N9TPB FCC License Search
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K5JDB HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 1999 (27 yrs) K5JDB since 2000 · previously WB5WLW Lumberton, TX grid EM20vg LoTW user eQSL AG 57 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Aug 4, 2030. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Aug 5, 2032.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload May 30, 2025 · eQSL AG member · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 K5JDB has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Jul 17, 2000 · what was requested

Currently held by JAMES D BEARD · 1 holder on record

Current holder: JAMES D BEARD

Held K5JDB Aug 4, 2000 → present · first licensed Jul 29, 1999 as WB5WLW · 2 licenses · FRN 0002404986

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

Vanity applications filed by K5JDB

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 17, 2000
Granted May 12, 2020
0000189811
 WB5WLW · JAMES D BEARD · Amateur Extra
6914 NORVARA TRAIL, SPRING, TX 77379
30.0395, -95.5344 (ZIP center) · Grid EM20fa · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.K5JDB ✓ granted
2.NB5J held
 Granted
got K5JDB

Others requesting K5JDB

4 applications listed K5JDB as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
Aug 29, 2024 Sep 16, 2024 KQ4PPE · JOSEPH D BENTLEY · WISE, VA 12Granted
Apr 4, 2022 Apr 22, 2022 KG5UYD · JERRY D BATES · GLADEWATER, TX 4Granted
Jul 17, 2000 Aug 4, 2000 WB5WLW · JAMES D BEARD · SPRING, TX 1Granted
Aug 2, 1999 Aug 20, 1999 KB7PQW · JAMES D BIANES · BOULDER CITY, NV 24Granted

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for K5JDB in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of K5JDB beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 miles

