N9TPB FCC License Search
🕒 FCC license data updated today 7:15 am CDT (FCC files through Oct 5, 2026) · next update today 8:30 am CDT
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

WV8DES HAM 📻 GMRS

📻
Also a GMRS licensee
WRQU349
Active until May 10, 2032 · same FCC Registration Number (FRN) · GMRS covers the licensee's immediate family
General class licensed since 2006 (20 yrs) WV8DES since 2021 · previously KD8EBL Grafton, WV grid EM99wj GMRS WRQU349 95 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through May 22, 2031. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests May 23, 2033.

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

📝 WV8DES has filed vanity applications before — latest filed May 17, 2021 · what was requested

Currently held by David E Shaver · 1 holder on record

Current holder: David E Shaver

Held WV8DES May 22, 2021 → present · first licensed Jul 31, 2006 as KD8EBL · 2 licenses · FRN 0014907281

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

Vanity applications filed by WV8DES

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 May 17, 2021
Granted May 22, 2021
0009553545
 KD8EBL · David E Shaver · General
Attn: David Shaver · 5969 Beverly Pike, Grafton, WV 26354
39.3879, -80.1527 (street) · Grid EM99wj · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.WV8DES ✓ granted
 Dismissed
got WV8DES
Filed May 4, 2021
Granted May 22, 2021
0009537422
 KD8EBL · David E Shaver · General
Attn: David Shaver · 5969 Beverly Pike, Grafton, WV 26354
39.3879, -80.1527 (street) · Grid EM99wj · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.WV8DES ✓ granted
2.WV8DS held
 Granted
got WV8DES

Others requesting WV8DES

2 applications listed WV8DES as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
May 17, 2021 Jun 4, 2021 KD8EBL · David E Shaver · Grafton, WV 1Dismissed
May 4, 2021 May 22, 2021 KD8EBL · David E Shaver · Grafton, WV 1Granted

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WV8DES in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WV8DES beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

📻 GMRS repeaters within 50 miles

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

MilesChannelOutputTone inOwnerLocationAccessStatus
6RP18462.625141.3 WSBB248 Fairmont, WV OpenOn the air
6RP16462.575136.5 WSJX263 Fairmont, WV OpenOn the air

