N9TPB FCC License Search
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KE5TA HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 2006 (20 yrs) KE5TA since 2016 · previously KF0EH Denham Springs, LA grid EM40nj LoTW user eQSL AG 71 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Sep 7, 2036. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Sep 8, 2038.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Apr 9, 2025 · eQSL AG member · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 KE5TA has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Aug 17, 2016 · what was requested

Currently held by WILLIAM A SMITH JR · 1 holder on record

Current holder: WILLIAM A SMITH JR

Held KE5TA Sep 7, 2016 → present · first licensed Aug 8, 2006 as KF0EH · 2 licenses · FRN 0015365885

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

Vanity applications filed by KE5TA

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 17, 2016
Granted Jul 9, 2026
0007401709
 KF0EH · WILLIAM A SMITH JR · Advanced
13789 Parkway Dr., Denham Springs, LA 70726
30.3994, -90.8600 (street) · Grid EM40nj · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.KE5TA ✓ granted
 Granted
got KE5TA

Others requesting KE5TA

2 applications listed KE5TA as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
Aug 17, 2016 Sep 4, 2016 KF0EH · WILLIAM A SMITH JR · Denham Springs, LA 1Granted
Jul 19, 2010 Aug 6, 2010 KE5ZGC · DONALD SHIMEL · SPRING, TX 6Granted

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for KE5TA in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of KE5TA beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 miles

