N9TPB FCC License Search
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WV8RKO HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 2000 (26 yrs) WV8RKO since 2020 · previously AE8RO, WD8RKO, KD4KST Smithers, WV grid EM98ie LoTW user 99 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through May 15, 2030. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests May 16, 2032.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Oct 28, 2018 as previous call AE8RO · none yet as WV8RKO · not eQSL AG · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 WV8RKO has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Apr 27, 2020 · what was requested

Currently held by Roger K O'Dell Sr. · 1 holder on record

Current holder: Roger K O'Dell Sr.

Held WV8RKO May 15, 2020 → present · first licensed Nov 7, 2000 as KD4KST · 5 licenses · FRN 0004116281

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

Vanity applications filed by WV8RKO

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 Apr 27, 2020
Granted Mar 31, 2017
0009057218
 AE8RO · Roger K O'Dell Sr. · Amateur Extra
PO Box 706 · 255 Kanawha Ave., Apt. 20, Smithers, WV 25186
38.1740, -81.2975 (ZIP center) · Grid EM98ie · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.WV8RKO ✓ granted
 Granted
got WV8RKO
Filed Nov 27, 2017
Granted Dec 15, 2017
0008008291
 WV8RKO · Roger K O'Dell Sr. · Amateur Extra
Attn: Roger K O'Dell Sr. · PO Box 706 · 255 Kanawha Ave., Apt. 20, Smithers, WV 25186
38.1740, -81.2975 (ZIP center) · Grid EM98ie · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.AE8RO ✓ granted
2.AD8RO held
 Granted
got AE8RO
Filed Mar 13, 2017
Granted Mar 31, 2017
0007695864
 WD8RKO · ROGER K O'Dell Sr. · Technician
Attn: Roger K. O'Dell Sr. · PO Box 706 · 255 Kanawha Ave., Apartment 20, SMITHERS, WV 25186
38.1740, -81.2975 (ZIP center) · Grid EM98ie · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.WV8RKO ✓ granted
2.KB8RKO available
3.KC8RKO available
4.KD8RKO available
5.KE8RKO held
 Granted
got WV8RKO
Filed Feb 15, 2017
Granted Mar 7, 2017
0007663735
 KD4KST · ROGER K ODell · Technician
Attn: Roger ODell · PO Box 706 · 255 Kanawha Ave., Apartment 20, SMITHERS, WV 25186
38.1740, -81.2975 (ZIP center) · Grid EM98ie · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W8RKO held
2.WD8RKO ✓ granted
3.KD8RKO available
 Granted
got WD8RKO

Others requesting WV8RKO

2 applications listed WV8RKO as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
Apr 27, 2020 May 15, 2020 AE8RO · Roger K O'Dell Sr. · Smithers, WV 1Granted
Mar 13, 2017 Mar 31, 2017 WD8RKO · ROGER K O'Dell Sr. · SMITHERS, WV 1Granted

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WV8RKO in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WV8RKO beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 miles