57 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
6.8 KB5OVJ Silsbee
KB5OVJ LonestarN
 442.4000 +5 CC9 DMR LonestarNet — Silsbee, TX
7.0 KD5HKQ Silsbee
KD5HKQ
 441.6250 +5 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Silsbee, TX
10.1 WE5D Kountze
WE5D AllStar
 147.3800 +0.6 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) AllStar 488603 — Kountze, TX
10.5 KW5C Beaumont
KW5C AllStar
 146.6400 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar 29619 EchoLink 849578 — Beaumont, TX
10.7 K5DCE Kountze EM20ui15
K5DCE BM
 442.1250 +5 CC5 DMR BrandMeister 319720205 — Kountze, EM20ui15, TX
12.0 NA5TX Beaumont
NA5TX MARC
 444.9500 +5 CC9 DMR DMR-MARC — Beaumont, TX
12.7 K1LFK Beaumont
K1LFK
 223.9000 -1.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Beaumont, TX
12.7 WR5AAA Beaumont
WR5AAA MARC
 444.9500 +5 CC9 DMR DMR-MARC 🗓 9 nets 9 nets · 466 check-ins · 153 stations Beaumont, TX
12.7 W5APX Beaumont
W5APX
 29.6400 -0.1 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Beaumont, TX
12.7 W5APX Beaumont
W5APX
 53.0500 -1 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Beaumont, TX
12.7 W5RIN Beaumont
W5RIN
 146.7600 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Beaumont, TX
12.7 WR5AAA Beaumont
WR5AAA
 147.3400 +0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) 🗓 9 nets 9 nets · 466 check-ins · 153 stations Beaumont, TX
12.7 W5RIN Beaumont
W5RIN EchoLink
 147.3800 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) EchoLink 593166 — Beaumont, TX
12.7 KC4PWZ Town L0C4T0R
KC4PWZ BM
 439.5500 in 433.5500 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3206660 — Town, L0C4T0R, TX
12.8 W5RIN Beaumont
W5RIN
 444.7000 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Beaumont, TX
12.9 KW5C Beaumont
KW5C AllStar
 441.5250 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 28452 — Beaumont, TX
14.0 AA5P Orange VP Dept
AA5P
 147.0600 +0.6 TSQL 67.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Orange, TX
14.4 W5APX Beaumont
W5APX AllStar
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 50991 — Beaumont, TX
19.2 W5JAS Buna
W5JAS
 145.3900 -0.6 TONE 118.8 FM (analog) — Buna, TX
19.2 W5JAS Buna
W5JAS
 442.4250 +5 TONE 118.8 FM (analog) — Buna, TX
21.0 W5ND Orange
W5ND
 147.1800 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Orange, TX
22.8 W5SSV Nederland
W5SSV
 145.4700 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Nederland, TX
22.9 KC5YSM Nederland
KC5YSM AllStar
 444.8000 +5 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) AllStar 42045 EchoLink 450004 WIRES-X 11853 — Nederland, TX
22.9 W5SSV NEDERLAND
W5SSV
 146.6200 -0.6 none D-STAR — NEDERLAND, TX
22.9 W5SSV Nederland
W5SSV
 440.7250 +5 none D-STAR — Nederland, TX
24.9 KD5QDO Port Arthur
KD5QDO
 146.8600 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Port Arthur, TX
27.3 W5TDO Warren Curve
W5TDO AllStar
 422.2000 simplex TONE 167.9 FM (analog) AllStar 57445 — Warren, TX
27.4 W5XOM Hamshire
W5XOM
 147.3000 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Hamshire, TX
28.0 N5KJN Devers
N5KJN EchoLink
 146.9800 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 387390 — Devers, TX
29.8 KC5YSM Port Arthur
KC5YSM IRLP
 147.2000 +0.6 TONE 118.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 450004 IRLP 7645 — Port Arthur, TX
29.8 N5KWW Port Arthur
N5KWW AllStar
 444.0250 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar 47308 — Port Arthur, TX
29.8 KG5HFL Port Arthur
KG5HFL Southeast
 444.9250 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) AllStar 27221 Southeast-Texas-DMR — Port Arthur, TX
33.9 W5JAS Kirbyville
W5JAS
 145.1900 -0.6 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) — Kirbyville, TX
36.7 K5CHM Anahuac
K5CHM
 145.3300 -0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Anahuac, TX
42.0 KG5NEA Dayton
KG5NEA AllStar
 439.9500 simplex TONE 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 48692 — Dayton, TX
42.4 WD5TYL Doucette
WD5TYL EchoLink
 147.2200 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 707516 — Doucette, TX
42.7 KC3UXM Cleveland
KC3UXM BM
 438.8000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 319544501 — Cleveland, TX
43.7 WB5ITT Anahuac
WB5ITT
 927.1750 -25 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Anahuac, TX
47.0 AF5XP Sulphur
AF5XP AllStar
 444.6250 +5 TSQL 146.2 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) AllStar 41456 WIRES-X 36328 — Sulphur, LA
47.0 AF5XP Sulphur
AF5XP
 147.3600 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Sulphur, LA
47.6 KJ5HOH Baytown
KJ5HOH BM
 433.0000 +1 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3210970 — Baytown, TX
47.9 W5JAS Jasper
W5JAS EchoLink
 147.0000 -0.6 TONE 118.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 480827 — Jasper, TX
47.9 K5PFE Jasper
K5PFE
 224.8600 -1.6 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) — Jasper, TX
47.9 W5JAS Jasper
W5JAS
 442.2000 +5 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Jasper, TX
49.0 KC5AJP Sulphur
KC5AJP
 147.1050 +0.6 none P25 — Sulphur, LA
49.4 W5BII Sulphur
W5BII AllStar
 145.3500 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 388286 AllStar 529666 🗓 1 net 1 net · 63 check-ins · 58 stations Sulphur, LA
10.5 N5BTC offline Kountze
N5BTC
 145.2300 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Kountze, TX
12.7 N5YX offline Beaumont
N5YX DSTAR
 145.4500 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,FM) WIRES-X 21080 DSTAR FUSION 🗓 12 nets 12 nets · 426 check-ins · 183 stations Beaumont, TX
12.7 WB5ITT offline Beaumont
WB5ITT
 927.1500 -25 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Beaumont, TX
13.4 WB5ITT offline Beaumont
WB5ITT
 224.5000 -1.6 none FM (analog) — Beaumont, TX
13.5 WB5ITT offline Beaumont
WB5ITT BM
 444.5000 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 114803 — Beaumont, TX
14.6 KD5UNK offline Vidor
KD5UNK
 224.2000 -1.6 none FM (analog) — Vidor, TX
19.2 KE5PYX offline Buna
KE5PYX
 147.3800 +0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Buna, TX
26.9 N5STK offline Buna
N5STK
 53.1500 -1 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Buna, TX
28.0 KA5QDG offline Devers
KA5QDG
 224.9200 -1.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 20 check-ins · 15 stations Devers, TX
30.8 N5BZM offline Groves
N5BZM IRLP
 147.2000 +0.6 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) IRLP 7645 — Groves, TX
39.1 W5APX offline Wallisville
W5APX AllStar
 146.9600 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 55887 🗓 1 net 1 net Wallisville, TX