N9TPB FCC License Search
🕒 FCC license data updated today 7:15 am CDT (FCC files through Oct 4, 2026) · next update today 9:45 am CDT
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KE5JDS HAM 📻 GMRS

📻
Also a GMRS licensee
WRUN568
Active until Sep 15, 2032 · same FCC Registration Number (FRN) · GMRS covers the licensee's immediate family
General class licensed since 2012 (14 yrs) KE5JDS since 2025 · previously W6JDS, KF5RQF Orange, TX grid EM30be GMRS WRUN568 67 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Aug 26, 2035. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Aug 27, 2037.

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

📝 KE5JDS has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Aug 6, 2025 · what was requested

Currently held by Jonathan D Sterling · 2 holders on record

Current holder: Jonathan D Sterling

Held KE5JDS Aug 26, 2025 → present · first licensed Aug 17, 2012 as KF5RQF · 3 licenses · FRN 0021973284

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

Previous holder: HAROLD G JACKSON

Held KE5JDS Jun 15, 2006 → Jun 15, 2016 · first licensed Jun 15, 2006 as KE5JDS · 1 license · FRN 0015176738

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

Vanity applications filed by KE5JDS

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 Aug 6, 2025
Granted Aug 26, 2025
0011680366
 W6JDS · Jonathan D Sterling · General
8557 Earsel Rd, Orange, TX 77632
30.1715, -93.8700 (street) · Grid EM30be · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.KE5JDS ✓ granted
 Granted
got KE5JDS
Filed Mar 5, 2024
Granted Mar 23, 2024
0010955553
 KF5RQF · Jonathan D Sterling · General
8557 Earsel Rd, Orange, TX 77632
30.1715, -93.8700 (street) · Grid EM30be · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.W6JDS ✓ granted
2.KB4FOX held
3.WA5JS held
 Granted
got W6JDS

Others requesting KE5JDS

3 applications listed KE5JDS as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
Aug 6, 2025 Aug 24, 2025 W6JDS · Jonathan D Sterling · Orange, TX 1Granted
Jan 24, 2006 Feb 11, 2006 KE5HAD · JEFFERY D SMITH · ROWLETT, TX 2Granted
Jan 24, 2006 Feb 11, 2006 KE5HAD · JEFFERY D SMITH · ROWLETT, TX 4Dismissed

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for KE5JDS in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of KE5JDS beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

📻 GMRS repeaters within 50 miles

4 on the air or of unknown status, closest first · map these & export for a GMRS radio →

MilesChannelOutputTone inOwnerLocationAccessStatus
10RP21462.700100.0 WRXZ789 Beaumont, TX OpenOn the air
19RP15462.550123.0 WQWN337 Beaumont, TX · Rogers Park (vicinity) OpenOn the air
39RP15462.550— WRVU907 Lake Charles, LA OpenOn the air
44RP18462.625D132 WROZ535 Warren, TX · Hwy 69 Bridge OpenOn the air

