N9TPB FCC License Search
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W8RFA HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 2014 (12 yrs) W8RFA since 2014 · previously KD8ZIX Athens, MI grid EN72jc LoTW user 96 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Oct 18, 2034. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Oct 19, 2036.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Jun 13, 2016 · not eQSL AG · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 W8RFA has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Sep 30, 2014 · what was requested

Currently held by Ronald F Applebey · 2 holders on record

Current holder: Ronald F Applebey

Held W8RFA Oct 18, 2014 → present · first licensed Aug 20, 2014 as KD8ZIX · 2 licenses · FRN 0023864572

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

Previous holder: RFARC

Held W8RFA Aug 1, 1997 → Aug 1, 2007 · first licensed Nov 4, 1996 as W8GN · 2 licenses · FRN 0010760023

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

Vanity applications filed by W8RFA

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 Sep 30, 2014
Granted Mar 19, 2026
0006482317
 KD8ZIX · Ronald F Applebey · General
6076 Foothills Tr, Gaylord, MI 49735
44.9981, -84.6702 (ZIP center) · Grid EN74px · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W8RFA ✓ granted
3.N8APP held
6.W8APP held
 Granted
got W8RFA

Others requesting W8RFA

2 applications listed W8RFA as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
Sep 30, 2014 Oct 18, 2014 KD8ZIX · Ronald F Applebey · Gaylord, MI 1Granted
Nov 29, 2010 Dec 17, 2010 KB8ODS · EDWARD L WHITNEY · REYNOLDSBURG, OH 7Granted

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W8RFA in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W8RFA beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 miles

