N9TPB FCC License Search
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K5BGZ HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 1986 (40 yrs) Silsbee, TX Grid EM20vk 53 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Aug 21, 2026. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Aug 22, 2028.

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

📝 K5BGZ has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Sep 14, 2005 · what was requested

Currently held by FRED T SHOEMAKE · 1 holder on record

Current holder: FRED T SHOEMAKE

Held K5BGZ Jul 29, 1986 → present · first licensed Jul 29, 1986 as K5BGZ · 1 license · FRN 0010150803
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1965 as K5BGZ, before the FCC's online 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.
K5BGZ in the Printed Callbooks, 1909–1997
From scanned copies of the printed callbooks (government lists from 1913, then the Radio Amateur Callbook to 1997), read by OCR, so names and streets can carry typos. Each line is one or more editions in a row showing the same name at the same address.

Vanity Applications Filed by K5BGZ

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 Sep 14, 2005
Award date was Oct 2, 2005
0002315806
 K5BGZ · FRED T SHOEMAKE · Amateur Extra
7552 TOMMYS RD, SILSBEE, TX 77656
30.4347, -94.1858 (street) · Grid EM20vk · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.W5NR Held by RICKY H TROMMER until Jan 14, 2036
2.K5BD Held by JON MORGAN until Jan 30, 2028
3.K5CW Held by ROLAND MATA until Jan 10, 2036
4.K5NS Held by William E Veerkamp until Jan 26, 2036
5.W5BO Held by BRIAN R ORTNER until Apr 21, 2036
 Dismissed

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for K5BGZ in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of K5BGZ beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

