N9TPB FCC License Search
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K5AL HAM 📻 GMRS

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Also a GMRS licensee
WRXU907
Active until Jun 30, 2033 · same FCC Registration Number (FRN) · GMRS covers the licensee's immediate family
Amateur Extra class licensed since 2023 (3 yrs) K5AL since 2025 · previously AI5PI, KJ5DSC Graham, TX Grid EM03sc Active on 3 nets GMRS WRXU907 33 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Apr 15, 2035. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Apr 16, 2037.

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

📝 K5AL has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Mar 26, 2025 · what was requested

Currently held by Bob Williams · 3 holders on record

🗓 Active on 3 nets · last heard Oct 2, 2026

Current holder: Bob Williams

Held K5AL Apr 15, 2025 → present · first licensed Dec 19, 2023 as KJ5DSC · 3 licenses · FRN 0033953019

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

Previous holder: LOWELL R HAMILTON

Held K5AL Mar 25, 2003 → Mar 25, 2023 · first licensed Jul 21, 1992 as KN4UZ · 3 licenses · FRN 0002420818

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.

Previous holder: KENNETH C BATES

Held K5AL Mar 5, 1991 → Mar 5, 2001 · first licensed Mar 5, 1991 as K5AL · 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)

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 K5AL

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 Mar 26, 2025
Granted Apr 15, 2025
0011499964
 AI5PI · Bob Williams · Amateur Extra
3911 White Settlement Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
32.7421, -97.3817 (ZIP center) · Grid EM12hr · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.K5AL ✓ Granted
 Granted
got K5AL
Filed Dec 9, 2024
Award date was Dec 27, 2024
0011359250
 AI5PI · Bob Williams · Amateur Extra
3911 White Settlement Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
32.7421, -97.3817 (ZIP center) · Grid EM12hr · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.K5FM Held by Samuel A Labarbera until Dec 27, 2034
 Dismissed
Filed Oct 23, 2024
Award date was Nov 10, 2024
0011296659
 AI5PI · Bob Williams · Amateur Extra
3911 White Settlement Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
32.7421, -97.3817 (ZIP center) · Grid EM12hr · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.WW1T
Dismissed
Filed Sep 20, 2024
Award date was Oct 8, 2024
0011249320
 AI5PI · Bob Williams · Amateur Extra
3911 White Settlement Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
32.7421, -97.3817 (ZIP center) · Grid EM12hr · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.K1EE Held by NATHAN C CLINTON until Oct 8, 2034
 Dismissed
Filed Jul 22, 2024
Award date was Aug 9, 2024
0011161426
 AI5PI · Bob Williams · Amateur Extra
3911 White Settlement Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
32.7421, -97.3817 (ZIP center) · Grid EM12hr · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.W1WC Held by William B Tenniswood until Aug 6, 2034
2.W5WC Held by DOUGLAS G WIGLEY SR until Feb 5, 2035
3.W5BW Held by ROBERT A WHITE until Aug 19, 2028
4.W5RW Held by ROBERT J WHITAKER until Nov 4, 2036
5.W5WR Held by Mark A Reid until Jun 2, 2036
 Dismissed
Filed Apr 24, 2024
Award date was May 12, 2024
0011041813
 AI5PI · Bob Williams · Amateur Extra
3911 White Settlement Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
32.7421, -97.3817 (ZIP center) · Grid EM12hr · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.K1RG Held by Rumen V Gechev until May 14, 2034
 Dismissed
Filed Mar 18, 2024
Award date was Apr 5, 2024
0010982716
 AI5PI · Bob Williams · Amateur Extra
3911 White Settlement Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
32.7421, -97.3817 (ZIP center) · Grid EM12hr · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.K1AC Held by Travis M Bruehl until Apr 5, 2034
2.K1AF Held by Patrick Burns until Apr 5, 2034
 Dismissed