Repeaters within 50 miles

67 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
4.1 W5ND Orange
W5ND
 147.1800 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Orange, TX
9.1 AA5P Orange VP Dept
AA5P
 147.0600 +0.6 TSQL 67.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Orange, TX
10.4 W5APX Beaumont
W5APX AllStar
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 50991 — Beaumont, TX
15.1 KW5C Beaumont
KW5C AllStar
 441.5250 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 28452 — Beaumont, TX
15.5 W5SSV Nederland
W5SSV
 440.7250 +5 none D-STAR — Nederland, TX
15.5 KC5YSM Nederland
KC5YSM AllStar
 444.8000 +5 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) AllStar 42045 EchoLink 450004 WIRES-X 11853 — Nederland, TX
15.7 W5SSV Nederland
W5SSV
 145.4700 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Nederland, TX
16.0 W5SSV NEDERLAND
W5SSV
 146.6200 -0.6 none D-STAR — NEDERLAND, TX
16.1 KC4PWZ Town L0C4T0R
KC4PWZ BM
 439.5500 in 433.5500 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3206660 — Town, L0C4T0R, TX
16.2 W5RIN Beaumont
W5RIN
 444.7000 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Beaumont, TX
16.4 KD5QDO Port Arthur
KD5QDO
 146.8600 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Port Arthur, TX
16.6 W5RIN Beaumont
W5RIN
 146.7600 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Beaumont, TX
16.6 WR5AAA Beaumont
WR5AAA
 147.3400 +0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) 🗓 9 nets 9 nets · 466 check-ins · 153 stations Beaumont, TX
16.6 W5RIN Beaumont
W5RIN EchoLink
 147.3800 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) EchoLink 593166 — Beaumont, TX
16.6 K1LFK Beaumont
K1LFK
 223.9000 -1.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Beaumont, TX
16.6 WR5AAA Beaumont
WR5AAA MARC
 444.9500 +5 CC9 DMR DMR-MARC 🗓 9 nets 9 nets · 466 check-ins · 153 stations Beaumont, TX
16.6 W5APX Beaumont
W5APX
 29.6400 -0.1 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Beaumont, TX
16.6 W5APX Beaumont
W5APX
 53.0500 -1 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Beaumont, TX
16.9 KW5C Beaumont
KW5C AllStar
 146.6400 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar 29619 EchoLink 849578 — Beaumont, TX
17.5 NA5TX Beaumont
NA5TX MARC
 444.9500 +5 CC9 DMR DMR-MARC — Beaumont, TX
18.9 W5JAS Buna
W5JAS
 145.3900 -0.6 TONE 118.8 FM (analog) — Buna, TX
18.9 W5JAS Buna
W5JAS
 442.4250 +5 TONE 118.8 FM (analog) — Buna, TX
20.2 KC5YSM Port Arthur
KC5YSM IRLP
 147.2000 +0.6 TONE 118.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 450004 IRLP 7645 — Port Arthur, TX
20.2 N5KWW Port Arthur
N5KWW AllStar
 444.0250 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar 47308 — Port Arthur, TX
20.2 KG5HFL Port Arthur
KG5HFL Southeast
 444.9250 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) AllStar 27221 Southeast-Texas-DMR — Port Arthur, TX
21.9 KB5OVJ Silsbee
KB5OVJ LonestarN
 442.4000 +5 CC9 DMR LonestarNet — Silsbee, TX
22.1 KD5HKQ Silsbee
KD5HKQ
 441.6250 +5 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Silsbee, TX
28.1 AF5XP Sulphur
AF5XP
 147.3600 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Sulphur, LA
28.1 AF5XP Sulphur
AF5XP AllStar
 444.6250 +5 TSQL 146.2 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) AllStar 41456 WIRES-X 36328 — Sulphur, LA
28.7 KC5AJP Sulphur
KC5AJP
 147.1050 +0.6 none P25 — Sulphur, LA
29.8 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
30.0 K5DCE Kountze EM20ui15
K5DCE BM
 442.1250 +5 CC5 DMR BrandMeister 319720205 — Kountze, EM20ui15, TX
30.6 WE5D Kountze
WE5D AllStar
 147.3800 +0.6 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) AllStar 488603 — Kountze, TX
30.8 W5BII Sulphur
W5BII
 145.1300 -0.6 none D-STAR 🗓 1 net 1 net · 63 check-ins · 58 stations Sulphur, LA