53 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
24.7 WR5AAA Beaumont
WR5AAA MARC
 444.9500 +5 CC9 DMR DMR-MARC 🗓 11 nets 11 nets · 583 check-ins · 169 stations Beaumont, TX
24.8 WR5AAA Beaumont
WR5AAA
 147.3400 +0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) 🗓 11 nets 11 nets · 583 check-ins · 169 stations Beaumont, TX
24.7 N5YX Offline Beaumont
N5YX DSTAR
 145.4500 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,FM) WIRES-X 21080 DSTAR FUSION 🗓 11 nets 11 nets · 543 check-ins · 196 stations Beaumont, TX
37.5 KA5QDG Offline Devers
KA5QDG
 224.9200 -1.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 20 check-ins · 15 stations Devers, TX
5.9 KD5HKQ Silsbee
KD5HKQ
 441.6250 +5 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Silsbee, TX
6.2 KB5OVJ Silsbee
KB5OVJ LonestarN
 442.4000 +5 CC9 DMR LonestarNet — Silsbee, TX
8.7 N5BTC Offline Kountze
N5BTC
 145.2300 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Kountze, TX
8.8 K5DCE Kountze EM20ui15
K5DCE BM
 442.1250 +5 CC5 DMR BrandMeister 319720205 — Kountze, EM20ui15, TX
12.2 WE5D Kountze
WE5D AllStar
 147.3800 +0.6 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) AllStar 488603 — Kountze, TX
13.3 W5JAS Buna
W5JAS
 145.3900 -0.6 TONE 118.8 FM (analog) — Buna, TX
13.3 W5JAS Buna
W5JAS
 442.4250 +5 TONE 118.8 FM (analog) — Buna, TX
13.3 KE5PYX Offline Buna
KE5PYX
 147.3800 +0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Buna, TX
17.6 W5TDO Warren Curve
W5TDO AllStar
 422.2000 simplex TONE 167.9 FM (analog) AllStar 57445 — Warren, TX
22.7 KW5C Beaumont
KW5C AllStar
 146.6400 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar 29619 EchoLink 849578 — Beaumont, TX
23.3 AA5P Orange VP Dept
AA5P
 147.0600 +0.6 TSQL 67.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Orange, TX
23.4 W5JAS Kirbyville
W5JAS
 145.1900 -0.6 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) — Kirbyville, TX
23.9 WB5ITT Offline Beaumont
WB5ITT BM
 444.5000 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 114803 — Beaumont, TX
24.3 NA5TX Beaumont
NA5TX MARC
 444.9500 +5 CC9 DMR DMR-MARC — Beaumont, TX
24.3 KD5UNK Offline Vidor
KD5UNK
 224.2000 -1.6 none FM (analog) — Vidor, TX
24.3 W5APX Beaumont
W5APX AllStar
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 50991 — Beaumont, TX
24.6 KW5C Beaumont
KW5C AllStar
 441.5250 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 28452 — Beaumont, TX
24.7 KC4PWZ Town L0C4T0R
KC4PWZ BM
 439.5500 in 433.5500 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3206660 — Town, L0C4T0R, TX
24.7 K1LFK Beaumont
K1LFK
 223.9000 -1.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Beaumont, TX
24.7 W5APX Beaumont
W5APX
 29.6400 -0.1 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Beaumont, TX
24.7 W5APX Beaumont
W5APX
 53.0500 -1 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Beaumont, TX
24.7 WB5ITT Offline Beaumont
WB5ITT
 927.1500 -25 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Beaumont, TX
24.8 W5RIN Beaumont
W5RIN
 146.7600 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Beaumont, TX
24.8 W5RIN Beaumont
W5RIN EchoLink
 147.3800 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) EchoLink 593166 — Beaumont, TX
24.8 W5RIN Beaumont
W5RIN
 444.7000 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Beaumont, TX
25.0 WB5ITT Offline Beaumont
WB5ITT
 224.5000 -1.6 none FM (analog) — Beaumont, TX
28.3 W5ND Orange
W5ND
 147.1800 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Orange, TX
31.1 WD5TYL Doucette
WD5TYL EchoLink
 147.2200 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 707516 — Doucette, TX
33.8 W5SSV Nederland
W5SSV
 145.4700 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Nederland, TX
33.8 W5SSV Nederland
W5SSV
 440.7250 +5 none D-STAR — Nederland, TX
33.8 KC5YSM Nederland
KC5YSM AllStar
 444.8000 +5 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) AllStar 42045 EchoLink 450004 WIRES-X 11853 — Nederland, TX
34.0 W5SSV NEDERLAND
W5SSV
 146.6200 -0.6 none D-STAR — NEDERLAND, TX
35.4 W5JAS Jasper
W5JAS EchoLink
 147.0000 -0.6 TONE 118.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 480827 — Jasper, TX
35.4 K5PFE Jasper
K5PFE
 224.8600 -1.6 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) — Jasper, TX
35.4 W5JAS Jasper
W5JAS
 442.2000 +5 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Jasper, TX
35.7 KD5QDO Port Arthur
KD5QDO
 146.8600 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Port Arthur, TX
37.1 N5STK Offline Buna
N5STK
 53.1500 -1 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Buna, TX
37.5 N5KJN Devers
N5KJN EchoLink
 146.9800 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 387390 — Devers, TX
40.1 W5XOM Hamshire
W5XOM
 147.3000 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Hamshire, TX
40.7 KC5YSM Port Arthur
KC5YSM IRLP
 147.2000 +0.6 TONE 118.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 450004 IRLP 7645 — Port Arthur, TX
40.7 N5KWW Port Arthur
N5KWW AllStar
 444.0250 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar 47308 — Port Arthur, TX
40.7 KG5HFL Port Arthur
KG5HFL Southeast
 444.9250 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) AllStar 27221 Southeast-Texas-DMR — Port Arthur, TX
41.7 N5BZM Offline Groves
N5BZM IRLP
 147.2000 +0.6 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) IRLP 7645 — Groves, TX
45.3 KC3UXM Cleveland
KC3UXM BM
 438.8000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 319544501 — Cleveland, TX
46.9 AF5XP Sulphur
AF5XP AllStar
 444.6250 +5 TSQL 146.2 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) AllStar 41456 WIRES-X 36328 — Sulphur, LA
46.9 AF5XP Sulphur
AF5XP
 147.3600 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Sulphur, LA
47.4 WB5HZM Livingston
WB5HZM
 147.0400 +0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Livingston, TX
48.2 WB5UGT Livingston
WB5UGT
 443.1250 +5 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Livingston, TX
48.5 K5CHM Anahuac
K5CHM
 145.3300 -0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Anahuac, TX