N9TPB FCC License Search
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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)

WR8A HAM 📻 GMRS

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Also a GMRS licensee
Active until Sep 10, 2030 · same FCC Registration Number (FRN) · GMRS covers the licensee's immediate family
Amateur Extra class licensed since 2020 (6 yrs) WR8A since 2021 · previously KO4JEO Newberry, MI Grid EN76fm GMRS WRJJ493 7 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Mar 9, 2031. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Mar 10, 2033.

📬 QSL: no LoTW uploads on record · not eQSL AG · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 WR8A has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Feb 16, 2021 · what was requested

Currently held by Neil C Morey · 2 holders on record

Current holder: Neil C Morey

Held WR8A Mar 9, 2021 → present · first licensed Nov 13, 2020 as KO4JEO · 2 licenses · FRN 0029961984

Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.

Previous holder: Edward M Garner

Held WR8A Apr 11, 1989 → Feb 12, 2019 · first licensed Apr 11, 1989 as WR8A · 1 license · FRN 0018292144

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.
Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.
WR8A 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.

Vanity Applications Filed by WR8A

Calls this licensee has asked the FCC for, newest first, in their order of preference. The FCC processes applications 18 days after filing; "likely award" is our estimate from every pending application in filing order.

Filed · AwardApplicantRequested (in order)Status
Filed Feb 16, 2021
Granted Mar 9, 2021
0009355896
KO4JEO · Neil C Morey · Amateur Extra
PO Box 41776, Nashville, TN 37204
36.1067, -86.7746 (ZIP center) · Grid EM66oc · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.WN8M Held by NATHAN G MIERAS until Mar 9, 2031
2.WR8A ✓ Granted
3.NK8J Held by John E Whitt 736 until Oct 5, 2031
4.W4US Held by FRED M LOMAX IV until Mar 9, 2031
5.KU4D Held by STEVEN N KAPP until Mar 2, 2031
6.KR1B Held by Lester S Hazen until Mar 30, 2031
7.K1KU Held by ARIEL MARTINEZ GIL until Mar 9, 2031
8.KM1X Held by Kevin Paquette until Apr 21, 2033
9.KG1B Held by Kenneth G Barefield until Mar 9, 2031
10.KZ1H Held by HARRY M MILLER JR until Mar 9, 2031
11.WQ1X Held by SEAN M FOLEY until Aug 30, 2034
12.KZ1S Held by Steven K Lamoreaux until Apr 6, 2031
13.WQ1Q Held by Rocco Quattrucci until Mar 9, 2031
14.WE1W Held by James R Dennis II until Mar 9, 2031
15.WB1L Held by JEFFREY M BLACKMON until Mar 9, 2031
16.W1AU Held by Richard J Araya until Mar 9, 2031
17.WO1Z Held by ROBERT TOOLEY JR until Mar 9, 2031
18.KW1E Held by Bob Cullum until Mar 9, 2031
19.K1TG Held by Yettive S Crestohl until Mar 9, 2031
20.N1OX Held by Harry R Hill Sr until Mar 9, 2031
21.N1MQ Held by SUPRIYO B CHATTERJEE until Mar 9, 2031
22.WX1D Held by Benjamin J Badyk until Mar 9, 2031
23.WO1Q Held by Shinji Tomida until May 14, 2031
24.N1TR Held by Gregory J Zborowski until Jul 26, 2034
25.WV1D Held by Patrick J Clifford until Mar 9, 2031
Granted
got WR8A

Others Requesting WR8A

7 applications listed WR8A as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #WR8AResult
Feb 18, 2021 Mar 8, 2021 KD8KTF · William R Allen · Livonia, MI 1Not granted They got AD8WA (choice 2)
Feb 17, 2021 Mar 7, 2021 AD8GW · Robert D DeSonia · Beavercreek, OH 4Not granted They got WS8M (choice 2)
Feb 16, 2021 Mar 6, 2021 N4MIL · Harry R Hill Sr · Bluff City, TN 11Not granted They got N1OX (choice 2)
Feb 16, 2021 Mar 6, 2021 KO4JEO · Neil C Morey · Nashville, TN 2Granted Granted this call
Feb 16, 2021 Mar 6, 2021 KJ7SAB · ROBERT TOOLEY JR · WEST RICHLAND, WA 11Not granted They got WO1Z (choice 2)
Feb 16, 2021 Mar 6, 2021 KI5HHZ · BILLY L POWELL JR · NEW WAVERLY, TX 2Not granted They got K1DH (choice 1)
Jan 25, 2021 Feb 12, 2021 KC8CJG · GEORGE S EMERSON JR · PORT HURON, MI 2Dismissed Application dismissed

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WR8A in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WR8A beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

📻 GMRS Repeaters within 50 Miles

1 on the air or of unknown status, closest first · map these & export for a GMRS radio →

MilesChannelOutputTone inOwnerLocationAccessStatus
11RP18462.625141.3 WRCU779 Newberry, MI OpenOn the air

Repeaters within 50 Miles

7 repeaters within 50 miles of this ZIP code, most active first · sort: closest · most active · map these & export for a radio →

● confirmed on the air · ● probably · ● reported off the air · ● unknown · ◉ this license · ring = 50 miles · center is the ZIP code (approximate) · click a dot for the repeater's page
● confirmed on the air · ● probably · ● reported off the air · no dot = unknown (hover a dot for the evidence)
MilesCallNameOutputOffsetToneModeNetworksActivityLocation
5.5 W8NBY Pine Stump Junct
W8NBY
147.0900 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Pine Stump Junction, MI
13.7 W8NBY Newberry
W8NBY EchoLink
146.6100 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 240336 — Newberry, MI
22.2 W8NBY Engadine
W8NBY
147.3900 +0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Engadine, MI
24.3 KC8BAN Offline Grand Marais
KC8BAN AllStar
147.1950 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 48579 EchoLink 420942 — Grand Marais, MI
27.4 W8NBY Engadine
W8NBY
444.0375 +5 none D-STAR — Engadine, MI
27.9 W8EUP Strongs McNearny
W8EUP
147.3300 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Strongs, MI
39.2 W8VPC Central Lake
W8VPC
443.2250 +5 CC? DMR — Central Lake, MI