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WD8MKC HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Aug 7, 2013.
2x3 call: any licensee can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Not currently held
· 1 holder on record
· available since Aug 7, 2013
Previous holder: THOMAS V BRIGGS
Held WD8MKC May 14, 1991 → Aug 6, 2011
· first licensed May 14, 1991 as WD8MKC
· 2 licenses · FRN 0003107208 📖 In the printed callbooks since 1980 as WD8MKC, before the FCC's online records
W5MKCActiveAmateur Extra · vanityAug 6, 2011 → expires Aug 6, 2031
Licensee
THOMAS V BRIGGS
Address
Attn: Thomas V. Briggs 4706 27th Ave. NE Rio Rancho, NM 87144
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 13, 2001 → Apr 17, 2003 · 5 discs WD8MKC
· Advanced · issued Feb 27, 2001, expires May 14, 2011
THOMAS V. BRIGGS
317 KELLY WAY, BELLEFONTAINE, OH 43311
Seen Sep 9, 1993 → Oct 31, 2000 · 14 discs WD8MKC
· Advanced · issued May 14, 1991, expires May 14, 2001
THOMAS V. BRIGGS
317 KELLY WAY, BELLEFONTAINE, OH 43311
Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.
Seen Oct 17, 2011 → Oct 11, 2026 · 94 snapshots · as WD8MKC
THOMAS V BRIGGS
4706 27th Ave. NE, Rio Rancho, NM 87144
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 WD8MKC · class A
Thomas V Briggs 317 Kelly Way, Bellefontaine, OH 43311 1994 p.1499
1983 · 1 edition WD8MKC · class A
Michael E Mc Carville 523 Davis St, Kalamazoo, MI 48906 Winter 1983 p.1026
1980 → 1982 · 2 editions WD8MKC · class G
Thomas V Briggs 1067 Pembrook Rd, Cleveland Heights ., OH 44121 Winter 1980 p.948, Winter 1982 p.995
None · 1 edition WD8MKC · class A
Thomas V Bri Ms 1067 Pembrook Rd, Cleveland Heights Oh Wabmlx G Stephen J Best, 4841 Nelda Dr, Austell, GA 30001 None p.947
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WD8MKC in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WD8MKC beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.