96 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
5.2 KE8UTG Battle Creek
KE8UTG BM
 439.0000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3191492 — Battle Creek, MI
11.6 W8DF Battle Creek
W8DF
 146.7900 -0.6 none D-STAR — Battle Creek, MI
11.6 W8DF Battle Creek
W8DF
 442.7625 +5 none D-STAR — Battle Creek, MI
12.1 W8DF Battle Creek
W8DF
 146.6600 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Battle Creek, MI
14.4 W8IRA Battle Creek
W8IRA
 145.1500 -0.6 TONE 94.8 FM (analog) — Battle Creek, MI
14.4 W8DF Battle Creek
W8DF EchoLink
 224.2400 -1.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 360014 — Battle Creek, MI
14.4 W8DF Battle Creek
W8DF
 443.9500 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Battle Creek, MI
14.9 WD8KAF Coldwater
WD8KAF
 147.3000 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Coldwater, MI
14.9 WD8KAF Coldwater
WD8KAF
 442.9625 +5 none D-STAR — Coldwater, MI
14.9 WD8KAF Coldwater
WD8KAF
 443.3000 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Coldwater, MI
17.0 KD8RHB Battle Creek
KD8RHB
 147.1200 +0.6 TONE 186.2 FM (analog) — Battle Creek, MI
18.0 N5AMD Augusta
N5AMD BM
 441.7625 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310217 — Augusta, MI
21.3 W8RFA Vicksburg
W8RFA AllStar
 144.4400 simplex TONE 82.5 FM (analog) AllStar 41020 — Vicksburg, MI
22.3 KM8CC Kalamazoo Co EOC
KM8CC BM
 443.4000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310797 — Kalamazoo, MI
22.4 KC8BRO Centreville Glen
KC8BRO
 442.1500 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Centreville, MI
22.5 K8SJC Centreville Glen
K8SJC
 145.3100 -0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Centreville, MI
23.3 K4KWQ Albion
K4KWQ
 447.1125 +5 CC? DMR — Albion, MI
23.4 W8VY Kalamazoo
W8VY
 147.0000 +0.6 TONE 94.8 FM (analog) — Kalamazoo, MI
23.7 K4KWQ ALBION
K4KWQ BM
 442.1125 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310226 — ALBION, MI
24.0 NK8X Kalamazoo Borges
NK8X
 444.5000 +5 none D-STAR — Kalamazoo, MI
24.5 K8KZO Kalamazoo
K8KZO AllStar
 147.0400 +0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) AllStar 42071 — Kalamazoo, MI
24.5 W8VY Kalamazoo
W8VY
 444.6500 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Kalamazoo, MI
24.5 K8KZO Kalamazoo
K8KZO WIRES-X
 444.8750 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 21335 — Kalamazoo, MI
27.2 W8VY Oshtemo Red
W8VY
 224.3000 -1.6 none FM (analog) — Oshtemo, MI
28.5 KD8UJS Jonesville
KD8UJS IRLP
 446.4000 simplex TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) IRLP 4843 — Jonesville, MI
30.7 W9LKI Hillsdale
W9LKI
 445.9000 -5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Hillsdale, MI
32.5 KC9BXX Angola
KC9BXX BM
 446.0750 -12 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3118606 — Angola, IN
34.2 K9HD Angola NWS
K9HD
 147.2100 +0.6 TSQL 97.4 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Angola, IN
34.2 K9HD Angola
K9HD
 444.3500 +5 TONE 97.4 FM (analog) — Angola, IN
34.7 N8GH Lawton
N8GH
 444.4750 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Lawton, MI
34.9 K8BMI Hastings BC EOC
K8BMI
 442.7250 +5 none FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Hastings, MI
35.0 NT9M LaGrange WTHD
NT9M W9SMJ-NET
 443.6750 +5 CC1 DMR W9SMJ-NET — LaGrange, IN
35.6 K8CHR Charlotte
K8CHR
 147.0800 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Charlotte, MI
35.6 K8ETN Charlotte Co EOC
K8ETN
 443.4375 +5 none D-STAR — Charlotte, MI
35.6 N8HEE Charlotte
N8HEE IRLP
 443.6250 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) IRLP 7930 — Charlotte, MI
35.7 W8EDC Charlotte
W8EDC BM
 444.2750 +5 CC9 DMR BrandMeister 316364701 — Charlotte, MI
36.4 K8ETN Charlotte Co EOC
K8ETN
 145.2000 -0.6 none D-STAR — Charlotte, MI
36.4 N8HEE Charlotte
N8HEE BM
 442.2625 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312636 — Charlotte, MI
36.7 KC8QVX Jerome Bundy Hl
KC8QVX AllStar
 444.8250 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 46089 — Jerome, MI
37.3 K8YPW Hastings
K8YPW
 146.8400 -0.6 TONE 94.8 FM (analog) — Hastings, MI
37.5 W8VY Paw Paw MSP
W8VY
 145.3400 -0.6 none D-STAR — Paw Paw, MI
37.5 N8FYZ Paw Paw
N8FYZ
 145.1700 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Paw Paw, MI
38.3 W8IRA Onondaga
W8IRA
 145.4700 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Onondaga, MI
40.0 AC8DX Gobles
AC8DX
 147.2000 +0.6 TONE 94.8 FM (analog) — Gobles, MI
40.4 W8JXN Jackson Wtr
W8JXN
 146.8800 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Jackson, MI
40.6 N8URX Brooklyn Clark
N8URX WIRES-X
 443.7500 simplex DCS 754 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 68794 — Brooklyn, MI
40.6 KA8ZXX Pleasant Lake
KA8ZXX
 51.6200 -0.5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Pleasant Lake, MI
40.6 KA8HDY Jackson Ann
KA8HDY
 147.3600 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Jackson, MI
40.6 N8URW
Listed as N8URW-JACKSON,MI
 Jackson Dtwn
N8URW BM
 442.5000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312615 BrandMeister 312603 — Jackson, MI
40.6 WD8EEQ Jackson
WD8EEQ
 443.1750 +5 TSQL 77.0 FM (analog) — Jackson, MI
40.6 KA8YRL Jackson Ann
KA8YRL IRLP
