N9TPB FCC License Search
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K5WBM HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 2003 (23 yrs) K5WBM since 2008 · previously KD5YBV Carriere, MS Grid EM50fo LoTW user eQSL AG 60 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Mar 11, 2028. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Mar 12, 2030.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Oct 11, 2026 · eQSL AG member · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 K5WBM has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Feb 22, 2008 · what was requested

Currently held by William B McLain · 1 holder on record

Current holder: William B McLain

Held K5WBM Mar 11, 2008 → present · first licensed Jun 18, 2003 as KD5YBV · 2 licenses · FRN 0009149014

Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.
K5WBM 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 K5WBM

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 Feb 22, 2008
Granted Jan 17, 2018
0003334432
 KD5YBV · William B McLain · Technician
12425 Preacher Powell Rd, Carriere, MS 39426-9243
30.6206, -89.5378 (street) · Grid EM50fo · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.K5WBM ✓ Granted
 Granted
got K5WBM

Others Requesting K5WBM

1 application listed K5WBM as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #K5WBMResult
Feb 22, 2008 Mar 11, 2008 KD5YBV · William B McLain · Carriere, MS 1Granted Granted this call

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for K5WBM in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of K5WBM beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

60 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
22.4 KA5FVU McHenry
KA5FVU EchoLink
 147.3750 +0.6 none FM (analog) EchoLink 🗓 1 net 1 net McHenry, MS
2.1 AB6Z Offline Carriere
AB6Z
 147.0900 +0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Carriere, MS
7.7 KB5PMP PICAYUNE
KB5PMP BM
 433.6250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311587703 — PICAYUNE, MS
10.8 AB6Z Picayune
AB6Z EchoLink
 144.9400 in 147.4400 CC0 DMR EchoLink 827851 BrandMeister 314299 — Picayune, MS
11.4 W5MCC Perkinston Salme
W5MCC
 443.9500 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Perkinston, MS
11.5 N6PJW Poplarville
N6PJW BM
 443.2500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314654 — Poplarville, MS
13.6 AB6Z Carriere
AB6Z AllStar
 146.7600 -0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) AllStar 617871 — Carriere, MS
13.6 AB6Z Nicholson
AB6Z EchoLink
 442.1500 +5 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 827851 — Nicholson, MS
15.1 N6PJW Poplarville
N6PJW BM
 440.8500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314772 — Poplarville, MS
15.2 K5PRC Offline Poplarville
K5PRC
 145.1500 -0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Poplarville, MS
15.2 W5PMS Poplarville
W5PMS
 444.8500 +5 none FM (analog) — Poplarville, MS
17.6 N5SSC Picayune SS Ctr
N5SSC
 147.2100 +0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Picayune, MS
17.6 N5SSC Picayune SS Ctr
N5SSC
 444.6500 +5 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Picayune, MS
18.3 KA5EPR Diamondhead
KA5EPR
 444.4500 +5 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Diamondhead, MS
21.2 W5NRU Poplarville Hill
W5NRU
 145.4100 -0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Poplarville, MS
21.6 WI5ARD Bush
WI5ARD WIRES-X
 145.4700 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 40967 — Bush, LA
25.0 KB5MPW Offline Bay Saint Louis
KB5MPW
 53.6500 -0.5 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Bay Saint Louis, MS
25.7 WI5ARD Bush
WI5ARD WIRES-X
 443.4000 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 40967 WIRES-X 30967 — Bush, LA
26.2 K5GVR Offline Perkinston
K5GVR
 147.1650 +0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Perkinston, MS
26.7 KB5WCK Offline Lumberton
KB5WCK IRLP
 446.6000 simplex TSQL 179.9 FM (analog) IRLP 8106 — Lumberton, MS
27.2 W5XTR Slidell
W5XTR BM
 442.0000 +5 CC5 DMR BrandMeister 311064 — Slidell, LA
28.2 N0XBD Lacombe
N0XBD
