N9TPB FCC License Search
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Ask: 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)

KV5S HAM

📻
Previously held a GMRS license
WQCI977
Expired Mar 16, 2010 · same FCC Registration Number (FRN) · GMRS covers the licensee's immediate family
Amateur Extra class licensed since 1984 (42 yrs) KV5S since 2009 · previously AC0AO, W0OIW Iowa Falls, IA Grid EN32im 59 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Feb 20, 2029. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Feb 21, 2031.

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

📝 KV5S has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Feb 2, 2009 · what was requested

Currently held by JAMES E SHORT · 2 holders on record

Current holder: JAMES E SHORT

Held KV5S Feb 20, 2009 → present · first licensed Oct 5, 1984 as W0OIW · 4 licenses · FRN 0002502417

Callbook Records, 1993–2003
From the FCC amateur database as published on the QRZ! callsign CD-ROMs, 1993–2003, before and alongside the FCC's online records (which start in 1999). "Seen" dates are the first and last disc showing that record; the issue date is the FCC's, so it can be a renewal of an even older license.
Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.

Previous holder: MACKY D MARSHALL

Held KV5S Nov 18, 1986 → Nov 19, 2006 · first licensed Nov 18, 1986 as KV5S · 1 license · FRN 0008714768
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1983 as KV5S, before the FCC's online records

Callbook Records, 1993–2003
From the FCC amateur database as published on the QRZ! callsign CD-ROMs, 1993–2003, before and alongside the FCC's online records (which start in 1999). "Seen" dates are the first and last disc showing that record; the issue date is the FCC's, so it can be a renewal of an even older license.
Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.
KV5S 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 KV5S

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 2, 2009
Granted Jan 31, 2019
0003723019
 W0OIW · JAMES E SHORT · Amateur Extra
Attn: James E. Short · 1240 E 6TH ST, SHELDON, IA 51201
43.1824, -95.8656 (ZIP center) · Grid EN23be · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.KV5S ✓ Granted
 Granted
got KV5S
Filed Apr 20, 2004
Granted Apr 17, 2004
0001703185
 AC0AO · JAMES E SHORT · Amateur Extra
1240 E 6TH ST, SHELDON, IA 51201
43.1824, -95.8656 (ZIP center) · Grid EN23be · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.W0OIW ✓ Granted
 Granted
got W0OIW

Others Requesting KV5S

5 applications listed KV5S as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #KV5SResult
Nov 25, 2020 Dec 13, 2020 KB8RB · Kenneth G Barefield · Avon Park, FL 19Not granted They got NV5E (choice 7)
Feb 2, 2009 Feb 20, 2009 W0OIW · JAMES E SHORT · SHELDON, IA 1Granted Granted this call
Dec 24, 2008 Jan 11, 2009 KE5OKK · Lawton Salvation Army Group · Lawton, OK 4Not granted They got NZ1N (choice 1)
Dec 11, 2008 Dec 29, 2008 KD7UFW · BENJAMIN S PARKER · PROVO, UT 4Not granted They got KK3T (choice 1)
Dec 5, 2008 Dec 23, 2008 KB5RA · LAWTON L COONTS · BROOKFIELD, WI 12Not granted They got AB9Z (choice 1)

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for KV5S in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of KV5S beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

