N9TPB
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HAMs within 5 miles of N9TPB · Extra class operators in Madison, WI · or try N9TPB · K9* wildcards · Smith, John · 0004797601 (FRN) · 53703 · Madison, WI · old CB calls like KHC1939 or 18Q3518 (1962–63 CB call books) · (205) 546-1767 (1990s CB directory phones)KA5BWS HAM
✅ Never issued — KA5BWS isn't in the FCC's public license data (which starts in 1999) or the 1993–2003 callbooks, and nothing in it blocks a vanity request. Calls like this are usually granted when requested.
2x3 call: any licensee can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Last requested Sep 17, 2026 as choice 3: not granted, that applicant got KB5CAW instead.
Last requested Sep 17, 2026 as choice 3: not granted, that applicant got KB5CAW instead.
The FCC has no record of KA5BWS ever being issued.
KA5BWS 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.
- None → 1983 · 4 editions
KA5BWS · class A
Galen R Wenger
18 Hayfield Dr, Little Rock
None p.513, Winter 1979 p.15, 1981 p.486, Winter 1983 p.589
Others Requesting KA5BWS
1 application listed KA5BWS as a choice, newest first.
| Filed | Award | Applicant | Choice # | KA5BWS | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 | KJ5ROS · Brandon S Prince · Midlothian, TX | 3 | Not granted | They got KB5CAW (choice 1) |