N9TPB FCC License Search
🕒 FCC license data updated today 7:16 am CDT (FCC files through Oct 7, 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 · old CB calls like KHC1939 or 18Q3518 (1962–63 CB call books) · (205) 546-1767 (1990s CB directory phones)

K3TEX HAM 📻 GMRS

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Also a GMRS licensee
WSKR251
Active until Dec 4, 2035 · same FCC Registration Number (FRN) · GMRS covers the licensee's immediate family
Technician class licensed since 2026 K3TEX since 2026 · previously KJ5NTV Laredo, TX Grid EL07gl GMRS WSKR251 13 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Aug 21, 2036. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Aug 22, 2038.

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

📝 K3TEX has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Aug 3, 2026 · what was requested

Currently held by Adrian Castillo · 2 holders on record

Current holder: Adrian Castillo

Held K3TEX Aug 21, 2026 → present · first licensed Jan 6, 2026 as KJ5NTV · 2 licenses · FRN 0037694528

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

Previous holder: Joan G Mobley

Held K3TEX Jul 7, 2000 → Jul 7, 2020 · first licensed Aug 27, 1999 as KD5IAS · 2 licenses · FRN 0002603348

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.

Vanity Applications Filed by K3TEX

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 Aug 3, 2026
Granted Aug 21, 2026
0012137140
 KJ5NTV · Adrian Castillo · Technician
4306 Patriot Dr, Laredo, TX 78046-5157
27.4903, -99.4503 (street) · Grid EL07gl · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.K3TEX ✓ Granted
2.W5ARI Available
3.N1APX Available
4.N5LRD Available
5.K3LRD Available
6.K3AES Available
7.N3STX Available
 Granted
got K3TEX

Others Requesting K3TEX

8 applications listed K3TEX as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #K3TEXResult
Aug 3, 2026 Aug 21, 2026 KJ5NTV · Adrian Castillo · Laredo, TX 1Granted Granted this call
Jul 17, 2026 Aug 4, 2026 KJ5RCI · Frederick A Weiss · Lakeway, TX 6Not granted They got W6GIG (choice 2)
Jan 22, 2025 Feb 9, 2025 KJ5EFA · THOMAS S CARLTON · FORT WORTH, TX 2Not granted They got W0DFW (choice 1)
Nov 19, 2024 Dec 7, 2024 KJ5IYH · Glen H Freeland · Houston, TX 11Not granted They got K5GLN (choice 1)
Jun 11, 2024 Jun 29, 2024 KJ5DTN · Brian Hill · Arlington, TX 2Not granted They got W5TD (choice 1)
Oct 17, 2023 Nov 4, 2023 N5MXN · DAVID B MATTHEWS · Temple, TX 2Not granted They got K9DBM (choice 1)
Jun 19, 2000 Jul 7, 2000 KD5IAS · Joan G Mobley · Princeton, TX 2Granted Granted this call
Jul 23, 1999 Aug 10, 1999 W3TEX · LOUIS E SPINKS · GERMANTOWN, MD 19Not granted They got N5HIZ (choice 1)

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for K3TEX in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of K3TEX 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
5RP17462.600— WRNQ654 Laredo, TX · College Heights South OpenOn the air
5RP20462.675199.5 WSAH546 Laredo, TX · Jet Bowl North Area OpenOn the air

Repeaters within 50 Miles

13 repeaters within 50 miles of this address, 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 · 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
3.3 W5LRD Laredo
W5LRD
 146.6200 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Laredo, TX
3.6 N5PKL Laredo
N5PKL WIRES-X
 441.3750 +5 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 43154 — Laredo, TX
3.7 W5EVH Laredo
W5EVH AllStar
 146.8800 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 27162 IRLP 5380 — Laredo, TX
3.7 W5EVH Laredo
W5EVH AllStar
 147.1200 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 27160 EchoLink 513182 IRLP 5380 — Laredo, TX
3.7 W5EVH Laredo
W5EVH AllStar
 444.0000 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 28054 — Laredo, TX
3.7 W5EVH Laredo Arpt
W5EVH AllStar
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 27161 EchoLink 4911 — Laredo, TX
3.9 NV5TX Offline Laredo
NV5TX BM
 443.1000 +5 CC7 DMR BrandMeister 314298 — Laredo, TX
4.0 KQ5O Laredo
KQ5O BM
 438.5500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 320815103 BrandMeister 320815105 — Laredo, TX
4.9 W5LRD Offline Laredo
W5LRD BM
 442.1750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312374 — Laredo, TX
5.4 KG5CKR Laredo
KG5CKR BM
 442.1750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311588 — Laredo, TX
5.4 KE5WFB Laredo
KE5WFB
 440.6000 +5 none D-STAR — Laredo, TX
6.1 no call listed Nuevo Laredo
Tamaulipas
 147.3100 +0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
29.3 KE5NL Oilton
KE5NL AllStar
 146.8600 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 28178 EchoLink 267931 AllStar 28184 — Oilton, TX