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WB4EUG HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Aug 27, 2019.
2x3 call: any licensee can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Not currently held
· 1 holder on record
· available since Aug 27, 2019
Previous holder: JAMES L PAINTER
Held WB4EUG Nov 30, 1984 → Aug 26, 2017
· first licensed Nov 30, 1984 as WB4EUG
· 2 licenses · FRN 0016241499 📖 In the printed callbooks since 1971 as WB4EUG, before the FCC's online records
KB8AAActiveAdvanced · vanityAug 26, 2017 → expires Aug 26, 2027
Licensee
JAMES L PAINTER
Address
Attn: James Painter 3111 LAKE HILL RD METAMORA, MI 48455
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.
Seen Apr 21, 1996 → Apr 17, 2003 · 14 discs WB4EUG
· Advanced · issued Apr 10, 1996, expires Apr 10, 2006
JAMES L. PAINTER
3111 LAKE HILL RD, METAMORA, MI 48455
Seen Sep 9, 1993 → Oct 26, 1995 · 5 discs WB4EUG
· Advanced · issued Nov 30, 1984, expires Nov 30, 1994
JAMES L PAINTER
34920 BRIDGEMAN AVE, FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48024
Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.
Seen Nov 7, 2004 → Oct 4, 2026 · 68 snapshots · as WB4EUG
JAMES L PAINTER
3111 LAKE HILL RD, METAMORA, MI 48455
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.
1980 · 1 edition WB4EUG · class A
James L Painter 34910 Bridgeman Ave, Farmington Hills, MI 48024 Winter 1980 p.409
1979 · 1 edition WB4EUG · class A
Jin L Pailier Box Lon, Highlands, NC 28741 Winter 1979 p.391
1975 → 1978 · 4 editions WB4EUG · class A
Jim L Painter Box, 1077, Highlands 28741 Nc Winter 1975 p.241, Winter 1976 p.246, Winter 1977 p.260, Winter 1978 p.361
1973 → 1974 · 2 editions WB4EUG · class A
Jim L Painter Gen Del, Highlands 28741 Nc Winter 1973 p.245, 1974 p.220
1972 · 1 edition WB4EUG · class A
Jim L·painter G~n Del, Highlands 28741 Nc Winter 1972 p.245
1971 · 2 editions WB4EUG · class A
Jim L Painter Gen Del, Highlands Winter 1971 p.241, Fall 1971 p.243
1969 · 1 edition WB4EUG · class A
J Im L P A I N T E R 2550 Ne 27th A V » F T Lauderdale Fl Summer 1969 p.244
None · 1 edition WB4EUG · class A
James L Painter 34920 Bridgeman Ave, Farmington Hills Mi None p.359
None · 1 edition WB4EUG · class A
Jim L Painter Gen Del, Highlands None p.220
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WB4EUG in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WB4EUG beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.