71 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
4.4 KB5RZZ Prairieville
KB5RZZ WIRES-X
 145.3100 -0.6 DG-ID 01 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 51729 — Prairieville, LA
6.1 W5LRS Walker
W5LRS
 444.5250 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Walker, LA
7.8 W5DXK Baton Rouge
W5DXK WIRES-X
 145.4900 -0.6 DG-ID 01 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 33553 — Baton Rouge, LA
8.3 WB5LIV Livingston
WB5LIV BM
 442.3500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313364 — Livingston, LA
8.3 KC5BMA Denham Springs
KC5BMA
 444.8500 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Denham Springs, LA
8.4 WB5LIV Livingston
WB5LIV
 147.1650 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Livingston, LA
8.6 W5GQ Livingston
W5GQ WIRES-X
 145.2300 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 33045 — Livingston, LA
9.3 K5ARC Prairieville Gee
K5ARC
 145.3100 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Prairieville, LA
9.7 WB5BTR Livingston
WB5BTR
 444.3500 +5 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Livingston, LA
9.9 WB5LIV Livingston
WB5LIV
 147.7650 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Livingston, LA
11.7 K5ARC Gonzales
K5ARC EchoLink
 147.2250 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) EchoLink 692695 — Gonzales, LA
12.4 KJ5MD GONZALES
KJ5MD WIRES-X
 145.2300 -0.6 DG-ID 01 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 54956 — GONZALES, LA
13.5 W5LRS Holden
W5LRS
 146.7300 -0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Holden, LA
14.0 KD5CQB Central
KD5CQB
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Central, LA
15.9 WB5BTR Central
WB5BTR
 442.4000 +5 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Central, LA
15.9 W5GIX Baton Rouge
W5GIX
 146.7900 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Baton Rouge, LA
16.5 KD5QZD Baton Rouge
KD5QZD BM
 443.1000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310199 — Baton Rouge, LA
16.5 W5SJL Baton Rouge
W5SJL BM
 145.4500 in -454.5500 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310339 — Baton Rouge, LA
16.5 W5SJL Baton Rouge
W5SJL BM
 444.4500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312211 — Baton Rouge, LA
16.5 KF5PLQ Baton Rouge
KF5PLQ BM
 444.4500 -5 CC2 DMR BrandMeister 312217 — Baton Rouge, LA
16.5 W5RAR Baton Rouge
W5RAR BM
 443.1000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311072 — Baton Rouge, LA
16.7 W5PTL Greenwell Spring
W5PTL
 224.3000 -1.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Greenwell Springs, LA
17.2 KD5SL Baton Rouge
KD5SL
 145.4900 -0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Baton Rouge, LA
17.2 KD5CQB Baton Rouge
KD5CQB
 146.8800 -0.6 none D-STAR — Baton Rouge, LA
17.2 KD5CQB Baton Rouge
KD5CQB
 442.9250 +5 none D-STAR — Baton Rouge, LA
17.2 W5GIX Baton Rouge
W5GIX
 444.4000 +5 Fusion (C4FM) — Baton Rouge, LA
17.2 WB5LHS Baton Rouge Stat
WB5LHS IRLP
 444.6250 +5 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) IRLP 8266 — Baton Rouge, LA
19.0 K5LSU Baton Rouge LSU
K5LSU
 442.8000 +5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Baton Rouge, LA
20.4 KJ5MTE Baton Rouge
KJ5MTE BM
 433.7500 +5 CC6 DMR BrandMeister 310301301 — Baton Rouge, LA
20.6 W5RAR Convent
W5RAR BM
 442.0750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311071 — Convent, LA
22.2 WB5BTR Pine Grove
WB5BTR
 147.2550 +0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Pine Grove, LA
23.3 K5ARC Convent Sunshine
K5ARC
 146.9850 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Convent, LA
23.5 KC5MHB Brusly
KC5MHB BM
 443.1000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 317370801 — Brusly, LA
24.0 W5EFP Bluff Creek
W5EFP
 443.7250 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Bluff Creek, LA
24.1 WB5NET Hammond N Oaks
WB5NET
 444.2500 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Hammond, LA
24.2 WB5NET Hammond N Oaks
WB5NET
 145.1300 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Hammond, LA
24.4 WB5NET Hammond Tickfaw
WB5NET
 147.0000 -0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Hammond, LA
25.0 W5TEO Hammond
W5TEO
 146.6100 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Hammond, LA
26.2 K5ARC Convent
K5ARC
 443.2750 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Convent, LA
28.0 K5LLY Slaughter
K5LLY BM
 442.2000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312494 — Slaughter, LA
28.1 WB5GCL Paulina
WB5GCL AllStar
 443.6750 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) AllStar 48358 EchoLink 898792 — Paulina, LA
28.6 KD5KNZ Manchac
KD5KNZ WIRES-X
 444.8750 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,FM) WIRES-X 36625 — Manchac, LA
31.2 W5RAR LaPlace
W5RAR BM
 442.6750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312214 — LaPlace, LA
31.2 WB5LHS LaPlace
WB5LHS
 442.5500 +5 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — LaPlace, LA
31.3 W5RAR LaPlace
W5RAR AllStar
 146.8050 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) AllStar 43932 EchoLink 983582 — LaPlace, LA
31.8 WB5BTR Greensburg
WB5BTR
 442.2750 +5 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Greensburg, LA
32.0 K5WDH Loranger
K5WDH WIRES-X
 443.8750 +5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) WIRES-X 94768 — Loranger, LA
33.5 KM5LOU Jackson
KM5LOU EchoLink
 146.8350 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 505970 — Jackson, LA
33.9 W5EFP Jackson
W5EFP BM
 442.2000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314754 — Jackson, LA
34.9 W5RAR LaPlace
W5RAR AllStar
 444.6750 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) AllStar 41224 — LaPlace, LA
36.5 AG5IN Star Hill
AG5IN
 146.9700 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Star Hill, LA
37.1 WB5BTR Jackson
WB5BTR
 443.6250 +5 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Jackson, LA
39.9 KD5KNZ Covington
KD5KNZ AllStar
 442.5000 +5 TONE 156.7 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) AllStar 27511 BrandMeister 312205 — Covington, LA
40.3 WB5LIV Jackson
WB5LIV
 443.8500 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Jackson, LA
40.6 WB5ERM Folsom
WB5ERM
 146.7150 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Folsom, LA
41.1 KE5ILT Wilmer
KE5ILT
 147.3450 +0.6 Fusion (C4FM) — Wilmer, LA
41.8 KI5WME Thibodaux
KI5WME BM
 443.0250 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 313174 — Thibodaux, LA
41.9 KK5CM Thibodaux
KK5CM TGIF
 444.3750 +5 CC1 DMR TGIF — Thibodaux, LA
42.2 KK5CM Thibodaux
KK5CM
 443.3750 +5 CC1 DMR — Thibodaux, LA
45.2 W5TEO Lewiston
W5TEO
 444.3250 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Lewiston, LA
47.1 WB5ERM Kentwood LW Tank
WB5ERM
 442.0500 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Kentwood, LA
48.3 W5LMR Bayou L'Ourse
W5LMR AllStar
 145.2100 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) AllStar 43970 — Bayou L'Ourse, LA
48.7 W5YL Gray
W5YL
 147.3900 +0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Gray, LA
49.7 WX5RLT Des Allemands
WX5RLT
 442.1000 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Des Allemands, LA
11.6 W5XTR offline Baton Rouge
W5XTR AllStar
 443.4750 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 503144 EchoLink 489270 — Baton Rouge, LA
14.0 KD5CQB offline Central
KD5CQB
 443.5500 +5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Central, LA
17.2 KE5QJQ offline Baton Rouge
KE5QJQ AllStar
 444.9500 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 400970 EchoLink 472759 — Baton Rouge, LA
19.9 KD5CQB offline Baton Rouge Dtwn
KD5CQB
 443.9250 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Baton Rouge, LA
31.2 W5RAR offline LaPlace
W5RAR
 443.8250 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — LaPlace, LA
36.5 W5KRO offline Star Hill
W5KRO WIRES-X
 147.2850 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) WIRES-X 50240 — Star Hill, LA
47.8 W5MCC offline Morgan City Bayo
W5MCC
 147.0150 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Morgan City, LA