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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)
WB8AKR HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Oct 17, 1999.
2x3 call: any licensee can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Not currently held
· 1 holder on record
· available since Oct 17, 1999
Previous holder: ROBERT L PAYNE
Held WB8AKR Jul 26, 1985 → Oct 16, 1997
· first licensed Jul 26, 1985 as WB8AKR
· 2 licenses · FRN 0003249158 📖 In the printed callbooks since 1970 as WB8AKR, before the FCC's online records
📦 Moved: , None → Belington, WV
W8RYBExpiredAdvanced · vanityOct 16, 1997 → Oct 16, 2017 (expired)
WB8AKRCanceledAdvancedJul 26, 1985 → Oct 16, 1997 (canceled)
Licensee
ROBERT L PAYNE
Address
Last granted
Effective
Last action
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.
Seen Mar 9, 1998 → Apr 17, 2003 · 11 discs W8RYB
· Advanced · issued Oct 16, 1997, expires Oct 16, 2007
· previously WB8AKR
ROBERT L. PAYNE
RT 2 BOX 123, BELINGTON, WV 26250
Seen Oct 26, 1995 → Apr 4, 1997 · 4 discs WB8AKR
· Advanced · issued Jun 15, 1995, expires Jun 15, 2005
ROBERT L PAYNE
RT 2 BOX 123, BELINGTON, WV 26250
Seen Sep 9, 1993 → May 12, 1995 · 4 discs WB8AKR
· Advanced · issued Jul 26, 1985, expires Jul 26, 1995
ROBERT L PAYNE
RT 2, BELINGTON, WV 26250
Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.
Seen Nov 7, 2004 → Nov 1, 2026 · 52 snapshots · as WB8AKR
ROBERT L PAYNE
Seen Nov 7, 2004 → Nov 1, 2026 · 52 snapshots · as W8RYB
ROBERT L PAYNE
RT 2 BOX 123, BELINGTON, WV 26250
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.
1994 → 1995 · 2 editions WB8AKR · class A
Robert L Payne Rt 2, Belinqton, WV 26250 1994 p.1426, Winter 1995 p.1524
1992 · 1 edition WB8AKR · class A
Robert L Payne Rt 1, Belington, WV 16150 1992 p.1233
1988 → 1991 · 2 editions WB8AKR · class A
Robert L Payne Rt 2, Belington, WV 26250 Winter 1988 p.1056, Winter 1991 p.1182
1986 · 1 edition WB8AKR · class A
Robert L Payne Rt 1, Belington . Wv 1b150 Winter 1986 p.1008
1983 → 1984 · 2 editions WB8AKR · class A
Robert L Payne Rt 2, Belington, WV 26250 Winter 1983 p.961, Winter 1984 p.1001
1979 · 1 edition WB8AKR · class A
Robert L Payne Rfd 2, Belinfltongton, WV 26250 Winter 1979 p.835
1978 · 1 edition WB8AKR · class A
Robert L Payne E, Rfd 2, Ington, WV 26250 Winter 1978 p.771
1976 · 1 edition WB8AKR · class A
Robert L Payne Rfd 2, Belington 26250 Wv Winter 1976 p.510
1970 → 1974 · 4 editions WB8AKR · class A
Robert L Payne Rfd 3, Belington 16150 'in Spring 1970 p.497, Winter 1972 p.503, Winter 1973 p.503, 1974 p.473
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WB8AKR in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WB8AKR beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.