N9TPB
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HAMs within 5 miles of N9TPB · Extra class operators in Madison, WI · or try N9TPB · K9* wildcards · Smith, John · 0004797601 (FRN) · 53703 · Madison, WIW8MKH HAM 📻 GMRS
Amateur Extra class
licensed since 2000 (26 yrs)
W8MKH since 2008 · previously N8UXF
Parkersburg, WV
grid EM99fh
LoTW user
GMRS WSAG487
76 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Feb 26, 2028. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Feb 27, 2030.
📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Aug 16, 2025 · not eQSL AG · QRZ · HamQTH
📝 W8MKH has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Feb 7, 2008 · what was requested
Currently held by MICHAEL K HOWELL · 1 holder on record
Current holder: MICHAEL K HOWELL
Held W8MKH Feb 26, 2008 → present · first licensed Sep 14, 2000 as N8UXF · 2 licenses · FRN 0003986635
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- Licensee
- MICHAEL K HOWELL
- Address
- 5012 MARIE STREET
PARKERSBURG, WV 26104
- FRN
- 0003986635
- Previous call
- N8UXF (General)
- Last granted
- Jan 3, 2018
- Effective
- Jan 3, 2018
- Last action
- Jan 3, 2018
FCC actions (4)
- Jan 3, 2018 — License renewed LIREN
- Jan 26, 2009 — License modified LIMOD
- Feb 26, 2008 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- Feb 26, 2008 — License issued LIISS
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- Licensee
- MICHAEL K HOWELL
- Address
- 5012 MARIE STREET
PARKERSBURG, WV 26104
- FRN
- 0003986635
- Last granted
- Apr 30, 2002
- Effective
- Mar 14, 2007
- Last action
- Feb 26, 2008
FCC actions (5)
- Feb 26, 2008 — License canceled LICAN
- Mar 14, 2007 — Administrative update LIAUA
- Mar 12, 2007 — License modified LIMOD
- Apr 30, 2002 — License renewed LIREN
- Sep 14, 2000 — Administrative update LIAUA
Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.
Vanity applications filed by W8MKH
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 · Award | Applicant | Requested (in order) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Filed Feb 7, 2008
Granted Jan 3, 2018
0003318606 |
N8UXF · MICHAEL K HOWELL
· General
5012 MARIE STREET, PARKERSBURG, WV 26104
|
Granted
got W8MKH
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Others requesting W8MKH
2 applications listed W8MKH as a choice, newest first.
| Filed | Award | Applicant | Choice # | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2018 | Mar 5, 2018 | KE8ADO · Michael K Holbrook · Switzer, WV | 8 | Granted |
| Feb 7, 2008 | Feb 25, 2008 | N8UXF · MICHAEL K HOWELL · PARKERSBURG, WV | 1 | Granted |
📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W8MKH in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W8MKH beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.
📻 GMRS repeaters within 50 miles
12 on the air or of unknown status, closest first · map these & export for a GMRS radio →
| Miles | Channel | Output | Tone in | Owner | Location | Access | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | RP16 | 462.575 | 103.5 | WRQW793 | Vienna, WV | Open | On the air |
| 5 | RP18 | 462.625 | 146.2 | WRQW793 | Parkersburg, WV | Open | On the air |
| 7 | RP22 | 462.725 | 103.5 | WRQW793 | Walker, WV | Open | On the air |
| 14 | RP20 | 462.675 | 141.3 | WRQW793 | Walker, WV | Open | On the air |
