N9TPB FCC License Search
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K5ACO HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 1998 (28 yrs) K5ACO since 2002 · previously WA5VBE Batesville, AR grid EM45ft LoTW user eQSL AG 64 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Aug 13, 2032. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Aug 14, 2034.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Jun 8, 2026 · eQSL AG member · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 K5ACO has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Jul 25, 2002 · what was requested

Currently held by JAMES B FORD · 1 holder on record

Current holder: JAMES B FORD

Held K5ACO Aug 13, 2002 → present · first licensed Jul 21, 1998 as WA5VBE · 2 licenses · FRN 0006387476

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

Vanity applications filed by K5ACO

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 Jul 25, 2002
Granted Jun 8, 2022
0000976318
 WA5VBE · JAMES B FORD · Amateur Extra
360 LARAMIE RD, BATESVILLE, AR 72501
35.7912, -91.6534 (ZIP center) · Grid EM45es · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.K5ACO ✓ granted
2.K5AKA held
4.K5ASE held
5.K5ATN held
6.K5ATK held
 Granted
got K5ACO
Filed Jul 24, 2002
Granted Jun 8, 2022
0000975105
 WA5VBE · JAMES B FORD · Amateur Extra
360 LARAMIE RD, BATESVILLE, AR 72501
35.7912, -91.6534 (ZIP center) · Grid EM45es · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.K5ACO ✓ granted
2.K5AKA held
3.K5ATN held
 Dismissed
got K5ACO

Others requesting K5ACO

2 applications listed K5ACO as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
Jul 25, 2002 Aug 12, 2002 WA5VBE · JAMES B FORD · BATESVILLE, AR 1Granted
Jul 24, 2002 Aug 11, 2002 WA5VBE · JAMES B FORD · BATESVILLE, AR 1Dismissed

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for K5ACO in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of K5ACO beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 miles

