N9TPB FCC License Search

🕒 FCC license data updated today 7:15 am CDT (FCC files through Oct 4, 2026) · next update tomorrow 6:00 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

AB5WW HAM 📻 GMRS

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Also a GMRS licensee

WRWM509

Active until Mar 8, 2033 · same FCC Registration Number (FRN) · GMRS covers the licensee's immediate family

Amateur Extra class licensed since 2015 (11 yrs) AB5WW since 2015 · previously KG5FME Portland, TX grid EL17iv GMRS WRWM509 29 repeaters within 50 mi

🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Sep 26, 2035. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Sep 27, 2037.

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

📝 AB5WW has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Sep 8, 2015 · what was requested

Currently held by Wilber W Bandemer · 2 holders on record

Current holder: Wilber W Bandemer

Held AB5WW Sep 26, 2015 → present · first licensed Jan 20, 2015 as KG5FME · 2 licenses · FRN 0024231862

AB5WW Active Amateur Extra · vanity Sep 26, 2015 → expires Sep 26, 2035

Licensee
Wilber W Bandemer

Address
204 Chase Drive
Portland, TX 78374-2508
27.8854, -97.3212 (street) · Grid EL17iv · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗

FRN
0024231862

Previous call
KG5FME (General)

Last granted
Jul 17, 2025

Effective
Jul 17, 2025

Last action
Jul 17, 2025
FCC actions (3)
- Jul 17, 2025 — License renewed LIREN
- Sep 26, 2015 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- Sep 26, 2015 — License issued LIISS
KG5FME Canceled Amateur Extra Jan 20, 2015 → Sep 26, 2015 (canceled)

Licensee
Wilber W Bandemer

Address
204 Chase Drive
Portland, TX 78374
27.8854, -97.3212 (street) · Grid EL17iv · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗

FRN
0024231862

Last granted
Jan 20, 2015

Effective
Apr 24, 2015

Last action
Sep 26, 2015
FCC actions (7)
- Sep 26, 2015 — License canceled LICAN
- Apr 24, 2015 — License modified LIMOD
- Mar 19, 2015 — Authorization printed AUTHPR
- Mar 18, 2015 — FCC action RCDUP
- Mar 9, 2015 — License modified LIMOD
- Jan 20, 2015 — License issued LIISS
- Jan 20, 2015 — Systematic call sign granted SYSGRT

Address history

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

Seen Mar 28, 2015 → Oct 4, 2026 · 67 snapshots · as KG5FME
Wilber W Bandemer
204 Chase Drive, Portland, TX 78374
27.8854, -97.3212 (street) · Grid EL17iv · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗

Previous holder:

Held AB5WW → Oct 28, 1997 · first licensed as AB5WW · 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)

AB5WW Canceled Amateur Extra → Oct 28, 1997 (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 4, 2026 · 48 snapshots · as AB5WW

Vanity applications filed by AB5WW

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 · Award	Applicant	Requested (in order)	Status
Filed Sep 8, 2015 Granted Jul 17, 2025 0006936308	KG5FME · Wilber W Bandemer · Amateur Extra 204 Chase Drive, Portland, TX 78374-2508 27.8854, -97.3212 (street) · Grid EL17iv · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗	1.AB5WW ✓ granted 2.AB5WB 3.AG5WW held 4.AH5WW	Granted got AB5WW

Others requesting AB5WW

3 applications listed AB5WW as a choice, newest first.

Filed	Award	Applicant	Choice #	Status
Sep 8, 2015	Sep 26, 2015	KG5FME · Wilber W Bandemer · Portland, TX	1	Granted
Sep 9, 2011	Sep 27, 2011	KF5JMC · Henry L Berry Jr · MAGNOLIA, TX	15	Granted
Dec 1, 2000	Dec 19, 2000	KB5MHS · WALTER D WINFIELD · EL PASO, TX	18	Granted

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for AB5WW in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of AB5WW 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 →

Miles	Channel	Output	Tone in	Owner	Location	Access	Status
7	RP22	462.725	—	WRAF241	Ingleside, TX	Closed	On the air
17	RP20	462.675	—	WRKY481	Bayside, TX	Closed	On the air

Repeaters within 50 miles

29 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)