Others Requesting K5AL

24 applications listed K5AL as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #K5ALResult
Apr 16, 2025 May 4, 2025 KJ7NPI · ERIC C NADEAU · LAUGHLIN, NV 7Dismissed Application dismissed
Apr 11, 2025 Apr 29, 2025 AC1NU · Emmanuel Siebert · MEDWAY, MA 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Mar 28, 2025 Apr 15, 2025 WH6GRK · Joseph W Gilmore · Honolulu, HI 3Dismissed Application dismissed
Mar 27, 2025 Apr 14, 2025 KD9ZYK · Keith Staats · Westmont, IL 3Not granted They got KS7KS (choice 19)
Mar 26, 2025 Apr 13, 2025 NY1J · Sasi Bhushan Dontamsetti · Charlotte, NC 3Dismissed Application dismissed
Mar 26, 2025 Apr 13, 2025 NS5H · Joseph Allison · Yukon, OK 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Mar 26, 2025 Apr 13, 2025 KJ5IBY · David B Maley · Socorro, NM 1Not granted They got WE0K (choice 2)
Mar 26, 2025 Apr 13, 2025 AI5PI · Bob Williams · Fort Worth, TX 1Granted Granted this call
Mar 26, 2025 Apr 13, 2025 KD3ACD · ROBERT K MATCUK · Murrysville, PA 8Not granted They got NG3G (choice 1)
Mar 26, 2025 Apr 13, 2025 K5ANM · GARY A WHITE JR · Austin, TX 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Mar 26, 2025 Apr 13, 2025 KM6IJQ · Girts Folkmanis · Houston, TX 1Not granted They got WZ6F (choice 2)
Mar 26, 2025 Apr 13, 2025 KK7UKI · Jeffrey Hewitt · PRESCOTT, AZ 3Dismissed Application dismissed
Mar 26, 2025 Apr 13, 2025 AI5J · Todd J Roberts · BOSSIER CITY, LA 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Mar 24, 2025 Apr 11, 2025 KD5NE · ARNOLD B KABER PhD · Boynton Beach, FL 7Dismissed Application dismissed
Mar 19, 2025 Apr 6, 2025 W6RYM · ROBERT Y MOORE · MEADOWVIEW, VA 2Dismissed Application dismissed
Mar 3, 2025 Mar 21, 2025 KJ5JMV · Michael H Morrison · Comfort, TX 1Not granted They got K5RTX (choice 2)
Aug 22, 2023 Sep 9, 2023 KG6TUU · Alex Rodriguez · Webster, TX 1Not granted They got NO9L (choice 24)
Nov 10, 2015 Nov 28, 2015 W5KGP · Pierce Bruneau · Sandia Park, NM 12Dismissed Application dismissed
Dec 17, 2008 Jan 4, 2009 AE5JQ · ANTHONY P LANNI · LEANDER, TX 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Mar 7, 2003 Mar 25, 2003 AD5CH · Rodney H Neumann · The Woodlands, TX 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Mar 6, 2003 Mar 24, 2003 K5DVM · Claud E Taylor · Springtown, TX 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Mar 6, 2003 Mar 24, 2003 KT5Z · LOWELL R HAMILTON · BREVARD, NC 1Granted Granted this call
Mar 6, 2003 Mar 24, 2003 W5ALW · Alan S Weisman · Richmond, CA 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Mar 20, 2000 Apr 7, 2000 W0NSP · ALBERT S LAWRENCE JR · HOUSTON, TX 4Not granted They got W5ASL (choice 1)

Nets

NetWhenFrequencyRoleTimesLast
North Central Texas Simplex NetFri 8:00 PM CT146.580Checked in22026-10-02
NCTC TRAINING AND INFO NETThu 7:30 PM CT442.125Checked in12026-09-25
NCTC Training and Info NetThu 7:45 PM CT443.225Checked in12026-09-18

From nets logged with NetLogger since the start of collection.