Repeaters within 50 miles

95 repeaters within 50 miles of this address, closest 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 · 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
4.1 KD8FDD Grafton Valley
KD8FDD AllStar
 443.1500 +5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar 687782 — Grafton, WV
4.3 KD8FDD Fairmont
KD8FDD AllStar
 441.7750 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar 518582 AllStar 687781 AllStar 687780 — Fairmont, WV
5.2 W8SP Fairmont VF SP
W8SP
 145.3500 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Fairmont, WV
6.2 N8OYY Fairmont
N8OYY WIRES-X
 147.2100 +0.6 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 33766 — Fairmont, WV
6.7 W8SP Fairmont
W8SP
 443.8750 +5 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Fairmont, WV
7.8 W8SLH Grafton
W8SLH
 147.3750 +0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Grafton, WV
8.9 W8SLH Bridgeport
W8SLH
 147.1200 +0.6 TONE 118.8 FM (analog) — Bridgeport, WV
9.8 KD8FDD Fairmont Bunners
KD8FDD AllStar
 147.3300 +0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar 2198 AllStar 65861 — Fairmont, WV
12.4 WV8IRD Clarksburg
WV8IRD
 440.7350 in 146.5200 DCS 343 FM (analog) — Clarksburg, WV
12.4 WV8IRD Clarksburg
WV8IRD
 147.4750 simplex none FM (analog) — Clarksburg, WV
12.6 N8FMD Clarksburg
N8FMD
 146.6850 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Clarksburg, WV
12.6 WV8HC Clarksburg
WV8HC
 147.1650 +0.6 TONE 91.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Clarksburg, WV
12.6 N8FMD Clarksburg
N8FMD
 147.2100 +0.6 Fusion (C4FM) — Clarksburg, WV
12.6 N8FMD Clarksburg
N8FMD
 444.1750 +5 Fusion (C4FM) — Clarksburg, WV
12.7 KD8TC Stonewood
KD8TC
 443.2750 +5 TONE 91.5 FM (analog) — Stonewood, WV
16.2 KD8YNY Morgantown
KD8YNY BM
 441.9250 +5 CC1 DMR (C4FM,DMR) BrandMeister 315414 — Morgantown, WV
16.3 KB8KJB Mannington
KB8KJB BM
 448.3650 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 322447901 — Mannington, WV
17.4 KF8LO Philippi
KF8LO
 145.1500 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Philippi, WV
19.0 N8OZY Morgantown
N8OZY WIRES-X
 444.7000 +5 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 35616 — Morgantown, WV
19.7 W8MWA Morgantown
W8MWA
 444.7000 +5 Fusion (C4FM) — Morgantown, WV
20.2 W8CUL Morgantown WVU
W8CUL
 146.7600 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Morgantown, WV
20.2 W8CUL Morgantown WVU
W8CUL
 444.8000 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Morgantown, WV
20.2 W8CUL Morgantown WVU
W8CUL BM
 440.6375 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310796 — Morgantown, WV
21.5 K8DCA West Union
K8DCA
 146.9550 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — West Union, WV
21.8 N8OYY Rowlesburg Top
N8OYY
 146.8200 -0.6 TSQL 91.5 FM (analog) — Rowlesburg, WV
26.3 K1WV Buckhannon Mtn
K1WV
 146.6100 -0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Buckhannon, WV
27.5 N8ZAR Buckhannon
N8ZAR
 53.1100 -1 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Buckhannon, WV
27.5 W8LD Buckhannon W
W8LD EchoLink
 145.4100 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 414798 — Buckhannon, WV
27.5 KF8LO Buckhannon
KF8LO
 146.8500 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Buckhannon, WV
27.5 W8LD Buckhannon
W8LD BM
 442.6750 +5 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 311027 — Buckhannon, WV
27.5 N8ZAR Buckhannon
N8ZAR AllStar
 444.2500 +5 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar 42546 EchoLink 467292 — Buckhannon, WV
27.5 KX8T Buckhannon
KX8T
 145.2500 -0.6 none FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Buckhannon, WV
27.6 KX8T Morgantown Sand
KX8T
 53.3500 -1 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Morgantown, WV
27.6 KX8T Belington
KX8T TGIF
 444.3500 +5 CC1 DMR TGIF — Belington, WV
27.8 N3CRK Point Marion
N3CRK
 443.6750 +5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Point Marion, PA
27.8 N3CRK Point Marion
N3CRK
 224.5000 -1.6 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) — Point Marion, PA
28.2 KC8JDC Buckhannon
KC8JDC BM
 434.1500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315424202 — Buckhannon, WV
28.3 KE8QWO Weston
KE8QWO BM
 442.8500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 317685001 — Weston, WV
29.2 K8CTB Buckhannon
K8CTB BM
 439.4500 in 430.4500 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 319850701 — Buckhannon, WV
29.7 K8MCR Morgantown Sand
K8MCR EchoLink
 146.9250 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 375539 — Morgantown, WV
29.7 KX8T Morgantown Sand
KX8T
 147.0750 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Morgantown, WV
29.7 K8MCR Morgantown Chest
K8MCR
 442.6000 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Morgantown, WV
29.7 W8MWA Morgantown WVPM
W8MWA
 145.4300 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Morgantown, WV
30.8 N8ZAR Buckhannon
N8ZAR
 147.0300 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Buckhannon, WV
31.1 KX8T Belington
KX8T AllStar
 145.2300 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar 42644 — Belington, WV
31.8 K3PSP Waynesburg
K3PSP EchoLink
 147.3150 +0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 951707 — Waynesburg, PA
32.3 KD8MIV Parsons