Miles	Call	Name	Output	Offset	Tone	Mode	Networks	Activity	Location
6.4	W5LEX	Corp USS Lexingt W5LEX IRLP	444.8500	+5	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)	EchoLink 907637 IRLP 4216	—	Corpus Christi, TX
6.7	W5ICC	Ingleside W5ICC	147.2200	+0.6	TONE 173.8	FM (analog)		—	Ingleside, TX
6.7	W5ICC	Ingleside W5ICC	444.9000	+5	TONE 151.4	FM (analog) (DV,FM)		—	Ingleside, TX
7.4	WA2MCT	Corpus Christi WA2MCT	443.7000	+5	TONE 156.7	FM (analog)		—	Corpus Christi, TX
7.4	WA5MPA	Corpus Christi WA5MPA	443.9500	+5	none	FM (analog)		—	Corpus Christi, TX
7.4	WD5FJX	Corpus Christi WD5FJX	444.3500	+5	none	FM (analog)		—	Corpus Christi, TX
7.4	KC5HWB	Corpus Christi KC5HWB	443.1250	+5	CC9	DMR		—	Corpus Christi, TX
7.5	N5CRP	Corpus Christi N5CRP	147.1000	+0.6	TONE 107.2	FM (analog)		—	Corpus Christi, TX
7.6	KF5NJQ	Portland KF5NJQ	147.3400	+0.6	TSQL 107.2	FM (analog)		—	Portland, TX
8.0	K5YZZ	Taft K5YZZ	444.8000	+5	none	FM (analog)		—	Taft, TX
10.7	AD5CA	Corpus Christi AD5CA CBridge-2.	441.6000	+5	CC1	DMR	CBridge-2.0 BrandMeister C-Bridge 🗓 2 nets	2 nets · 17 check-ins · 14 stations	Corpus Christi, TX
11.2	N5CRP	Corpus Christi N5CRP	146.8200	-0.6	TONE 107.2	FM (analog)		—	Corpus Christi, TX
11.2	W5QLD	Corpus Christi W5QLD AllStar	441.3500	+5	TONE 103.5	FM (analog) (DMR,FM)	AllStar 283860 AllStar 28386 BrandMeister 311020	—	Corpus Christi, TX
12.9	KG5DHL	Corpus Christi KG5DHL	444.1000	+5	TSQL 107.2	FM (analog)		—	Corpus Christi, TX
18.2	KC5HWB	Violet KC5HWB CBridge-2	444.6000	+5	CC9	DMR	CBridge-2.0	—	Violet, TX
20.0	K5ENT	Corpus Christi K5ENT WIRES-X	442.5750	+5	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog) (C4FM,FM)	WIRES-X 93666	—	Corpus Christi, TX
21.8	N5CRP	Corpus Christi N5CRP	146.8800	-0.6	TSQL 107.2	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)		—	Corpus Christi, TX
21.8	N5CRP	Corpus Christi N5CRP AllStar	442.2500	+5	TSQL 107.2	FM (analog)	AllStar 55093 AllStar 614702	—	Corpus Christi, TX
29.1	W5LCR	Refugio W5LCR AllStar	147.2000	+0.6	TSQL 107.2	FM (analog)	AllStar 614492 AllStar 614495 🗓 1 net	1 net · 63 check-ins · 54 stations	Refugio, TX
33.4	K1IMD	Mathis K1IMD Mixed-Mode	146.8000	-0.6	CC1	DMR	Mixed-Mode	—	Mathis, TX
44.1	W5DK	Beeville W5DK IRLP	443.5250	+5	TONE 141.3	FM (analog)	EchoLink 3763 IRLP 3795	—	Beeville, TX
44.1	KD5PXB	Beeville KD5PXB	53.6500	-1	TONE 107.2	FM (analog)		—	Beeville, TX
44.4	W6AUS	Beeville W6AUS BM	440.3250	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 311364	—	Beeville, TX
44.4	W5DTW	Beeville W5DTW Mixed-Mode	444.7000	+5	CC1	DMR	Mixed-Mode	—	Beeville, TX
46.9	KF5UPC	Alice KF5UPC BM	441.9750	+5	TONE 107.2	FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,DV,FM)	BrandMeister 310280	—	Alice, TX
11.7	W0IT offline	Corpus W0IT IRLP	446.0250	simplex	TSQL 107.2	FM (analog)	IRLP 3567	—	Corpus, TX
16.9	N5MXI offline	Corpus Christi [ N5MXI IRLP	446.9000	simplex	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog)	IRLP 7983	—	Corpus Christi [Nano-Node], TX
29.1	K5WAG offline	Refugio K5WAG	443.0500	+5	TONE 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Refugio, TX
30.1	K1IMD offline	No Padre Island K1IMD IRLP	146.5500	simplex	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog)	IRLP 4689	—	No Padre Island, TX