyrus
KD8NCL MARC
 443.8750 +5 CC1 DMR DMR-MARC — Bucyrus, OH
39.0 KB8YVY Toledo
KB8YVY
 444.6500 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Toledo, OH
39.1 W8AK Holland
W8AK
 444.2750 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Holland, OH
39.3 W8YEK Delphos
W8YEK
 147.1200 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Delphos, OH
39.3 KB8UDX Delphos
KB8UDX
 443.1500 +5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Delphos, OH
39.9 KF8EOY Oak Harbor
KF8EOY BM
 442.7750 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (DMR,FM,P25) BrandMeister 3219255 — Oak Harbor, OH
40.1 WZ8Q Defiance
WZ8Q BM
 443.8250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 319752801 — Defiance, OH
40.2 K8VON Defiance
K8VON IRLP
 147.0900 +0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 215376 IRLP 8627 — Defiance, OH
40.2 K8VON Defiance
K8VON
 442.5750 +5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Defiance, OH
40.2 K8LI Delta
K8LI
 147.2850 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Delta, OH
40.2 K8LI Delta
K8LI
 444.4500 +5 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Delta, OH
40.4 K8VXH Oak Harbor
K8VXH
 147.0750 +0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Oak Harbor, OH
40.4 K8VXH Oak Harbor
K8VXH
 442.2500 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Oak Harbor, OH
40.4 WB8JLT Oak Harbor
WB8JLT
 443.8500 +5 TONE 186.2 FM (analog) — Oak Harbor, OH
40.6 N8HKO La Rue MT OLIVE
N8HKO WIRES-X
 444.7500 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 70550 — La Rue, OH
40.7 W8MAL Oak Harbor
W8MAL BM
 442.7750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314441 — Oak Harbor, OH
41.0 KE8ITJ Delta
KE8ITJ BM
 433.0000 -0.6 CC2 DMR BrandMeister 312067 — Delta, OH
41.3 N8UAS Oregon
N8UAS
 443.3000 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Oregon, OH
41.3 N8LPQ Toledo
N8LPQ
 443.9750 +5 Fusion (C4FM) — Toledo, OH
41.3 W8MTU Oregon
W8MTU
 444.9250 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Oregon, OH
41.3 K8BWK Toledo Dtwn
K8BWK AllStar
 442.5500 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 594633 — Toledo, OH
41.4 N8LPQ Toledo
N8LPQ EchoLink
 444.9500 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) EchoLink 1 — Toledo, OH
41.4 W8HHF Toledo U of T
W8HHF
 443.0875 +5 CC0 DMR — Toledo, OH
41.5 W8HHF Toledo
W8HHF AllStar
 442.8500 +5 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar 49126 — Toledo, OH
41.5 W8HHF Toledo U of T
W8HHF
 224.1400 -1.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Toledo, OH
41.7 N8LPQ Toledo
N8LPQ
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Toledo, OH
41.9 KC8BPE Marion
KC8BPE CODIG
 442.0125 +5 CC1 DMR CODIG — Marion, OH
41.9 KC8BPE Marion
KC8BPE BM
 444.5000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314083 BrandMeister 314777 — Marion, OH
42.0 WB8WEA Toledo
WB8WEA BSRS-Netw
 444.1625 +5 CC1 DMR BSRS-Network — Toledo, OH
42.0 N8EFJ Toledo
N8EFJ DCI
 444.8500 +5 CC1 DMR DCI — Toledo, OH
42.0 KD8KCF Toledo
KD8KCF DCI
 446.1250 -5 CC1 DMR DCI — Toledo, OH
42.0 K8XG Toledo
K8XG BM
 444.6500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister — Toledo, OH
42.0 W8MTU Toledo
W8MTU BM
 444.0250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314681 — Toledo, OH
42.0 W8HHF Toledo
W8HHF
 442.7500 +5 none D-STAR — Toledo, OH
42.1 W8HHF Toledo Dtwn
W8HHF
 53.1100 -1 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Toledo, OH
42.1 K8ALB Toledo
K8ALB
 146.6100 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Toledo, OH
42.1 W8HHF Toledo
W8HHF WIRES-X
 146.8350 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 30401 — Toledo, OH
42.1 W8HHF Toledo U of T
W8HHF
 147.2700 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Toledo, OH
42.1 WJ8E Toledo
WJ8E IRLP
 147.3450 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) IRLP 8786 — Toledo, OH
42.1 W8RZM Toledo
W8RZM
 147.3750 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Toledo, OH
42.1 KE8HCG Toledo
KE8HCG
