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, WI · old CB calls like KHC1939 or 18Q3518 (1962–63 CB call books) · (205) 546-1767 (1990s CB directory phones)WB8WLW HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Apr 5, 2018.
2x3 call: any licensee can request it.
1 pending application already lists it (first filed Oct 6, 2026) — see requests.
📬 QSL: no LoTW uploads on record · not eQSL AG · QRZ · HamQTH
Not currently held · 1 holder on record · available since Apr 5, 2018
Previous holder: FREDERICK S RULAND
Held WB8WLW Mar 11, 1986 → Apr 4, 2016
· first licensed Mar 11, 1986 as WB8WLW
· 1 license · FRN 0014826242
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1979 as WB8WLW, before the FCC's online records
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- Licensee
- FREDERICK S RULAND
- Address
- Attn: Frederick Ruland
PO Box 341
822 Echo Street
Malta, OH 43758
- FRN
- 0014826242
- Last granted
- Apr 4, 2006
- Effective
- Apr 4, 2006
- Last action
- Apr 5, 2018
FCC actions (3)
- Apr 5, 2018 — License expired LIEXP
- Apr 4, 2006 — License renewed LIREN
- Mar 21, 2006 — FCC action ESCFRN
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 Apr 21, 1996 → Apr 17, 2003 · 14 discs
WB8WLW · General · issued Mar 14, 1996, expires Mar 14, 2006
FREDERICK S. RULAND
15 W MILL ST, PATASKALA, OH 43062 - Seen Sep 9, 1993 → Oct 26, 1995 · 5 discs
WB8WLW · General · issued Mar 11, 1986, expires Mar 11, 1996
FREDERICK S RULAND
3520 KIRKWOOD RD, COLUMBUS, OH 43227
Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.
WB8WLW 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.
- 1994 · 1 edition
WB8WLW · class G
Frederick S Ruland
3520 Kirkwood Rd, Columbus, OH 43227
1994 p.1556 - 1987 · 1 edition
WB8WLW · class N
Robert R Rosson
216 Let St, Fulton
Winter 1987 p.101 - 1986 · 1 edition
WB8WLW · class G
Frederick S Ruland
3510 Kirkwood Rd, Columbus, OH 43117
Winter 1986 p.1110 - None → 1985 · 7 editions
WB8WLW · class G
Frederick S Ruland
3520 Kirkwood Rd, Columbus, OH 43227
None p.985, Winter 1979 p.417, Winter 1980 p.983, 1981 p.921, Winter 1983 p.1064, Winter 1984 p.1108, Winter 1985 p.1112
Others Requesting WB8WLW
1 application listed WB8WLW as a choice, newest first.
| Filed | Award | Applicant | Choice # | WB8WLW | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 24, 2026 (on or after) | N8XPA · SHANE F RULAND · Galena, OH | 1 | Pending | Pending |
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WB8WLW in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WB8WLW beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.