30.9 KC5AJP Sulphur
KC5AJP AmComm
 147.7050 -0.6 CC6 DMR AmComm — Sulphur, LA
33.3 W5XOM Hamshire
W5XOM
 147.3000 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Hamshire, TX
33.8 W5JAS Kirbyville
W5JAS
 145.1900 -0.6 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) — Kirbyville, TX
36.5 W5BII Lake Charles
W5BII
 442.3000 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 63 check-ins · 58 stations Lake Charles, LA
36.7 WA5LRC Westlake
WA5LRC CBridge-2
 444.9750 +5 CC10 DMR CBridge-2.0 — Westlake, LA
37.1 KC5JMJ Lake Charles
KC5JMJ Ham-Unite
 443.2250 +5 CC10 DMR Ham-United — Lake Charles, LA
39.2 W5BII Lake Charles
W5BII AllStar
 146.7300 -0.6 TSQL 173.8 FM (analog) AllStar 529663 EchoLink 374591 🗓 1 net 1 net · 63 check-ins · 58 stations Lake Charles, LA
39.2 W5BII Lake Charles
W5BII AllStar
 444.3000 +5 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 529665 🗓 1 net 1 net · 63 check-ins · 58 stations Lake Charles, LA
39.2 KC5JMJ Lake Charles
KC5JMJ Ham-Unite
 224.2000 -1.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) AllStar 529660 Ham-United 🗓 1 net 1 net · 63 check-ins · 58 stations Lake Charles, LA
39.2 KC5JMJ Lake Charles
KC5JMJ
 444.2250 +5 CC10 DMR — Lake Charles, LA
39.2 W5BII Lake Charles
W5BII
 444.2250 +5 none FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 63 check-ins · 58 stations Lake Charles, LA
39.2 W5BII Lake Charles
W5BII
 443.2250 +5 CC? DMR 🗓 1 net 1 net · 63 check-ins · 58 stations Lake Charles, LA
39.4 KI5YIJ Lake Charles
KI5YIJ Ham-Unite
 444.2250 +5 CC10 DMR Ham-United — Lake Charles, LA
39.4 KI5YIJ Lake Charles
KI5YIJ BM
 444.9250 +5 CC10 DMR BrandMeister 313271 — Lake Charles, LA
39.4 W5SUL Lake Charles
W5SUL
 147.3600 +0.6 none D-STAR — Lake Charles, LA
39.6 W5BII Lake Charles
W5BII
 443.3250 +5 none D-STAR 🗓 1 net 1 net · 63 check-ins · 58 stations Lake Charles, LA
40.7 W5BII Deqincy Fire
W5BII Ham-United
 145.2100 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) Ham-United 🗓 1 net 1 net · 63 check-ins · 58 stations Deqincy, LA
43.7 W5TDO Warren Curve
W5TDO AllStar
 422.2000 simplex TONE 167.9 FM (analog) AllStar 57445 — Warren, TX
44.3 N5KJN Devers
N5KJN EchoLink
 146.9800 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 387390 — Devers, TX
46.7 K5CHM Anahuac
K5CHM
 145.3300 -0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Anahuac, TX
9.7 KD5UNK offline Vidor
KD5UNK
 224.2000 -1.6 none FM (analog) — Vidor, TX
11.4 WB5ITT offline Beaumont
WB5ITT BM
 444.5000 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 114803 — Beaumont, TX
14.8 WB5ITT offline Beaumont
WB5ITT
 224.5000 -1.6 none FM (analog) — Beaumont, TX
15.6 N5STK offline Buna
N5STK
 53.1500 -1 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Buna, TX
16.6 WB5ITT offline Beaumont
WB5ITT
 927.1500 -25 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Beaumont, TX
16.6 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
18.9 KE5PYX offline Buna
KE5PYX
 147.3800 +0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Buna, TX
21.0 N5BZM offline Groves
N5BZM IRLP
 147.2000 +0.6 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) IRLP 7645 — Groves, TX
29.8 N5BTC offline Kountze
N5BTC
 145.2300 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Kountze, TX
36.8 W5APX
Listed as W5APX-LCH
offline		 Lake Charles
W5APX AllStar
 146.8800 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 55887 — Lake Charles, LA
39.2 KI5YIJ offline Lake Charles
KI5YIJ YSF
 444.6750 +5 CC10 DMR YSF — Lake Charles, LA
39.2 W5BII offline Lake Charles
W5BII
 444.6750 +5 none FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 63 check-ins · 58 stations Lake Charles, LA
44.3 KA5QDG offline Devers
KA5QDG
 224.9200 -1.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 20 check-ins · 15 stations Devers, TX