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

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MilesCallNameOutputOffsetToneModeNetworksActivityLocation
5.6 KC8OGK Ansted
KC8OGK BM
 444.2750 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 315405 — Ansted, WV
10.0 KC8CSE Ansted Gauley
KC8CSE EchoLink
 146.7900 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 984645 — Ansted, WV
13.0 KC8NDZ Charleston
KC8NDZ IRLP
 145.4300 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) IRLP 4873 — Charleston, WV
14.7 KA8VIV Charleston
KA8VIV BM
 440.8500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3220855 — Charleston, WV
15.5 W8VT Oak Hill
W8VT AllStar
 443.8000 +5 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) AllStar 27849 — Oak Hill, WV
15.7 N8FWL Beckley WTE 60
N8FWL
 145.2300 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Beckley, WV
16.9 WB8CQV Hernshaw Charles
WB8CQV
 146.8200 -0.6 TSQL 203.5 FM (analog) — Hernshaw, WV
16.9 WB8CQV Hernshaw
WB8CQV
 444.7000 +5 TONE 203.5 FM (analog) — Hernshaw, WV
18.5 WB8YST Charleston
WB8YST IRLP
 145.4300 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) EchoLink 257964 IRLP 4873 WIRES-X 40446 — Charleston, WV
18.5 WB8YST Charleston
WB8YST
 224.3600 -1.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Charleston, WV
20.6 WV8BSA Mount Hope Garde
WV8BSA AllStar
 444.0250 +5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 6544 AllStar 42272 — Mount Hope, WV
20.8 W8RG Charleston
W8RG BM
 440.8500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 322051801 — Charleston, WV
20.8 WV8BSA Mount Hope Garde
WV8BSA EchoLink
 146.7000 -0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 9877 — Mount Hope, WV
20.8 WV8BSA Mount Hope Garde
WV8BSA
 441.8125 +5 none D-STAR — Mount Hope, WV
20.8 WV8BSA Mount Hope Summi
WV8BSA
 441.8750 in 447.8750 CC1 DMR — Mount Hope, WV
20.9 W9XAM Mount Hope
W9XAM BM
 441.8750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314357 — Mount Hope, WV
20.9 W8GK Charleston
W8GK
 145.3500 -0.6 TSQL 91.5 FM (analog) — Charleston, WV
21.9 WB8CQV South Charleston
WB8CQV
 444.9500 +5 TSQL 203.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — South Charleston, WV
22.2 WB8YST Charleston
WB8YST
 53.6300 -1 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Charleston, WV
22.5 WV8CH Charleston
WV8CH
 146.9250 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Charleston, WV
22.7 W8GK Charleston
W8GK
 444.2000 +5 TONE 91.5 FM (analog) — Charleston, WV
23.0 W8KTM Charleston
W8KTM
 147.1800 +0.6 TSQL 91.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Charleston, WV
23.2 WB8YST Charleston
WB8YST BM
 440.8500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 316637901 — Charleston, WV
23.7 W8KTM Charleston
W8KTM
 444.4000 +5 TSQL 91.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Charleston, WV
24.2 WV8T Summersville Lon
WV8T
 145.4700 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Summersville, WV
24.6 N8LVE Chestnut Man Mtn
N8LVE
 444.1250 +5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Chestnut Knob, WV
24.6 WV8B Danese Man Mtn
WV8B
 145.3100 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Danese, WV
25.0 W8NAM Danville Drawdy
W8NAM
 147.1200 +0.6 TONE 203.5 FM (analog) — Danville, WV
26.5 WB8CQV South Charleston
WB8CQV AllStar
 146.8800 -0.6 TSQL 203.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) AllStar 68192 — South Charleston, WV
26.5 WB8CQV South Charleston
WB8CQV Master
 147.2100 +0.6 TSQL 203.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,FM) WIRES-X 93294 BrandMeister 3222945 Master — South Charleston, WV
27.0 KD8RQY Charleston
KD8RQY BM
 434.0000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3205096 — Charleston, WV
27.7 WV8CCC Madison Workman'
WV8CCC
 442.5500 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Madison, WV
27.9 W8NAM Wharton
W8NAM
 53.1300 -1 TONE 203.5 FM (analog) — Wharton, WV
27.9 WV8BD Beckley
WV8BD EchoLink
 145.3700 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 424813 — Beckley, WV
28.0 N8FWL Beckley
N8FWL
 224.6400 -1.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Beckley, WV
28.0 KE4QOX Beckley
KE4QOX
 29.6800 -0.1 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) — Beckley, WV
28.0 K4NFP Beckley
K4NFP
 147.3600 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Beckley, WV
28.3 W8NAM Danville WZAC
W8NAM
 146.6850 -0.6 TONE 203.5 FM (analog) — Danville, WV
28.7 K8DLT Beckley
K8DLT BM
 440.5125 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315409 — Beckley, WV
28.7 W8ARA Beckley
W8ARA
 145.2300 -0.6 none D-STAR — Beckley, WV
28.7 W8ARA Beckley
W8ARA
 444.8000 +5 none D-STAR — Beckley, WV
28.7 N8FWL Bolt
N8FWL
 53.1700 -1 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Bolt, WV
28.7 WV8CH Bolt Ivy Knob
WV8CH AllStar
 145.1700 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 2198 — Bolt, WV
28.7 WV8CH Bolt Ivy Knob
WV8CH
 444.4250 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Bolt, WV
28.7 KC8AFH Beckley
KC8AFH
 145.1700 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Beckley, WV
28.9 no call listed Bolt Ivy Knob
West Virginia
 224.5400 -1.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Bolt, WV
29.4 W8NAM Madison
W8NAM
 53.2300 -1 TONE 203.5 FM (analog) — Madison, WV
31.1 WV8CH Crow
WV8CH BM
 444.1500 +5 CC0 DMR BrandMeister 314356 — Crow, WV
33.3 N8FMD Birch River
N8FMD