 444.1750 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) IRLP 4463 — Jackson, MI
40.8 AA9JC Middlebury
AA9JC
 442.4750 +5 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Middlebury, IN
41.3 W8VY Paw Paw MSP
W8VY
 444.0750 +5 none D-STAR — Paw Paw, MI
42.0 N8JI Potterville
N8JI
 442.0250 +5 TSQL 173.8 FM (analog) — Potterville, MI
43.6 K8LRC Pioneer
K8LRC IRLP
 446.4000 simplex TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) IRLP 4394 — Pioneer, OH
43.8 KC8LMI Aurelius
KC8LMI
 443.8750 +5 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Aurelius, MI
44.9 N8GY BROOKLYN
N8GY AllStar
 438.7500 simplex TONE 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 68215 — BROOKLYN, MI
45.0 KD8UJM Cassopolis
KD8UJM Crossroad
 443.5500 +5 CC1 DMR Crossroads-DMR — Cassopolis, MI
45.1 N8GY Brooklyn
N8GY BM
 448.9000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312650 — Brooklyn, MI
45.1 N8GY Brooklyn
N8GY BM
 443.9000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312650 BrandMeister 314156 — Brooklyn, MI
45.2 AC8RC Allegan
AC8RC
 147.2400 +0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Allegan, MI
45.5 N8LWX Dimondale
N8LWX
 927.2250 -25 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Dimondale, MI
45.5 N9UV Dimondale
N9UV
 442.0500 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Dimondale, MI
46.0 KC8LMI Pleasant Lake
KC8LMI
 446.8000 simplex TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Pleasant Lake, MI
46.2 N8VPZ Cassopolis
N8VPZ
 146.9200 -0.6 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Cassopolis, MI
47.2 KE8ZLU Leslie
KE8ZLU BM
 434.0000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 320359102 — Leslie, MI
47.5 KC8LMI Pleasant Lake
KC8LMI
 224.1800 -1.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Pleasant Lake, MI
47.7 K8SN Lansing
K8SN AllStar
 444.9250 +5 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) AllStar 29096 EchoLink 3925 — Lansing, MI
48.8 W6GVS Dowagiac
W6GVS
 146.5000 +1 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Dowagiac, MI
48.8 WM8TG Grand Rapids
WM8TG
 442.5500 +5 none D-STAR — Grand Rapids, MI
48.8 K8SN Moline
K8SN BM
 442.2625 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312653 — Moline, MI
48.8 K8SN Moline
K8SN BM
 442.3875 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312653 — Moline, MI
48.8 N9QID Dowagiac
N9QID
 927.6875 -25 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Dowagiac, MI
49.3 WB8RJY Mason
WB8RJY
 51.7000 -0.5 TSQL 192.8 FM (analog) — Mason, MI
49.3 N8RJP Brooklyn
N8RJP AllStar
 444.7625 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 535291 — Brooklyn, MI
49.5 N9BCP Ligonier
N9BCP
 147.1500 +0.6 TSQL 97.4 FM (analog) — Ligonier, IN
49.6 K8BRC Bangor
K8BRC
 147.3600 +0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Bangor, MI
49.7 K9TSM Goshen
K9TSM
 146.8950 -0.6 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Goshen, IN
49.9 W8BCI Lansing
W8BCI
 444.1250 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) 🗓 3 nets 3 nets Lansing, MI
50.0 WM8TG Grand Rapids
WM8TG
 147.2900 +0.6 none D-STAR — Grand Rapids, MI
50.0 K8SN Moline
K8SN WIRES-X
 443.2250 +5 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 70701 — Moline, MI
50.0 N8JPR Moline Green Lk
N8JPR AllStar
 223.9200 -1.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) AllStar 47330 EchoLink 313649 — Moline, MI
50.0 K8SN Moline
K8SN AllStar
 442.1750 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar 27664 EchoLink 3925 IRLP 4168 AllStar 2324 — Moline, MI
34.0 KC9QDO offline Angola
KC9QDO IRLP
 147.1800 simplex TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) IRLP 4049 — Angola, IN
34.1 W8BMZ offline Nashville
W8BMZ
 146.5000 +1 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) — Nashville, MI
34.2 KC9QDO offline Angola
KC9QDO BM
 442.8750 +5 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 314759 — Angola, IN
36.2 WK8H offline Vermontville
WK8H IRLP
 446.2000 simplex TSQL 74.4 FM (analog) IRLP 4868 — Vermontville, MI
37.0 WD0JIM offline Jackson
WD0JIM IRLP
 445.1000 simplex TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) IRLP 4599 — Jackson, MI
38.9 K9CWM offline Pleasant Lake
K9CWM IRLP
 147.4300 simplex TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) IRLP 8891 — Pleasant Lake, IN
40.0 KB8POO offline Jackson
KB8POO BM
 145.1200 -0.6 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313385 — Jackson, MI
40.6 K4KWQ offline Jackson
K4KWQ AllStar
 444.9000 +5 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) EchoLink 810675 IRLP 4672 AllStar 2242 AllStar 2243 BrandMeister 313889 — Jackson, MI
42.2 W8GDS offline Glendale
W8GDS
 224.8400 -1.6 TONE 94.8 FM (analog) — Glendale, MI
43.2 N8VPZ offline Dowagiac
N8VPZ BM
 442.5125 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313287 — Dowagiac, MI
44.6 N8VPZ offline Cassopolis
N8VPZ
 443.5500 +5 CC1 DMR — Cassopolis, MI
48.8 K8MDE offline Dowagiac
K8MDE AllStar
 443.5000 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) AllStar 55952 — Dowagiac, MI
49.0 KA8VBR offline Bryan
KA8VBR BM
 443.2125 +5 CC2 DMR BrandMeister 314281 — Bryan, OH