N9TPB FCC License Search
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W8XW HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 1988 (38 yrs) W8XW since 2021 · previously K8CIT Hillman, MI Grid EN85ac LoTW user Heard on PSK Reporter by 25 29 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Dec 31, 2031. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Jan 1, 2034.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Aug 5, 2011 as previous call K8CIT · none yet as W8XW · not eQSL AG · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 W8XW has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Dec 13, 2021 · what was requested

Currently held by ARTHUR W HEFT · 3 holders on record

Current holder: ARTHUR W HEFT

Held W8XW Dec 31, 2021 → present · first licensed Jun 21, 1988 as K8CIT · 2 licenses · FRN 0002832368
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1958 as K8CIT, 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.

Previous holder: ERNEST J ANTCZAK

Held W8XW Oct 3, 2008 → Dec 10, 2019 · first licensed Apr 8, 1986 as NC8N · 5 licenses · FRN 0008534729
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1982 as N8CQE, 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.

Previous holder: HENRY J MARTIN

Held W8XW Aug 5, 1986 → Sep 13, 2006 · first licensed Aug 5, 1986 as W8XW · 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1934 as W8XW, 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.
W8XW 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 W8XW

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 13, 2021
Granted Dec 31, 2021
0009830311
 K8CIT · ARTHUR W HEFT · Amateur Extra
Attn: Arthur W. Heft · 22410 LAKE AVALON ROAD, HILLMAN, MI 49746
45.1023, -83.9343 (street) · Grid EN85ac · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W8XW ✓ Granted
 Granted
got W8XW
Filed Dec 1, 2021
Award date was Dec 19, 2021
0009815570
 K8CIT · ARTHUR W HEFT · Amateur Extra
Attn: Arthur W. Heft · 22410 LAKE AVALON ROAD, HILLMAN, MI 49746
45.1023, -83.9343 (street) · Grid EN85ac · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W8GM Held by David R Spaedt until Dec 21, 2031
 Dismissed
Filed Nov 24, 2021
Award date was Dec 12, 2021
0009809429
 K8CIT · ARTHUR W HEFT · Amateur Extra
Attn: Arthur W. Heft · 22410 LAKE AVALON ROAD, HILLMAN, MI 49746
45.1023, -83.9343 (street) · Grid EN85ac · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.N8TV Held by Cole J Alexander until Dec 14, 2031
 Dismissed
Filed Nov 4, 2021
Award date was Nov 22, 2021
0009785603
 K8CIT · ARTHUR W HEFT · Amateur Extra
Attn: Arthur W. Heft · 22410 LAKE AVALON ROAD, HILLMAN, MI 49746
45.1023, -83.9343 (street) · Grid EN85ac · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W8GG Held by Gregg C Mulder until Nov 19, 2031
 Dismissed
Filed Oct 22, 2021
Award date was Nov 9, 2021
0009766254
 K8CIT · ARTHUR W HEFT · Amateur Extra
22410 LAKE AVALON ROAD, HILLMAN, MI 49746
45.1023, -83.9343 (street) · Grid EN85ac · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W8MW Held by Michael J Wolthuis until Nov 6, 2031
 Dismissed
Filed Oct 21, 2021
Award date was Nov 8, 2021
0009762179
 K8CIT · ARTHUR W HEFT · Amateur Extra
22410 LAKE AVALON ROAD, HILLMAN, MI 49746
45.1023, -83.9343 (street) · Grid EN85ac · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W8MW Held by Michael J Wolthuis until Nov 6, 2031
 Dismissed
Filed Aug 25, 2021
Award date was Sep 12, 2021
0009680295
 K8CIT · ARTHUR W HEFT · Amateur Extra
Attn: Arthur W. Heft · 22410 LAKE AVALON ROAD, HILLMAN, MI 49746
45.1023, -83.9343 (street) · Grid EN85ac · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W8HG Held by Randall P Young until Sep 4, 2031
 Dismissed
Filed Aug 23, 2021
Award date was Sep 10, 2021
0009675711
 K8CIT · ARTHUR W HEFT · Amateur Extra
Attn: Arthur W. Heft · 22410 LAKE AVALON ROAD, HILLMAN, MI 49746
45.1023, -83.9343 (street) · Grid EN85ac · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W8HG Held by Randall P Young until Sep 4, 2031
 Dismissed
Filed Jul 30, 2020
Award date was Aug 17, 2020
0009167303
 K8CIT · ARTHUR W HEFT · Amateur Extra
Attn: Arthur W. Heft · 22410 LAKE AVALON ROAD, HILLMAN, MI 49746
45.1023, -83.9343 (street) · Grid EN85ac · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W8VH Held by JOHN S VANDER HEIDE JR until Dec 18, 2026
 Dismissed
Filed Nov 21, 2019
Award date was Dec 9, 2019
0008890330
 W8XW · ERNEST J ANTCZAK · Amateur Extra
9833 Key West Way, Discovery Bay, CA 94505
37.8713, -121.5970 (ZIP center) · Grid CM97eu · CQ 3 · ITU 6 · map ↗
1.NN6U Held by JOHN S OWENS until Jan 31, 2033
2.NV6I Held by SERGIO MONCADA until Feb 11, 2030
 Granted
Filed Sep 10, 2019
Award date was Sep 28, 2019
0008794481
 K8CIT · Arthur w Heft · Amateur Extra
Attn: Arthur W. Heft · 22410 Lake Avalon Rd, Hillman, MI 49746
45.1023, -83.9343 (street) · Grid EN85ac · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.K8EE Held by Piers P Ohanlon until Sep 28, 2029
 Dismissed