 443.5250 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Lacombe, LA
28.7 K5STO Wiggins
K5STO SE
 442.4750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314128 SE — Wiggins, MS
29.0 N5UDK Wiggins
N5UDK
 145.2700 -0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Wiggins, MS
29.0 N5UDK Wiggins
N5UDK
 443.3000 +5 TSQL 167.9 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Wiggins, MS
29.8 KA5VFU McHenry
KA5VFU
 147.3750 +0.6 none FM (analog) — McHenry, MS
29.8 KI4TMJ Offline McHenry
KI4TMJ
 1250.0000 simplex none D-STAR — McHenry, MS
29.8 KI4TMJ Offline McHenry
KI4TMJ
 1284.0000 -20 none D-STAR — McHenry, MS
30.3 K4DTM GULFPORT
K4DTM AllStar
 147.5550 simplex TONE 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 51785 — GULFPORT, MS
30.9 W5SLA LaCombe
W5SLA
 145.2900 -0.6 CC? DMR — LaCombe, LA
30.9 W5SLA Lacombe
W5SLA BM
 147.2700 +0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (DMR,DV,FM) BrandMeister 312210 — Lacombe, LA
31.7 WX5HAR Gulfport Courtho
WX5HAR
 146.8350 -0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Gulfport, MS
31.7 N9OKV Gulfport
N9OKV
 146.8350 -0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Gulfport, MS
32.1 W5SLA Lacombe
W5SLA
 442.1250 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Lacombe, LA
32.1 W5SLA Offline Lacombe
W5SLA BM
 444.1000 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (DMR,DV,FM) BrandMeister 312203 — Lacombe, LA
32.4 WA5ARC Sheridan WP 911
WA5ARC AllStar
 145.4300 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 45388 EchoLink 967512 AllStar 47474 — Sheridan, LA
32.5 KF5BSZ Sheridan
KF5BSZ
 147.4400 in 144.9000 none D-STAR — Sheridan, LA
32.5 WB5BTR Sheridan
WB5BTR
 442.4250 +5 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Sheridan, LA
32.5 KF5BSZ Sheridan
KF5BSZ
 444.5875 +5 none D-STAR — Sheridan, LA
32.5 KF5BSZ Sheridan
KF5BSZ
 1293.0000 -20 none D-STAR — Sheridan, LA
32.5 W5RAR Sheridan
W5RAR
 442.3250 +5 none FM (analog) — Sheridan, LA
34.9 W5LMS Franklinton
W5LMS WIRES-X
 449.0250 -5 DG-ID 01 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 93528 — Franklinton, LA
35.1 W5LMS Pine
W5LMS
 444.0250 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Pine, LA
36.5 KD4VVZ Biloxi
KD4VVZ SE
 444.9625 +5 CC1 DMR SE — Biloxi, MS
37.0 W5SGL Biloxi Cableone
W5SGL
 146.7300 -0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Biloxi, MS
39.4 W5XTR Franklinton
W5XTR BM
 442.3250 +5 CC2 DMR BrandMeister 313294 — Franklinton, LA
39.8 WB5ERM Folsom
WB5ERM
 146.7150 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Folsom, LA
40.3 KD5KNZ Covington
KD5KNZ AllStar
 442.5000 +5 TONE 156.7 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) AllStar 27511 BrandMeister 312205 — Covington, LA
40.6 K5IJX Hattiesburg
K5IJX
 145.3700 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Hattiesburg, MS
41.5 no call listed
Listed as SERA
 Biloxi
Florida
 224.3000 -1.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Biloxi MS, FL
41.5 W5SGL Biloxi
W5SGL
 444.9625 +5 none FM (analog) — Biloxi, MS
41.7 no call listed
Listed as SERA
 Biloxi-MS
Florida
 53.2500 -1 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Biloxi-MS, FL
42.9 K5ASL Lumberton
K5ASL AllStar
 439.0000 simplex TONE 67.0 FM (analog) AllStar 68788 — Lumberton, MS
45.8 WB5ITT New Orleans
WB5ITT BM
 444.6000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311587 — New Orleans, LA
46.0 KD5MIS Hattiesburg
KD5MIS WIRES-X
 147.3150 +0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 43616 — Hattiesburg, MS
46.3 N5LRQ Hattiesburg Rich
N5LRQ EchoLink
 442.7250 +5 TONE 167.9 FM (analog) EchoLink 410934 — Hattiesburg, MS
48.0 W5CJR Hattiesburg
W5CJR SE
 444.7625 +5 CC1 DMR SE — Hattiesburg, MS
48.0 K5IJX Hattiesburg
K5IJX EchoLink
 146.6700 -0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) EchoLink 778348 WIRES-X 5 WIRES-X 33270 — Hattiesburg, MS
48.3 W5CJR Hattiesburg OGHS
W5CJR EchoLink
 146.7750 -0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) EchoLink 168266 WIRES-X 33195 — Hattiesburg, MS
49.4 KG5PLG Petal
KG5PLG BM
 438.8000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 322647803 — Petal, MS