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for K5AL in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of K5AL beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

📻 GMRS Repeaters within 50 Miles

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

MilesChannelOutputTone inOwnerLocationAccessStatus
48RP21462.700141.3 WRJW846 Weatherford, TX · Near Pythian Home OpenOn the air

Repeaters within 50 Miles

33 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
44.8 WB5IDM Weatherford
WB5IDM
 147.0400 +0.6 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) 🗓 5 nets 5 nets · 180 check-ins · 48 stations Weatherford, TX
44.8 WB5IDM Weatherford
WB5IDM
 224.2600 -1.6 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) 🗓 5 nets 5 nets · 180 check-ins · 48 stations Weatherford, TX
44.8 WB5IDM Weatherford
WB5IDM
 443.8000 +5 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) 🗓 5 nets 5 nets · 180 check-ins · 48 stations Weatherford, TX
45.8 N5GMJ Springtown
N5GMJ C-Bridge
 444.5500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister C-Bridge 🗓 1 net 1 net · 8 check-ins · 7 stations Springtown, TX
0.5 K5AL Graham
K5AL AllStar
 441.5000 +5 TSQL 159.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,FM) EchoLink 307094 AllStar 630565 WIRES-X 98180 — Graham, TX
0.5 WA5GP Graham
WA5GP IRLP
 147.0000 +0.6 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) IRLP 3969 — Graham, TX
0.6 WB5MG Graham Cement
WB5MG
 147.3400 +0.6 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) — Graham, TX
7.7 KA5PQK Graham
KA5PQK
 442.4500 +5 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Graham, TX
24.5 W5PPC Palo Pinto
W5PPC Dillo-DMR
 145.1900 -0.6 CC1 DMR Dillo-DMR — Palo Pinto, TX
24.7 WZ5TX Palo Pinto
WZ5TX
 145.3100 -0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Palo Pinto, TX
24.9 KI5VHC Olney
KI5VHC
 147.2400 +0.6 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Olney, TX
28.2 K5WHG Mineral Wells
K5WHG AllStar
 444.3500 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar 642628 — Mineral Wells, TX
28.2 W5ABF Mineral Wells
W5ABF
 146.6400 -0.6 TSQL 85.4 FM (analog) — Mineral Wells, TX
28.2 W5PPC Brazos
W5PPC
 146.8600 -0.6 TONE 156.7 FM (analog) — Brazos, TX
28.9 KB5WB Caddo
KB5WB
 444.7250 +5 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) — Caddo, TX
33.8 K5JEJ Runaway Bay
K5JEJ
 444.8250 +5 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) — Runaway Bay, TX
34.4 K5RHV Boonsville
K5RHV
 443.9000 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Boonsville, TX
41.3 N5WEB Bridgeport
N5WEB
 927.1250 -25 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Bridgeport, TX
43.2 W5KMC Bridgeport Carpe
W5KMC
 146.7800 -0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Bridgeport, TX
44.7 KJ5HO Paradise
KJ5HO
 146.6200 -0.6 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) — Paradise, TX
44.8 no call listed Weatherford
Texas
 446.1000 simplex TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) — Weatherford, TX
44.8 KN5TX Weatherford
KN5TX Lonestar-N
 440.3500 +5 CC1 DMR Lonestar-Network — Weatherford, TX
44.8 W5SUF Brazos Chestnut
W5SUF
 444.1750 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Brazos, TX
44.8 K5WHG Weatherford
K5WHG AllStar
 443.2500 +5 TSQL 77.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) AllStar 642620 WIRES-X 33146 — Weatherford, TX
44.8 K5CAB Weatherford
K5CAB WIRES-X
 443.2500 +5 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 33146 — Weatherford, TX
44.8 K5WTC Weatherford
K5WTC BM
 440.3500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313366 — Weatherford, TX
45.2 N5RMA Ranger
N5RMA
 147.0600 +0.6 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) — Ranger, TX
45.2 K6DBR Ranger
K6DBR
 444.9500 +5 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) — Ranger, TX
45.2 WX5ARC Bowie
WX5ARC
 442.6500 +5 TSQL 192.8 FM (analog) — Bowie, TX
45.8 N5GMJ Springtown Lk
N5GMJ AllStar
 441.9750 +5 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) AllStar 514170 — Springtown, TX
47.4 K1RKH Bowie
K1RKH
 145.3900 -0.6 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Bowie, TX
47.4 WX5ECT Bowie
WX5ECT
 441.7750 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Bowie, TX
49.4 N0FTW Offline Sanctuary
N0FTW BM
 441.3000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311642 — Sanctuary, TX