Others Requesting W8XW

18 applications listed W8XW as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #W8XWResult
Dec 20, 2021 Jan 7, 2022 N4AVA · Jayson Petsinger · WINTER GARDEN, FL 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Dec 17, 2021 Jan 4, 2022 KE8TAV · Xander Covington · Troy, OH 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Dec 15, 2021 Jan 2, 2022 KE8TAV · Xander W Covington · Troy, OH 1Not granted They got W8XWC (choice 3)
Dec 13, 2021 Dec 31, 2021 K8LBT · Dennis C Stuber · North Royalton, OH 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Dec 13, 2021 Dec 31, 2021 KD8GLV · Hideki Sugiura · St Louis, MI 2Dismissed Application dismissed
Dec 13, 2021 Dec 31, 2021 K8CIT · ARTHUR W HEFT · HILLMAN, MI 1Granted Granted this call
Dec 13, 2021 Dec 31, 2021 N7BLF · Brandon L Finney · Midland, MI 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Dec 13, 2021 Dec 31, 2021 KJ7RHK · Timothy E Garcia · Fallon, NV 1Not granted They got WW8U (choice 2)
Dec 13, 2021 Dec 31, 2021 KB8WJA · William J Alderisio · Troy, MI 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Dec 13, 2021 Dec 31, 2021 WX7S · STEPHEN W THOMAS · PROSPER, TX 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Dec 13, 2021 Dec 31, 2021 N8MUS · JONATHAN L GREENWOOD · Sault Sainte Marie, MI 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Dec 13, 2021 Dec 31, 2021 KN6PRQ · Joseph A Troiano · Sonoma, CA 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Aug 30, 2021 Sep 17, 2021 KE8SSM · Anthony Agurs · Hamilton, OH 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Sep 17, 2008 Oct 5, 2008 KD8JGJ · MORROW COUNTY ARES · MOUNT GILEAD, OH 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Sep 15, 2008 Oct 3, 2008 NC8N · ERNEST J ANTCZAK · Oakland, MI 1Granted Granted this call
Sep 11, 2008 Sep 29, 2008 WB8LBT · Dennis C Stuber · North Royalton, OH 1Not granted They got K8LBT (choice 2)
Feb 11, 2008 Feb 29, 2008 KD8EZG · Russell H Nutter · Marietta, OH 4Not granted They got W6XG (choice 12)
Feb 5, 2008 Feb 23, 2008 KD8GEN · Olley R Wise III · Mendon, MI 4Not granted They got N8SM (choice 11)