 145.2700 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Birch River, WV
33.4 KD8CVI Sumerco Buck
KD8CVI
 147.3450 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Sumerco, WV
33.4 KB8PCW Sumerco
KB8PCW WV-STATE
 440.5250 +5 CC1 DMR WV-STATE — Sumerco, WV
36.2 N1DTA Saint Albans
N1DTA kentuckydm
 146.7150 -0.6 CC1 DMR kentuckydmr-c-bidge — Saint Albans, WV
36.3 WV8AR Scott Depot
WV8AR WIRES-X
 441.8250 +5 none FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 46488 🗓 4 nets 4 nets · 124 check-ins · 47 stations Scott Depot, WV
36.5 WV8AR Scott Depot Coal
WV8AR EchoLink
 147.2700 +0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) EchoLink 439354 🗓 4 nets 4 nets · 124 check-ins · 47 stations Scott Depot, WV
36.5 WD8JNU Kenna Wtr
WD8JNU
 443.7250 +5 TSQL 127.3 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Kenna, WV
36.6 KC8LRN Craigsville
KC8LRN
 224.4800 -1.6 TONE 91.5 FM (analog) — Craigsville, WV
36.9 KC8CNL Hinton Freezelan
KC8CNL
 147.2550 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Hinton, WV
39.0 KE8HPE Fenwick Mtn
KE8HPE EchoLink
 146.9400 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) EchoLink 26202 — Fenwick, WV
41.1 KC8IT Mullens
KC8IT
 147.0300 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Mullens, WV
41.3 N8OCY HINTON
N8OCY WV-DMR-FRE
 443.9000 +5 CC1 DMR WV-DMR-FREEZLAND — HINTON, WV
41.5 KC8CSE Alderson Keeney
KC8CSE
 224.8200 -1.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Alderson, WV
41.6 WV8B Flat Top Winterp
WV8B
 146.6250 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Flat Top, WV
41.7 WB8YJJ Richwood
WB8YJJ
 145.1900 -0.6 TONE 146.2 FM (analog) — Richwood, WV
41.7 KC8SDN Richwood Grassho
KC8SDN
 147.0150 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Richwood, WV
41.7 KB8YDG Richwood
KB8YDG
 147.1500 +0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Richwood, WV
41.7 KC8SDN Richwood
KC8SDN
 443.3750 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Richwood, WV
41.7 WB8YST Richwood
WB8YST
 53.7100 -0.5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Richwood, WV
41.7 WB8YST Richwood
WB8YST
 223.8600 -1.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Richwood, WV
41.7 WV8B Flat Top Winterp
WV8B
 224.1200 -1.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Flat Top, WV
41.7 WV8B Flat Top
WV8B
 927.5250 -25 none FM (analog) — Flat Top, WV
42.3 KE8CGG Sias Adkins
KE8CGG
 146.6100 -0.6 TONE 218.1 FM (analog) — Sias, WV
42.5 KC8CSE Alderson Keeney
KC8CSE
 146.7300 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Alderson, WV
42.5 KR8AM Alderson Keeney
KR8AM
 444.7250 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Alderson, WV
42.5 WV8CH Alderson Keeney
WV8CH
 147.0000 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Alderson, WV
42.9 KA8AUW Spencer
KA8AUW
 147.1050 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 10 check-ins · 10 stations Spencer, WV
43.0 N8XFC Blue Sulphur Spr
N8XFC BM
 433.8000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315407902 — Blue Sulphur Springs, WV
43.1 K8WRF Hurricane
K8WRF
 444.0750 +5 none FM (analog) — Hurricane, WV
43.3 KC8ECX Cowen
KC8ECX
 146.8350 -0.6 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) — Cowen, WV
44.1 KA8GMX Logan Ward Rock
KA8GMX
 146.9700 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Logan, WV
44.1 KB8PCW Logan LHS
KB8PCW WV-STATE
 444.4375 +5 CC1 DMR WV-STATE — Logan, WV
44.3 WV8KJ Hamlin
WV8KJ
 443.9500 +5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Hamlin, WV
44.3 WV8LC Hamlin
WV8LC
 146.8650 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Hamlin, WV
45.3 WA8YWO Richwood
WA8YWO
 53.8300 -1 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Richwood, WV
45.9 KC8PRG Pipestem/WestVir
KC8PRG AllStar
 443.9000 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 61117 — Pipestem/WestVirginia, WV
46.4 W8COX Sutton
W8COX
 224.4000 -1.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Sutton, WV
47.2 WV8CH Alderson Keeney
WV8CH BM
 442.8750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315401 — Alderson, WV
48.5 N8LGY Mount Zion
N8LGY
 145.4500 -0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Mount Zion, WV
49.1 WD8JNU Ripley 911
WD8JNU
 146.6700 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Ripley, WV
49.7 KB8PCW GILBERT
KB8PCW WV-STATE
 442.7250 +5 CC1 DMR WV-STATE — GILBERT, WV
22.1 WB8CQV offline Charleston
WB8CQV
 29.6400 -0.1 TSQL 203.5 FM (analog) — Charleston, WV
28.1 WB8YST offline Beckley
WB8YST
 53.5900 -1 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Beckley, WV
28.2 WV8CH offline Mossy
WV8CH WV-STATE
 443.8750 +5 CC1 DMR WV-STATE — Mossy, WV
28.7 W8LG offline Bolt
W8LG WV-STATE
 443.2250 +5 CC1 DMR WV-STATE — Bolt, WV
29.4 WV8CCC offline Wharton Pilot
WV8CCC
 147.1950 +0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Wharton, WV
41.7 W8TFC offline Richwood
W8TFC
 444.4500 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Richwood, WV
42.5 KF8LO offline Flatwoods
KF8LO
 146.6550 -0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Flatwoods, WV
44.7 AB8WB offline Gassaway
AB8WB
 147.2400 +0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Gassaway, WV
47.3 KE4QOX offline Alderson
KE4QOX
 53.2300 -0.5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Alderson, WV
49.9 KF4YLM offline Lewisburg MC Mtn
KF4YLM EchoLink
 147.2250 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 871755 — Lewisburg, WV