N9TPB FCC License Search
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KB5I HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 2025 (1 yr) KB5I since 2026 · previously KJ5JPA Mcallen, TX grid EL06ve LoTW user heard on PSK Reporter by 1216 55 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Jun 13, 2036. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Jun 14, 2038.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Oct 4, 2026 · not eQSL AG · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 KB5I has filed vanity applications before — latest filed May 26, 2026 · what was requested

Currently held by BRIAN A RUIZ · 2 holders on record

Current holder: BRIAN A RUIZ

Held KB5I Jun 13, 2026 → present · first licensed Jan 9, 2025 as KJ5JPA · 2 licenses · FRN 0036499002

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

Previous holder: CHARLES R LEWIS

Held KB5I Mar 7, 2014 → May 24, 2024 · first licensed Mar 7, 2014 as KB5I · 1 license · FRN 0010465144

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

Vanity applications filed by KB5I

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 May 26, 2026
Granted Jun 13, 2026
0012048194
 KJ5JPA · BRIAN A RUIZ · Amateur Extra
501 S Peking St, MCALLEN, TX 78501-9041
26.1970, -98.2189 (street) · Grid EL06ve · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.KB5I ✓ granted
2.KS5M held
 Granted
got KB5I
Filed Feb 9, 2026
Award date was Feb 27, 2026
0011900156
 KJ5JPA · BRIAN A RUIZ · Amateur Extra
501 S Peking St, MCALLEN, TX 78501-9041
26.1970, -98.2189 (street) · Grid EL06ve · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.KJ5K held
 Dismissed

Others requesting KB5I

5 applications listed KB5I as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
Jun 15, 2026 Jul 3, 2026 KC1VDN · Anton S Voronov · Sharon, MA 19Dismissed
May 26, 2026 Jun 13, 2026 NF5K · KEVIN M BAKER · Addison, TX 1Dismissed
May 26, 2026 Jun 13, 2026 KR4HHS · Charles Pike · LEXINGTON, KY 11Granted
May 26, 2026 Jun 13, 2026 KN5KX · William K Norton III · Spring, TX 3Dismissed
May 26, 2026 Jun 13, 2026 KJ5JPA · BRIAN A RUIZ · MCALLEN, TX 1Granted

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

📤 Heard by others PSK Reporter

Heard by 1216 stations (2216 reports) · last 15 hr ago · FT8 · grid EL06VE
40m · 50720m · 88817m · 17
Farthest: VK6DEV, 10,358 miles on 20m FT8 (-15 dB)
PSK Reporter map →

📥 Hearing others PSK Reporter

Heard 2475 stations (7093 reports) · last 5 hr ago · FT8 · grid EL06VE
40m · 68020m · 187217m · 23912m · 13
Farthest: 3B9FR, 11,189 miles on 40m FT8 (-10 dB)
PSK Reporter map →