 444.1625 +5 CC1 DMR — Toledo, OH
42.1 KD8QOF Toledo
KD8QOF
 444.2500 +5 none D-STAR — Toledo, OH
42.1 W8HHF Toledo
W8HHF
 927.0250 -25 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Toledo, OH
42.1 WJ8E Toledo
WJ8E
 1285.0000 -12 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Toledo, OH
42.1 WJ8E Toledo
WJ8E
 1287.0000 -12 none FM (analog) — Toledo, OH
42.2 WW8MRN Marion
WW8MRN
 147.3000 +0.6 TSQL 250.3 FM (analog) — Marion, OH
42.2 W8GVB Marion
W8GVB EchoLink
 146.8950 -0.6 TSQL 250.3 FM (analog) EchoLink 524904 — Marion, OH
42.2 KF8WT Marion
KF8WT
 147.3000 +0.6 TONE 250.3 FM (analog) — Marion, OH
42.2 KC8BPE Marion
KC8BPE
 442.1875 +5 CC1 DMR — Marion, OH
42.2 KC8BPE Marion
KC8BPE
 444.9875 +5 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) — Marion, OH
42.2 WW8MRN Marion
WW8MRN
 447.0125 -5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Marion, OH
42.2 W8MRN Marion
W8MRN
 449.7375 -5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Marion, OH
42.6 KB8MDF Wauseon
KB8MDF
 53.4100 -0.5 none FM (analog) — Wauseon, OH
42.6 K8BXQ Wauseon
K8BXQ
 147.1950 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Wauseon, OH
42.9 N8LPQ Toledo
N8LPQ BM
 443.7750 +5 none D-STAR (DMR,DV,P25) BrandMeister 313457 — Toledo, OH
43.6 N8LPQ Toledo
N8LPQ BM
 444.8500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313499 — Toledo, OH
44.1 W8FY Middle Point
W8FY
 146.8500 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Middle Point, OH
44.4 KC8CGR Bellevue
KC8CGR
 442.6250 +5 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) — Bellevue, OH
44.8 WJ8E Toledo
WJ8E WIRES-X
 442.9500 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 53185 — Toledo, OH
45.3 N8RLD Archbold
N8RLD IRLP
 145.4100 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) IRLP 8866 — Archbold, OH
45.4 KD8CQL Wapakoneta
KD8CQL
 442.1500 +5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,DMR) — Wapakoneta, OH
46.7 W8PI Temperance
W8PI BM
 434.0000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312656201 — Temperance, MI
47.5 WD9ENB Butler
WD9ENB BM
 438.1000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311179801 — Butler, OH
48.0 KC8YKP
Listed as KC8YKP/R
 Shelby
KC8YKP AllStar
 147.1650 +0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 56120 EchoLink 531296 — Shelby, OH
48.1 W8WX Port Clinton
W8WX
 442.2000 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Port Clinton, OH
48.5 W8FTV Bell Campbell Hl
W8FTV
 147.0000 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Bellefontaine, OH
48.5 W8FTV Bell Campbell Hl
W8FTV
 443.8250 +5 TONE 186.2 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Bellefontaine, OH
48.5 NW8Y Lambertville
NW8Y BM
 438.5500 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3211712 — Lambertville, MI
49.0 K8RPT Temperance
K8RPT
 444.5500 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Temperance, MI
49.9 K8MRG Bellefontaine
K8MRG
 145.1300 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Bellefontaine, OH
50.0 W8BAE Galion
W8BAE
 146.8500 -0.6 TONE 71.9 FM (analog) — Galion, OH
2.5 N8PC offline Findlay
N8PC AllStar
 147.0450 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) AllStar 457430 EchoLink 275408 AllStar 457431 AllStar 457433 TGIF BrandMeister 313578 — Findlay, OH
3.3 N8PC offline Findlay
N8PC TGIF
 442.8750 +5 CC1 DMR TGIF — Findlay, OH
19.9 W8ZRZ offline Ottawa
W8ZRZ
 443.8875 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Ottawa, OH
21.1 KR8MER offline Columbus Grove
KR8MER BM
 444.3000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313903 — Columbus Grove, OH
32.8 N8AGJ offline Bellefontaine
N8AGJ AllStar
 443.9375 +5 CC5 DMR BrandMeister AllStar 42556 — Bellefontaine, OH
33.5 KT8APR offline Lima
KT8APR IRLP
 145.3700 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) IRLP 4370 — Lima, OH
38.7 KB8OTP offline Rossford
KB8OTP BM
 441.5500 +5 CC12 DMR BrandMeister 311654 — Rossford, OH
40.1 KD8JDR offline Delta
KD8JDR BM
 443.6000 +5 CC12 DMR BrandMeister 314371 — Delta, OH