| 17 | RP17 | 462.600 | 141.3 | WRYI885 | Newport, OH | Open | On the air |
| 17 | RP17 | 462.600 | 103.5 | WRQW793 | Rockport, WV | Open | On the air |
| 20 | RP15 | 462.550 | 141.3 | WRQW793 | Ravenswood, WV | Open | On the air |
| 27 | RP17 | 462.600 | 141.3 | WRQW793 | Ravenswood, WV | Open | On the air |
| 29 | RP21 | 462.700 | 110.9 | WSMR338 | Annamoriah, WV | Open | On the air |
| 31 | RP20 | 462.675 | 91.5 | WSGU671 | Athens, OH · Roosevelt Tower Site | Open | On the air |
| 35 | RP19 | 462.650 | 141.3 | WSCM554 | Albany, OH | Open | On the air |
| 35 | RP18 | 462.625 | 110.9 | WQQL731 | Grantsville, WV | Open | On the air |
Repeaters within 50 miles
76 repeaters within 50 miles of this address, closest first · sort: closest · most active · map these & export for a radio →
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| Miles | Call | Name | Output | Offset | Tone | Mode | Networks | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | W8PAR | Belpre W8PAR EchoLink |
146.9700 | -0.6 | TSQL 91.5 | FM (analog) | EchoLink 498700 | — | Belpre, OH |
| 4.0 | N8MDG | Constitution N8MDG AllStar |
444.9250 | +5 | TONE 146.2 | FM (analog) | AllStar 45467 | — | Constitution, OH |
| 4.1 | KC8JWT | Belpre KC8JWT AllStar |
446.5000 | -5 | CC1 | DMR | BrandMeister 3152852 AllStar 28549 | — | Belpre, OH |
| 5.0 | KE8LCM | Parkersburg KE8LCM AllStar |
147.2550 | +0.6 | TONE 131.8 | FM (analog) | AllStar 508531 | — | Parkersburg, WV |
| 5.3 | W8PAR | Parkersburg W8PAR |
444.7250 | +5 | TSQL 91.5 | FM (analog) | — | Parkersburg, WV | |
| 5.6 | W8PAR | Parkersburg Blen W8PAR |
147.3900 | +0.6 | TSQL 91.5 | FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) | — | Parkersburg, WV | |
| 6.1 | W8JTW | Marietta W8JTW AllStar |
224.2600 | -1.6 | TONE 141.3 | FM (analog) | AllStar 43539 | — | Marietta, OH |
| 6.1 | W8JTW | Marietta W8JTW AllStar |
443.0500 | +5 | TONE 186.2 | FM (analog) | AllStar 44204 EchoLink 8527 | — | Marietta, OH |
| 6.6 | W8JTW | Marietta W8JTW AllStar |
147.4800 | simplex | TONE 100.0 | FM (analog) | AllStar 27891 | — | Marietta Ohio, WV |
| 6.6 | W8JTW | Marietta W8JTW AllStar |
443.8500 | +5 | TSQL 186.2 | FM (analog) | AllStar 42370 | — | Marietta, OH |
| 7.0 | KI8JK | Belpre KI8JK |
147.3150 | +0.6 | TSQL 103.5 | FM (analog) | — | Belpre, OH | |
| 7.1 | N8OJ Listed as N8OJ UHF |
Marietta N8OJ BM |
442.7250 | +5 | CC7 | DMR | BrandMeister 313938 BrandMeister 313950 | — | Marietta, OH |
| 8.7 | N8OJ | Marietta N8OJ BM |
145.3300 | -0.6 | CC1 | DMR | BrandMeister 313942 | — | Marietta, OH |
| 8.7 | W8JL | Marietta W8JL |
145.3300 | -0.6 | CC1 | DMR | — | Marietta, OH | |
| 8.7 | KI8JK | Marietta KI8JK |
146.8050 | -0.6 | Fusion (C4FM) | — | Marietta, OH | ||
| 8.7 | W8HH | Marietta W8HH |
146.8800 | -0.6 | TSQL 91.5 | FM (analog) | — | Marietta, OH | |
| 8.7 | N8OJ | Marietta N8OJ BM |
442.4750 | +5 | CC7 | DMR | BrandMeister 313949 | — | Marietta, OH |
| 8.7 | W8JL | Marietta W8JL BM |
442.9000 | +5 | CC7 | DMR | BrandMeister 113904 | — | Marietta, OH |
| 8.7 | W8HH | Marietta W8HH |
443.4000 | +5 | TONE 91.5 | FM (analog) | — | Marietta, OH | |
| 8.7 | N8OJ | Marietta N8OJ BM |
444.1000 | +5 | CC1 | DMR | BrandMeister 313938 | — | Marietta, OH |
| 9.4 | N8OJ | Marietta N8OJ BM |