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📤 Heard by others PSK Reporter

Heard by 25 stations (89 reports) · last 67 min ago · CW, OLIVIA 8 · grid EN85AC
80m · 1440m · 2120m · 2
Farthest: ZL4YL, 8,471 miles on 40m CW (10 dB)
PSK Reporter map →

Repeaters within 50 Miles

29 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
10.8 K8PA Alpena Manning
K8PA EchoLink
 146.7600 -0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 571911 — Alpena, MI
22.8 WB8TQZ Rogers City
WB8TQZ
 147.0200 +0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Rogers City, MI
23.6 KD8AFY alpena Near Co
KD8AFY EchoLink
 446.0250 simplex TONE 123.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 203422 — alpena, MI
24.6 N8BIT Offline Alpena
N8BIT
 442.4750 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Alpena, MI
26.6 N9KOP Mio
N9KOP AllStar
 146.7000 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar 55672 EchoLink 780166 — Mio, MI
26.6 W8CMN Mio
W8CMN Mi5
 444.7000 +5 CC1 DMR Mi5 — Mio, MI
26.7 AD8DP Lewiston
AD8DP WIRES-X
 146.8000 -0.6 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 43148 — Lewiston, MI
32.5 K8DDX Mio
K8DDX
 444.9750 +5 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Mio, MI
32.5 N9KOP Mio
N9KOP BM
 145.3500 -0.6 none FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister TGIF — Mio, MI
33.9 WB8ZIR Barton City
WB8ZIR
 145.4900 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Barton City, MI
35.4 W8CCE Cheboygan
W8CCE AllStar
 146.7400 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar 567751 — Cheboygan, MI
35.9 N8JNA Gaylord
N8JNA WIRES-X
 147.1200 +0.6 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 21335 WIRES-X 93652 — Gaylord, MI
36.5 NM8RC Gaylord
NM8RC EchoLink
 146.8200 -0.6 TONE 118.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 728606 — Gaylord, MI
36.5 KD8QCC Gaylord
KD8QCC
 444.0375 +5 none D-STAR — Gaylord, MI
38.5 W8JJR Lincoln Lost Lk
W8JJR Mi5
 442.0125 +5 CC1 DMR Mi5 — Lincoln, MI
40.5 W8RPM Indian River
W8RPM AllStar
 442.8000 +5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 47884 — Indian River, MI
43.9 W8SZ Harrisville
W8SZ
 147.0400 +0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Harrisville, MI
44.9 K7IOU Gaylord
K7IOU IRLP
 224.7400 -1.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 22474 IRLP 3033 — Gaylord, MI
45.0 W8DMI Rose City
W8DMI
 145.1100 -0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Rose City, MI
45.0 NM8ES Elmira
NM8ES
 145.3200 -0.6 none D-STAR — Elmira, MI
45.0 NM8ES Elmira
NM8ES
 444.1125 +5 none D-STAR — Elmira, MI
46.6 N8RSH Lupton
N8RSH
 147.0800 +0.6 none FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Lupton, MI
47.7 W8FSM Alanson
W8FSM Mi5
 442.0875 +5 CC1 DMR Mi5 — Alanson, MI
47.7 KC8YGT Offline Alanson
KC8YGT AllStar
 443.2000 +5 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) AllStar 28265 EchoLink 662955 AllStar 28266 AllStar 620726 — Alanson, MI
48.5 W8NSA Petoskey
W8NSA AllStar
 442.6750 +5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar 27739 — Petoskey, MI
48.6 W8CCE Offline Mackinaw City
W8CCE
 444.3750 +5 CC? DMR — Mackinaw City, MI
48.6 W8CCE Petoskey
W8CCE BM
 443.3750 +5 none D-STAR (C4FM,DMR,DV,P25) TGIF BrandMeister — Petoskey, MI
48.6 W8CCE Petoskey
W8CCE AllStar
 145.1900 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar 567750 — Petoskey, MI
48.9 N8AHZ Grayling
N8AHZ WIRES-X
 145.1300 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 1 — Grayling, MI