N9TPB FCC License Search
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K5ELW HAM

Technician class licensed since 2021 (5 yrs) K5ELW since 2021 · previously KI5OYS Elaine, AR Grid EM44ni Active on 1 net 15 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Apr 9, 2031. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Apr 10, 2033.

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

📝 K5ELW has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Mar 22, 2021 · what was requested

Currently held by Ed Williams · 2 holders on record

🗓 Active on 1 net · last heard Oct 6, 2026

Current holder: Ed Williams

Held K5ELW Apr 9, 2021 → present · first licensed Mar 22, 2021 as KI5OYS · 2 licenses · FRN 0030639272

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

Previous holder: EDWARD L WESNESKI

Held K5ELW Oct 19, 2010 → Aug 24, 2018 · first licensed Apr 19, 1996 as KC5UAX · 3 licenses · FRN 0004732798

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.
K5ELW 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 K5ELW

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 22, 2021
Granted Apr 9, 2021
0009464693
 KI5OYS · Ed Williams · Technician
Attn: Ed Williams · 19562 Hwy 44, Elaine, AR 72333
34.3548, -90.8334 (street) · Grid EM44ni · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.K5ELW ✓ Granted
 Granted
got K5ELW
Filed Aug 6, 2018
Granted Aug 24, 2018
0008306551
 K5ELW · EDWARD L WESNESKI · Technician
245 E 40 St. #31C, New York, NY 10016
40.7452, -73.9781 (ZIP center) · Grid FN30ar · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.N5UAX Held by ROBERT A BATES until Jun 18, 2031
2.K5UAX ✓ Granted
3.W5UAX Held by Thomas F Buzzell Jr until May 1, 2030
4.N5UAZ Held by BETH A COFFMAN until Jun 18, 2031
5.K5UAZ Never issued
6.W5UAZ Never issued
 Granted
got K5UAX

Others Requesting K5ELW

4 applications listed K5ELW as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #K5ELWResult
Mar 22, 2021 Apr 9, 2021 KI5OYS · Ed Williams · Elaine, AR 1Granted Granted this call
Sep 30, 2010 Oct 18, 2010 KC5UAX · EDWARD L WESNESKI · New York, NY 2Granted Granted this call
Jul 1, 2010 Jul 19, 2010 KF5HMC · CAVALLA HISTORICAL ARS · SANTA FE, TX 6Not granted They got N5BPS (choice 1)
Sep 26, 2005 Oct 14, 2005 KE5EJY · Elbert L Worrell · Magee, MS 2Not granted They got K5EJY (choice 1)

Nets

NetWhenFrequencyRoleTimesLast
W5HAR Traffic Info Training NetTue 7:00 PM · Tue 7:15 PM CT444.875Checked in52026-10-06

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 K5ELW in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of K5ELW beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

15 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
17.2 N5MIG Helena
N5MIG WIRES-X
 146.8050 -0.6 none FM (analog) WIRES-X 52438 🗓 1 net 1 net · 59 check-ins · 14 stations Helena, AR
18.6 N5MIG Helena
N5MIG WIRES-X
 444.8750 +5 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 70796 🗓 1 net 1 net · 59 check-ins · 14 stations Helena, AR
18.5 N5MSC Helena
N5MSC AllStar
 442.8750 +5 TSQL 91.5 FM (analog) AllStar 660645 🗓 1 net 1 net · 13 check-ins · 12 stations Helena, AR
45.1 N5MSC Hughes
N5MSC AllStar
 444.9500 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 46060 🗓 1 net 1 net · 13 check-ins · 12 stations Hughes, AR
47.9 N5MSC Forrest City Cro
N5MSC AllStar
 443.4500 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 63870 🗓 1 net 1 net · 13 check-ins · 12 stations Forrest City, AR
17.9 K5WMS Helena
K5WMS BM
 444.3750 +5 CC6 DMR BrandMeister 312487 — Helena, AR
18.3 W5HAR Helena Crowleys
W5HAR EchoLink
 444.8750 +5 TSQL 91.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) EchoLink 748549 WIRES-X 62438 — Helena, AR
18.4 W5HAR Helena Crowleys
W5HAR EchoLink
 444.3750 +5 CC6 DMR EchoLink 748549 — Helena, AR
18.6 W5HAR Helena Crowleys
W5HAR EchoLink
 146.8050 -0.6 TSQL 91.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) EchoLink 748549 WIRES-X 62438 — Helena, AR
41.0 W5HAR Stuttgart PCCUA
W5HAR EchoLink
 444.9750 +5 TSQL 91.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) EchoLink 748549 WIRES-X 64052 — Stuttgart, AR
41.9 W2BDM Coldwater
W2BDM BM
 442.4500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 322470601 — Coldwater, MS
42.2 KB5LN Offline Stuttgart
KB5LN
 147.0000 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Stuttgart, AR
43.4 W5GWD Robi Horseshoe C
W5GWD
 444.3000 +5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Robinsonville, MS
45.3 NA0D Forrest City
NA0D AllStar
 444.4500 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 472350 EchoLink 196181 AllStar 472355 — Forrest City, AR
48.0 KD5DF Forrest City Cro
KD5DF
 146.7600 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Forrest City, AR