442.9000 | +5 | CC7 | DMR | BrandMeister 310274 | — | Marietta, OH |
| 9.4 | N8OJ | Marietta N8OJ IPSC |
443.0500 | +5 | CC1 | DMR | IPSC | — | Marietta, OH |
| 11.6 | KE8UOF | Walker KE8UOF BM |
438.0250 | -5 | CC1 | DMR | BrandMeister 3209097 | — | Walker, WV |
| 11.9 | N8XYM | Little Hocking N8XYM BM |
434.4500 | +5 | CC1 | DMR | BrandMeister 313917408 | — | Little Hocking, OH |
| 12.3 | N8XYM | Little Hocking N8XYM AllStar |
446.1500 | simplex | TONE 123.0 | FM (analog) | AllStar 49670 | — | Little Hocking, OH |
| 13.6 | WC8EC | Parkersburg Sand WC8EC |
147.2550 | +0.6 | TSQL 131.8 | FM (analog) | — | Parkersburg, WV | |
| 13.6 | WA8LLM | Parkersburg Sand WA8LLM |
443.1750 | +5 | TONE 146.2 | FM (analog) | — | Parkersburg, WV | |
| 14.6 | KC8LTG | Rockport KC8LTG |
147.1350 | +0.6 | TSQL 123.0 | FM (analog) | — | Rockport, WV | |
| 15.0 | N8LHL | Rockport N8LHL |
443.3500 | +5 | TONE 123.0 | FM (analog) | — | Rockport, WV | |
| 16.7 | K8IS | Elizabeth Deem K8IS EchoLink |
146.6250 | -0.6 | TONE 123.0 | FM (analog) (DMR,FM) | EchoLink 521260 | — | Elizabeth, WV |
| 17.3 | K8KHW | Newport K8KHW AllStar |
443.6000 | +5 | TSQL 103.5 | FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,FM) | AllStar 27744 EchoLink 4120 WIRES-X 93104 BrandMeister 313589901 IRLP 4091 AllStar 45866 AllStar 27372 | — | Newport, OH |
| 17.9 | W8JMV | Elizabeth WT of W8JMV |
442.6250 | +5 | TONE 123.0 | FM (analog) | — | Elizabeth, WV | |
| 22.3 | KE8ANE | STOCKPORT KE8ANE BM |
443.2390 | -0.6 | CC2 | DMR | BrandMeister 312296 | — | STOCKPORT, OH |
| 25.8 | KE8ANE | Pennsville KE8ANE AllStar |
444.4000 | +5 | TSQL 110.9 | FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) | AllStar 507352 AllStar 507353 | — | Pennsville, OH |
| 29.7 | WB8VQV | McConnelsville WB8VQV |
147.1950 | +0.6 | none | FM (analog) | — | McConnelsville, OH | |
| 29.8 | WV8RAG | Pennsboro WV8RAG |
147.3000 | +0.6 | TONE 107.2 | FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) | — | Pennsboro, WV | |
| 29.8 | WB8NSL | Pennsboro WB8NSL |
442.8500 | +5 | TONE 103.5 | FM (analog) | — | Pennsboro, WV | |
| 30.4 | N8VZ | Athens N8VZ IRLP |
147.4450 | simplex | TSQL 77.0 | FM (analog) | IRLP 4533 | — | Athens, OH |
| 30.5 | W8UKE | Athens W8UKE |
145.1500 | -0.6 | none | FM (analog) | — | Athens, OH | |
| 30.8 | NC8OH | Caldwell NC8OH |
147.2850 | +0.6 | TSQL 91.5 | FM (analog) | — | Caldwell, OH | |
| 30.9 | W8UKE | Athens W8UKE |
442.1000 | +5 | none | FM (analog) | — | Athens, OH | |
| 32.0 | KC8QDQ | Jacksonville KC8QDQ |
147.2250 | +0.6 | none | FM (analog) | — | Jacksonville, OH | |
| 32.8 | KC8AAV | Glouster KC8AAV |
147.1500 | +0.6 | none | FM (analog) | — | Glouster, OH | |
| 33.0 | K8ATG | Letart K8ATG AllStar |
224.2500 | -1.6 | TONE 91.5 | FM (analog) | AllStar 52185 | — | Letart, WV |
| 33.2 | K8ATG | Pomeroy K8ATG |
443.7000 | +5 | TSQL 91.5 | FM (analog) | — | Pomeroy, OH | |
| 33.5 | KC8LOE | Pomeroy KC8LOE |
146.8650 | -0.6 | TSQL 88.5 | FM (analog) | 🗓 1 net | 1 net · 23 check-ins · 9 stations | Pomeroy, OH |
| 33.9 | KD8OOF | Millwood Evergre KD8OOF |
145.4900 | -0.6 | TSQL 123.0 | FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) | — | Millwood, WV | |
| 34.7 | WD8JNU | Ripley 911 WD8JNU |
146.6700 | -0.6 | TSQL 107.2 | FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) | — | Ripley, WV | |