64 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
3.5 W5JMS Batesville
W5JMS BM
 444.2500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310552801 — Batesville, AR
4.3 NI5C Batesville Brock
NI5C
 444.9000 +5 TSQL 186.2 FM (analog) — Batesville, AR
8.6 K5GNT Charlotte
K5GNT
 147.1800 +0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Charlotte, AR
12.0 N5TSC Batesville James
N5TSC
 224.5000 -1.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Batesville, AR
13.7 K5NES Batesville Brock
K5NES AllStar
 147.2250 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) EchoLink 506178 IRLP 3956 AllStar 65632 🗓 1 net 1 net · 7 check-ins · 7 stations Batesville, AR
14.1 K5BRC Batesville Brock
K5BRC EchoLink
 147.2700 +0.6 DCS 023 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) EchoLink 113590 — Batesville, AR
14.3 K5BRC Batesville Brock
K5BRC
 444.7500 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Batesville, AR
18.4 KI5EDP Newport
KI5EDP
 146.6850 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Newport, AR
20.1 K5GNT Mountain View
K5GNT
 224.4000 -1.6 none FM (analog) — Mountain View, AR
20.1 K5GNT Mountain View
K5GNT
 147.1050 +0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Mountain View, AR
22.0 KF5BZP Mountain Vi KWOZ
KF5BZP
 442.8500 +5 TSQL 97.4 FM (analog) — Mountain View, AR
26.4 W5BTM Bradford Oakland
W5BTM IRLP
 146.7450 -0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) EchoLink 408701 IRLP 7492 — Bradford, AR
27.8 K5CWR Lynn
K5CWR
 147.3450 +0.6 none D-STAR — Lynn, AR
28.2 W5DI Russell Mtn
W5DI
 147.3150 +0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Russell, AR
29.5 KG5S Providence
KG5S
 146.9250 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Providence, AR
30.2 K5CWR Lynn
K5CWR
 444.8000 +5 none D-STAR — Lynn, AR
31.1 KA0JTI Mountain View
KA0JTI BM
 443.6000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3105219 DMR-MARC BrandMeister 310336 — Mountain View, AR
31.1 KA0JTI Mountain View
KA0JTI
 442.7000 +5 CC? DMR — Mountain View, AR
31.1 KA0JTI Mountain View
KA0JTI WIRES-X
 146.7000 -0.6 none FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 18093 — Mountain View, AR
31.1 KF5BZP Mountain Vi KWOZ
KF5BZP
 442.6375 +5 none D-STAR — Mountain View, AR
31.3 NA0D Mountain View
NA0D AllStar
 444.1750 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 472350 EchoLink 196181 AllStar 472353 — Mountain View, AR
32.1 W5BE Cash
W5BE
 443.8750 +5 TONE 94.8 FM (analog) — Cash, AR
32.6 W5WRA Imboden
W5WRA BM
 442.4000 +5 none D-STAR (DMR,DV) BrandMeister 310161 — Imboden, AR
32.9 W5WRA Imboden LCARC
W5WRA EchoLink
 147.0450 +0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 593943 — Imboden, AR
33.4 K5KJA Hebe Wtr Treatme
K5KJA
 444.7000 +5 CC1 DMR — Heber Springs, AR
33.4 WD5O Highland
WD5O AllStar
 444.7250 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar 57970 — Highland, AR
33.4 N5XUN Heber Round Mtn
N5XUN
 145.4300 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Heber Springs, AR
36.1 KG5VTX Fifty Six Blanch
KG5VTX
 146.7900 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Fifty Six, AR
36.9 KG5ICO Cherokee Village
KG5ICO WIRES-X
 146.6400 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 64377 — Cherokee Village, AR
37.0 W1ZM Searcy
W1ZM
 146.8950 -0.6 TSQL 85.4 FM (analog) — Searcy, AR
37.2 W5GFC Greers Ferry
W5GFC
 147.3300 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Greers Ferry, AR
37.2 W5RHL Greers Ferry
W5RHL
 443.6500 +5 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) — Greers Ferry, AR
37.6 AB5ER Searcy
AB5ER
 146.6550 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Searcy, AR
37.6 N5LKE Searcy N
N5LKE
 442.1000 +5 none FM (analog) — Searcy, AR
37.6 N5QS Searcy N
N5QS
 444.5000 +5 TSQL 192.8 FM (analog) — Searcy, AR
37.6 W1ZM Searcy
W1ZM BM
 444.8750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310520 — Searcy, AR
38.2 W1ZM Edgemont
W1ZM
 145.1800 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Edgemont, AR
38.8 N5QZ Rose Bud
N5QZ BM
 442.2000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311183 — Rose Bud, AR
40.6 AC5AV Searcy
AC5AV
 147.3900 +0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Searcy, AR
40.8 N5QT Fox
N5QT
 145.1100 -0.6 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) — Fox, AR
41.5 N5QI Searcy
N5QI BM
 444.0000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311490 — Searcy, AR
42.3 W5JDW Salem
W5JDW BM
 145.1700 in 145.1100 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311896 — Salem, AR
42.9 W4GXI Rose Bud
W4GXI
 444.4250 +5 none FM (analog) — Rose Bud, AR
44.5 N0LGR Pocahontas
N0LGR AllStar
 147.0450 +0.6 TONE 127.3 FM (analog) AllStar 54969 — Pocahontas, AR
45.4 NI5A Jonesboro
NI5A BM
 444.4750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312772 BrandMeister 315161 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 75 check-ins · 39 stations Jonesboro, AR
45.4 AI5NL Pocahontas
AI5NL
 146.7150 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Pocahontas, AR
45.5 AI5NL Pocahontas
AI5NL
 145.2700 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Pocahontas, AR
45.5 AI5NL Pocahontas
AI5NL
 442.5500 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Pocahontas, AR
45.5 AI5NL Pocahontas Off
AI5NL
 442.6250 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Pocahontas, AR
46.2 K5NEA Jonesboro Landfi
K5NEA BM
 442.2125 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310514 — Jonesboro, AR
46.6 N5WWW Pocahontas
N5WWW WIRES-X
 146.8050 -0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 74172 — Pocahontas, AR
46.9 W5WRA Pocahontas
W5WRA
 145.4100 -0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Pocahontas, AR
46.9 W5WRA Pocahontas
W5WRA
 442.0250 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Pocahontas, AR
48.1 W5DI Clinton Holly
W5DI
 145.3700 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Clinton, AR
48.6 NI5A Jonesboro Bono
NI5A AllStar
 146.6100 -0.6 TONE 94.8 FM (analog) AllStar 45421 EchoLink 347194 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 75 check-ins · 39 stations Jonesboro, AR
48.6 N5MOT Jonesboro
N5MOT
 147.1650 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Jonesboro, AR
48.6 NI5A Jonesboro
NI5A AllStar
 147.2400 +0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 41857 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 75 check-ins · 39 stations Jonesboro, AR
48.6 K5NEA Jonesboro Libert
K5NEA
 443.1500 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Jonesboro, AR
48.6 KF5OTW Jonesboro KIYS
KF5OTW
 444.1500 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Jonesboro, AR
4.3 K5NES offline Desha Post
K5NES
 444.2500 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 7 check-ins · 7 stations Desha, AR
31.1 K5GIJ offline Mountain View
K5GIJ AllStar
 433.1500 simplex CC3 DMR (DMR,C4FM) AllStar 45921 EchoLink 869653 WIRES-X 40570 — Mountain View, AR
33.3 N5XUN offline Heber Springs
N5XUN
 443.3750 +5 TSQL 91.5 FM (analog) — Heber Springs, AR
48.6 KC5TEL offline Jonesboro
KC5TEL
 145.2900 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Jonesboro, AR
48.6 NI5A offline Jonesboro
NI5A BM
 444.6000 +5 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 312772 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 75 check-ins · 39 stations Jonesboro, AR