KD8MIV WIRES-X
 145.3700 -0.6 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 55461 — Parsons, WV
32.6 KC8KCI Terra Alta
KC8KCI
 147.0000 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net Terra Alta, WV
32.9 N8MIN Weston Sugar
N8MIN
 145.3900 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Weston, WV
33.1 KC8TAI Bruceton Mills
KC8TAI BM
 444.5625 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315410 — Bruceton Mills, WV
35.8 AB8E Elkins
AB8E BM
 146.8650 -0.6 CC1 DMR (C4FM,DMR) BrandMeister 313783 — Elkins, WV
35.9 WV8ZH Elkins
WV8ZH
 53.0300 -1 TONE 162.2 FM (analog) — Elkins, WV
35.9 KF8LO Elkins
KF8LO
 145.2100 -0.6 TONE 162.2 FM (analog) — Elkins, WV
35.9 KF8LO Elkins
KF8LO
 146.7450 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Elkins, WV
35.9 NE8W Elkins
NE8W
 146.7750 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Elkins, WV
35.9 KD8JCS Elkins Rich Mtn
KD8JCS AllStar
 442.1000 +5 TONE 162.2 FM (analog) AllStar 42648 — Elkins, WV
35.9 N8RLR Elkins
N8RLR
 444.8500 +5 TONE 162.2 FM (analog) — Elkins, WV
37.3 AB8E Elkins
AB8E BM
 444.9875 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313368 — Elkins, WV
37.3 AB8E
Listed as AB8E REPEATER
 Elkins Rich Mtn
AB8E BM
 442.9875 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313368 — Elkins, WV
37.5 KC8FZH Cameron Ridge
KC8FZH
 146.9100 -0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Cameron, WV
38.0 KC8FZH Saint Joseph
KC8FZH
 147.3600 +0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Saint Joseph, WV
38.2 KC8FZH Saint Joseph
KC8FZH
 444.8750 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Saint Joseph, WV
38.4 W8OO Crawford Union
W8OO
 145.1300 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Crawford, WV
38.8 W8OO Crawford Union
W8OO
 147.0600 +0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Crawford, WV
39.9 KB3AVZ Oakland
KB3AVZ
 146.7000 -0.6 TONE 173.8 FM (analog) — Oakland, MD
39.9 KB3AVZ Oakland
KB3AVZ
 444.2750 +5 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) — Oakland, MD
39.9 N3OVP East Monongahela
N3OVP
 223.9000 -1.6 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) — East Monongahela, PA
39.9 W3CSL East Monongahela
W3CSL
 442.4250 +5 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) — East Monongahela, PA
40.0 NI3N Uniontown
NI3N BM
 446.5000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 320480503 — Uniontown, PA
40.9 KX8T Davis
KX8T
 147.1350 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Davis, WV
41.5 KF8LL New Martinsville
KF8LL
 146.9850 -0.6 none FM (analog) — New Martinsville, WV
42.1 W3PIE Hopwood Summit
W3PIE WIRES-X
 443.7500 +5 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 60328 WIRES-X 50328 — Hopwood, PA
42.3 WA3UVV Uniontown
WA3UVV
 442.0250 +5 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Uniontown, PA
42.9 WB8CSW Hannibal
WB8CSW
 147.2400 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Hannibal, OH
43.1 W3PIE Hopwood Summit
W3PIE
 147.0450 +0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Hopwood, PA
44.2 WV8RAG Pennsboro
WV8RAG
 147.3000 +0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Pennsboro, WV
44.2 WB8NSL Pennsboro
WB8NSL
 442.8500 +5 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Pennsboro, WV
46.2 KB8NUF Oakland ER Rd
KB8NUF
 146.8050 -0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Oakland, MD
46.4 KD2QAR Swanton
KD2QAR AllStar
 443.0000 +5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar 650520 — Swanton, MD
46.4 KD8OHG Mill Creek
KD8OHG EchoLink
 146.5800 simplex TONE 103.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 991710 — Mill Creek, WV
47.5 N8MIN Harmon
N8MIN
 146.6400 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Harmon, WV
48.3 KA8ZXP Glenville
KA8ZXP
 444.3250 +5 none FM (analog) — Glenville, WV
48.6 K3PSP Scenery Hill
K3PSP EchoLink
 147.2850 +0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 951707 — Scenery Hill, PA
48.8 KA3FLU California
KA3FLU
 145.1100 -0.6 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) — California, PA
49.2 WB8WV Glenville
WB8WV
 145.2900 -0.6 TSQL 91.5 FM (analog) — Glenville, WV
49.2 KC8FZH Moundsville Gran
KC8FZH WIRES-X
 146.7150 -0.6 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 51574 — Moundsville, WV
49.2 KC8FZH Moundsville Gran
KC8FZH
 441.9500 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Moundsville, WV
49.2 KC8FZH Moundsville Gran
KC8FZH
 444.0750 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Moundsville, WV
49.3 WV8ZH Dry Fork
WV8ZH
 29.6400 -0.1 TONE 162.2 FM (analog) — Dry Fork, WV
7.8 W8SLH offline Grafton
W8SLH
 444.7500 +5 TONE 118.8 FM (analog) — Grafton, WV
27.9 KX8T offline Belington
KX8T TGIF
 442.3500 +5 CC1 DMR TGIF — Belington, WV
29.4 K8NR offline Buckhannon
K8NR IRLP
 446.1500 simplex TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) IRLP 4472 — Buckhannon, WV
29.4 N8MIN offline Weston
N8MIN
 443.9750 +5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Weston, WV
31.8 KB3CXQ offline Aurora
KB3CXQ IRLP
 146.4100 simplex TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) IRLP 8051 — Aurora, WV
32.3 KD8MIV offline Parsons
KD8MIV
 444.6750 +5 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Parsons, WV