| 36.4 | KA8AUW | Spencer KA8AUW |
147.1050 | +0.6 | TSQL 107.2 | FM (analog) | 🗓 1 net | 1 net · 10 check-ins · 10 stations | Spencer, WV |
| 37.1 | KE8COT | Mount Alto Chest KE8COT |
145.2100 | -0.6 | TSQL 91.5 | FM (analog) | — | Mount Alto, WV | |
| 37.2 | N8LGY | Mount Zion N8LGY |
145.4500 | -0.6 | TONE 107.2 | FM (analog) | — | Mount Zion, WV | |
| 42.7 | KF8LL | New Martinsville KF8LL |
146.9850 | -0.6 | none | FM (analog) | — | New Martinsville, WV | |
| 43.0 | WB8CSW | Hannibal WB8CSW |
147.2400 | +0.6 | none | FM (analog) | — | Hannibal, OH | |
| 43.7 | W8ZZV | Philo W8ZZV |
146.6100 | -0.6 | TSQL 74.4 | FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) | — | Philo, OH | |
| 44.8 | KA8ZXP | Glenville KA8ZXP |
444.3250 | +5 | none | FM (analog) | — | Glenville, WV | |
| 45.4 | N8ROA | Roseville N8ROA |
442.1750 | +5 | TSQL 91.5 | FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) | — | Roseville, OH | |
| 46.2 | WB8WV | Glenville WB8WV |
145.2900 | -0.6 | TSQL 91.5 | FM (analog) | — | Glenville, WV | |
| 46.3 | KD8MST | New Lexington KD8MST BM |
442.0750 | +5 | CC2 | DMR | BrandMeister 310297 | — | New Lexington, OH |
| 47.0 | WD8JNU | Kenna Wtr WD8JNU |
443.7250 | +5 | TSQL 127.3 | FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) | — | Kenna, WV | |
| 47.2 | K8ATG | Gallipolis Wareh K8ATG |
146.7300 | -0.6 | TSQL 91.5 | FM (analog) | — | Gallipolis, OH | |
| 47.2 | W8MLP | Zaleski W8MLP |
146.6550 | -0.6 | TSQL 88.5 | FM (analog) | — | Zaleski, OH | |
| 48.0 | KE8COT | Point Pleasant KE8COT |
442.4000 | +5 | TSQL 91.5 | FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) | — | Point Pleasant, WV | |
| 48.8 | KC8VJK | Gallipolis KC8VJK BM |
444.1125 | +5 | CC7 | DMR | BrandMeister 313016 | — | Gallipolis, OH |
| 48.8 | KD8SPV | Gallipolis KD8SPV KD8SPV-Ne |
444.1125 | +5 | CC7 | DMR | KD8SPV-Network | — | Gallipolis, OH |
| 49.2 | KD8MST | South Zanesville KD8MST BM |
444.4000 | +5 | CC2 | DMR | BrandMeister 310324 | — | South Zanesville, OH |
| 49.2 | KD8MST | South Zanesville KD8MST BM |
444.9500 | +5 | CC2 | DMR | BrandMeister 310325 | — | South Zanesville, OH |
| 49.2 | KD8USF | South Zanesville KD8USF BM |
444.0750 | +5 | CC2 | DMR | BrandMeister 311118 | — | South Zanesville, OH |
| 49.2 | KD8USF | South Zanesville KD8USF BM |
443.1000 | +5 | CC2 | DMR | BrandMeister 311119 | — | South Zanesville, OH |
| 49.8 | KC8ZAB | Gallipolis KC8ZAB |
147.0600 | +0.6 | TONE 74.4 | FM (analog) | — | Gallipolis, OH | |
| 49.8 | KC8ZAB | Gallipolis Mound KC8ZAB |
442.2750 | +5 | TSQL 74.4 | FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) | — | Gallipolis, OH | |
| 49.8 | KD8ORN | Logan KD8ORN BM |
442.3500 | +5 | CC1 | DMR | BrandMeister 311028 | — | Logan, OH |
| 49.8 | W8LGX | Logan W8LGX BM |
443.0250 | +5 | CC1 | DMR | BrandMeister 314765 | — | Logan, OH |
| 49.9 | K8LGN | Logan K8LGN |
147.3450 | +0.6 | TSQL 114.8 | FM (analog) | — | Logan, OH | |
| 49.9 | K8LGN | Logan K8LGN |
443.1250 | +5 | TONE 114.8 | FM (analog) | — | Logan, OH | |
| 17.1 | K8KHW offline | Newport K8KHW AllStar |
444.1250 | +5 | TSQL 103.5 | FM (analog) | IRLP 8129 AllStar 27744 IRLP 8322 | — | Newport, OH |
| 46.3 | KD8USF offline | New Lexington KD8USF BM |
442.0750 | +5 | CC2 | DMR | BrandMeister 311116 | — | New Lexington, OH |