Repeaters within 50 miles

55 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
0.8 KC5MOL McAllen RGR Hosp
KC5MOL BM
 443.8250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315812 — McAllen, TX
0.8 N5SIM McAllen
N5SIM
 145.2300 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — McAllen, TX
0.8 ND5N McAllen
ND5N
 147.6000 -0.6 none D-STAR — McAllen, TX
2.2 N5SIM Pharr
N5SIM AllStar
 927.0125 -25 TSQL 225.7 FM (analog) AllStar 49574 — Pharr, TX
4.0 XE2YME McAllen RGV
XE2YME AllStar
 146.1500 +0.6 CC0 DMR AllStar 642910 EchoLink 298150 — McAllen, TX
5.0 KJ5CTF San Juan
KJ5CTF AllStar
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) AllStar 66861 — San Juan, TX
5.2 W2RVG San juan texas 7
W2RVG AllStar
 146.9400 -0.6 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) AllStar 66007 — San juan texas 78589, TX
6.6 K5HYT MISSION
K5HYT TEXAS
 444.9500 +5 CC1 DMR TEXAS — MISSION, TX
6.7 W5MGH Mission
W5MGH AllStar
 146.6600 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) AllStar 656960 — Mission, TX
6.7 N5YWH Mission
N5YWH
 444.9500 +5 CC1 DMR — Mission, TX
8.0 W5RGV Edinburg
W5RGV
 146.7600 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Edinburg, TX
8.2 XE2MEM Reynosa
XE2MEM AllStar
 444.8500 +5 TONE 67.0 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) AllStar 642912 — Reynosa, Tamaulipas
10.5 KC5YFP Donna
KC5YFP
 146.7400 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Donna, TX
11.2 no call listed Reynosa
AllStar
 146.1500 +0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) AllStar 642910 EchoLink 454598 WIRES-X 11620 — Reynosa, Tamaulipas
12.8 XE2YME Reynosa tamaulip
XE2YME AllStar
 146.1000 +0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar 642910 — Reynosa tamaulipas, TX
14.4 KC5WBG Weslaco
KC5WBG
 444.2000 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Weslaco, TX
24.3 W5RGV Santa Maria
W5RGV AllStar
 444.2750 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) AllStar 566060 — Santa Maria, TX
24.6 KC6CNN La Feria
KC6CNN
 444.5500 +5 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — La Feria, TX
24.8 KC5HWB No Limits
KC5HWB
 439.0000 simplex CC? DMR — No Limits, TX
25.5 K5RAV La Feria
K5RAV BM
 443.8000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313055 — La Feria, TX
26.0 W5RGV La Feria
W5RGV IRLP
 146.7000 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 490806 IRLP 8262 — La Feria, TX
26.0 KC5HWB Bluetown
KC5HWB CBridge-2
 443.8875 +5 CC9 DMR CBridge-2.0 — Bluetown, TX
28.5 KD4FJ Harlingen
KD4FJ BM
 443.8750 +5 CC1 DMR (C4FM,DMR) BrandMeister 312373 — Harlingen, TX
32.3 N5JLR Harlingen
N5JLR BM
 442.4750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314472 — Harlingen, TX
32.3 N5SLI Harlingen
N5SLI BM
 443.8750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314860 — Harlingen, TX
32.3 WD5ADC Harlingen
WD5ADC WIRES-X
 444.5500 +5 DG-ID 21 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 58594 — Harlingen, TX
32.4 W5RGV Harlingen
W5RGV
 146.8000 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Harlingen, TX
32.4 ND5N Harlingen
ND5N
 146.9600 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Harlingen, TX
32.4 W5RGV Harlingen
W5RGV
 147.1000 +0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Harlingen, TX
32.4 W5RGV Harlingen
W5RGV
 147.1400 +0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Harlingen, TX
32.4 W5STX Harlingen
W5STX IRLP
 147.2000 +0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 490806 IRLP 8262 — Harlingen, TX
32.4 K5RAV Harlingen
K5RAV
 444.5000 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Harlingen, TX
32.6 KC5MOL Harlingen
KC5MOL BM
 443.3750 +5 CC1 DMR (C4FM,DMR) BrandMeister 311965 — Harlingen, TX
32.8 AK5Z Harlingen
AK5Z IRLP
 443.6000 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) IRLP 3600 — Harlingen, TX
33.4 W5RGV Raymondville
W5RGV
 146.9000 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Raymondville, TX
33.4 W5RGV Raymondville
W5RGV
 444.9000 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Raymondville, TX
34.3 WY0F Harlingen
WY0F WIRES-X
 443.9500 +5 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 11889 — Harlingen, TX
36.0 AE5JO San Benito
AE5JO BM
 442.1750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315805 — San Benito, TX
37.4 KJ5CKM San Benito
KJ5CKM BM
 442.5750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311362601 — San Benito, TX
44.2 KC5WBG Olmito
KC5WBG
 147.1800 +0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Olmito, TX
46.5 N5JLR Los Fresnos
N5JLR BM
 146.8600 -0.6 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315810 — Los Fresnos, TX
46.9 K5RGV Los Fresnos
K5RGV
 145.2900 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Los Fresnos, TX
46.9 KC5MOL Brownsville
KC5MOL BM
 444.8250 +5 none FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 315818 — Brownsville, TX
47.5 N5JLR Los Fresnos Fire
N5JLR BM
 444.7500 +5 CC2 DMR BrandMeister 314872 — Los Fresnos, TX
49.2 K5MPH Brownsville
K5MPH EchoLink
 432.1500 simplex none FM (analog) EchoLink — Brownsville, TX
49.2 N5XWO Brownsville
N5XWO
 441.3000 +5 TONE 151.4 FM (analog) — Brownsville, TX
49.2 N5RGV Brownsville
N5RGV
 444.1750 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Brownsville, TX
49.2 W5RGV Brownsville
W5RGV
 444.4000 +5 none FM (analog) — Brownsville, TX
49.2 W5RGV Brownsville
W5RGV
 444.6000 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Brownsville, TX
49.3 W5RGV Brownsville
W5RGV
 147.0400 +0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Brownsville, TX
49.6 KG5EUU Brownsville
KG5EUU
 445.5000 simplex none D-STAR — Brownsville, TX
50.0 K5MPH Brownsville
K5MPH
 442.2750 +5 Fusion (C4FM) — Brownsville, TX
1.8 N5SIM offline Pharr
N5SIM AllStar
 440.6000 +5 TSQL 82.5 FM (analog) IRLP 3657 AllStar 65251 — Pharr, TX
34.0 W5STX offline Harlingen
W5STX IRLP
 146.7000 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) IRLP 8262 — Harlingen, TX
46.6 W5VDR offline Los Fresnos
W5VDR
 442.1750 +5 CC? DMR — Los Fresnos, TX