N9TPB FCC License Search
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Ask: HAMs within 5 miles of N9TPB · Extra class operators in Madison, WI · or try N9TPB · K9* wildcards · Smith, John · 0004797601 (FRN) · 53703 · Madison, WI · old CB calls like KHC1939 or 18Q3518 (1962–63 CB call books) · (205) 546-1767 (1990s CB directory phones)

W8KDS HAM 📻 GMRS

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Also a GMRS licensee
WRVT421
Active until Jan 4, 2033 · same FCC Registration Number (FRN) · GMRS covers the licensee's immediate family
Amateur Extra class licensed since 2023 (3 yrs) W8KDS since 2024 · previously KK7QBF Shepherd, MT Grid DN56ua LoTW user GMRS WRVT421 19 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Jan 13, 2034. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Jan 14, 2036.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Feb 15, 2026 · not eQSL AG · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 W8KDS has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Dec 26, 2023 · what was requested

Currently held by Lance I Gutierrez · 2 holders on record

Current holder: Lance I Gutierrez

Held W8KDS Jan 13, 2024 → present · first licensed Dec 23, 2023 as KK7QBF · 2 licenses · FRN 0033238007

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

Previous holder: PAUL W RIDENOUR

Held W8KDS Sep 24, 1985 → Jun 9, 2019 · first licensed Sep 24, 1985 as W8KDS · 1 license · FRN 0018850412
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1952 as W8KDS, before the FCC's online records

Callbook Records, 1993–2003
From the FCC amateur database as published on the QRZ! callsign CD-ROMs, 1993–2003, before and alongside the FCC's online records (which start in 1999). "Seen" dates are the first and last disc showing that record; the issue date is the FCC's, so it can be a renewal of an even older license.
Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.
W8KDS in the Printed Callbooks, 1909–1997
From scanned copies of the printed callbooks (government lists from 1913, then the Radio Amateur Callbook to 1997), read by OCR, so names and streets can carry typos. Each line is one or more editions in a row showing the same name at the same address.

Vanity Applications Filed by W8KDS

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 Dec 26, 2023
Granted Jan 13, 2024
0010827649
 KK7QBF · Lance I Gutierrez · Technician
Attn: Lance I Gutierrez · 11309 PLEASANT HOLLOW TRL, Shepherd, MT 59079
46.0034, -108.2998 (street) · Grid DN56ua · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.W8KDS ✓ Granted
2.W8KID Held by Christopher L Hathaway until Jan 21, 2035
3.W8KD Held by KEITH D HARRIS until Jun 20, 2030
 Granted
got W8KDS

Others Requesting W8KDS

2 applications listed W8KDS as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #W8KDSResult
Dec 26, 2023 Jan 13, 2024 KK7QBF · Lance I Gutierrez · Shepherd, MT 1Granted Granted this call
Oct 16, 2023 Nov 3, 2023 KE8KSU · Dana Smith · Batavia, OH 2Not granted They got W8DLS (choice 1)

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W8KDS in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W8KDS beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

📻 GMRS Repeaters within 50 Miles

2 on the air or of unknown status, closest first · map these & export for a GMRS radio →

MilesChannelOutputTone inOwnerLocationAccessStatus
18RP15462.550141.3 WQOF876 Billings, MT OpenOn the air
20RP16462.575100.0 WRPR982 Billings, MT OpenOn the air

Repeaters within 50 Miles

19 repeaters within 50 miles of this address, most active 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
10.6 KF7GFC BILLINGS
KF7GFC BM
 439.4500 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3201399 — BILLINGS, MT
13.2 N7RKK Billings
N7RKK AllStar
 147.1000 +0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 539851 — Billings, MT
13.3 no call listed Billings Emerald
EchoLink
 147.1000 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 411161 — Billings, MT
13.9 WR7HLN Billings Emerald
WR7HLN BM
 449.1000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314582 — Billings, MT
16.8 WR7MT Billings
WR7MT
 147.0800 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Billings, MT
16.8 KF7FW Pompeys Pillar
KF7FW
 147.1800 +0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Pompeys Pillar, MT
17.7 KC7NP Billings
KC7NP BM
 448.2500 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310450 BrandMeister 312050 — Billings, MT
18.0 K7EFA Offline Billings US
K7EFA
 147.3000 +0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Billings, MT
18.0 K7EFA Billings
K7EFA
 147.2400 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Billings, MT
18.0 K7EFA Billings
K7EFA
 449.0000 -5 none D-STAR — Billings, MT
18.0 W7JDX Billings RF Hl
W7JDX
 449.2500 -5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Billings, MT
18.7 K7EFA Roundup Bull Mtn
K7EFA
 145.4100 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Roundup, MT
19.0 N7VR Billings
N7VR WIRES-X
 449.7500 -5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 92239 — Billings, MT
19.2 N7YHE Billings
N7YHE BM
 448.6500 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311396 — Billings, MT
19.2 KC7AX Billings
KC7AX WIRES-X
 447.0000 -5 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 35730 — Billings, MT
19.4 KC9RDS Billings
KC9RDS AllStar
 434.4000 simplex TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 516190 EchoLink 530358 — Billings, MT
20.0 WB7USV Billings
WB7USV BM
 448.8500 -5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 313088 BrandMeister 314445 — Billings, MT
20.0 WB7USV Billings
WB7USV
 145.2500 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Billings, MT
23.3 N7RKK Billings
N7RKK AllStar
 442.1500 simplex TONE 192.8 FM (analog) AllStar 53985 AllStar 539850 — Billings, MT