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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)
WD8BPG HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Jul 15, 2000.
2x3 call: any licensee can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Not currently held
· 1 holder on record
· available since Jul 15, 2000
Previous holder:
Held WD8BPG → Jul 14, 1998
· first licensed as WD8BPG
· 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)
WD8BPGCanceledClub / other → Jul 14, 1998 (canceled)
Licensee
Address
Last granted
Effective
Last action
Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.
Seen Nov 7, 2004 → Oct 18, 2026 · 50 snapshots · as WD8BPG
Earlier Holders
WD8BPG in the 1993–2003 Callbooks
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 Sep 9, 1993 → Mar 9, 1998 · 9 discs WD8BPG
· General · issued May 19, 1987, expires May 19, 1997
THOMAS C MEGARGLE
220 S DOUGLAS ST, BRONSON, MI 49028
WD8BPG 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.
1997 · 1 edition WD8BPG · class G
Thomas C Me9argle 110 S Douglas St, Bronson Ml 4902b 1997 p.1677
1995 · 1 edition WD8BPG · class G
Thomas C Me~argle 110 S Oo09las T, Bronson Ml 49018 1995 p.1564
None → 1994 · 10 editions WD8BPG · class G
Thomas C Megargle 220 S Douglas St, Bronson None p.890, Winter 1979 p.336, Winter 1980 p.897, 1981 p.834, Winter 1982 p.938, Winter 1983 p.969, Winter 1986 p.1013, Winter 1989 p.1079, Winter 1990 p.1095, 1994 p.1433
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WD8BPG in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WD8BPG beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.