59 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
10.7 WB0EMJ Ackley
WB0EMJ
 145.1100 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Ackley, IA
10.7 WB0EMJ Ackley
WB0EMJ AllStar
 147.2550 +0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) AllStar 46829 — Ackley, IA
10.8 WB0EMJ Ackley
WB0EMJ BM
 448.0500 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311915 — Ackley, IA
10.8 WB0EMJ Ackley
WB0EMJ
 223.8500 -1.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Ackley, IA
10.8 WB0EMJ Ackley
WB0EMJ
 443.7500 +5 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Ackley, IA
14.5 W0MCW Williams
W0MCW
 444.5000 +5 TONE 151.4 FM (analog) — Williams, IA
21.3 N0RJJ Offline Dumont
N0RJJ
 145.4300 -0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Dumont, IA
21.5 W0BW Union
W0BW BM
 441.3500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 321370803 — Union, IA
24.4 W0IW Parkersburg
W0IW WIRES-X
 444.6500 +5 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 35873 — Parkersburg, IA
27.3 W0RBK Grundy Center HS
W0RBK Central-US
 443.8750 +5 CC1 DMR Central-US — Grundy Center, IA
28.8 K0KWO Webster City
K0KWO
 147.0150 +0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Webster City, IA
28.8 N0PSF Webster City
N0PSF
 146.9100 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Webster City, IA
36.2 W0RBK Offline Reinbeck
W0RBK BM
 444.8750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311937 — Reinbeck, IA
36.6 WA0TPN Reinbeck
WA0TPN AllStar
 146.6550 -0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) AllStar 66229 — Reinbeck, IA
37.0 W0RBK
Listed as W0RBK/R
 Reinbeck HS
W0RBK AllStar
 146.6550 -0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) AllStar 66229 EchoLink 780302 AllStar 42069 — Reinbeck, IA
37.1 W0YR Ames Bloomington
W0YR BM
 443.9750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311940 — Ames, IA
37.2 K0MIW Marshalltown Mar
K0MIW
 146.8800 -0.6 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) — Marshalltown, IA
37.7 N0MXK Marshalltown
N0MXK
 443.3250 +5 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) — Marshalltown, IA
37.7 K0MIW Offline Marshalltown
K0MIW BM
 444.5250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311910 — Marshalltown, IA
38.0 NF0T Marshalltown
NF0T
 443.4250 +5 CC0 DMR — Marshalltown, IA
38.0 NF0T Marshalltown
NF0T
 147.1350 +0.6 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) (FM,P25) — Marshalltown, IA
38.7 W0YL Ames
W0YL
 443.2500 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Ames, IA
38.7 W0DP Ames
W0DP
 444.2500 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Ames, IA
39.2 W0YL Ames
W0YL
 147.2400 +0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Ames, IA
39.2 N0CF Ames
N0CF
 444.6500 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Ames, IA
39.6 NK0T Cedar Falls
NK0T
 224.9000 -1.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Cedar Falls, IA
39.7 W0ISU Ames ISU
W0ISU
 147.3750 +0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Ames, IA
39.7 W0ISU Ames ISU
W0ISU
 442.3750 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Ames, IA
39.7 W0ISU Ames ISU
W0ISU
 443.3750 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Ames, IA
41.2 N0CF Ames
N0CF BM
 441.9875 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311905 BrandMeister 310298 — Ames, IA
41.2 N0CF Offline Cedar Falls
N0CF BM
 927.0875 -25 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311921 — Cedar Falls, IA
41.8 W0MG Cedar Falls Util
W0MG
 146.9400 -0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Cedar Falls, IA
41.9 W0MG Cedar Falls CFU
W0MG BM
 443.7250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311919 — Cedar Falls, IA
42.3 KK6RQ Clear Lake
KK6RQ BM
 440.9875 in 449.9875 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310551 — Clear Lake, IA
42.3 KK6RQ Clear Lake
KK6RQ BM
 144.3000 in 141.3000 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314388 — Clear Lake, IA
42.5 KK6RQ Clear Lake
KK6RQ
 147.3000 in 144.3000 CC? DMR — Clear Lake, IA
43.3 W0MCW Mason City Inter
W0MCW
 146.7600 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Mason City, IA
43.3 KE0POU Mason City
KE0POU
 442.2750 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Mason City, IA
43.3 W0GEN Offline Waterloo
W0GEN BM
 443.2750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310038 — Waterloo, IA
44.4 W0MG Waverly Camp
W0MG
 444.9750 +5 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Waverly, IA
44.7 WA0SPF Mason City NIACC
WA0SPF EchoLink
 147.3150 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) EchoLink 278347 — Mason City, IA
45.4 KB0TLM Boone Hosp
KB0TLM
 146.8500 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Boone, IA
45.4 KB0TLM Boone Hosp
KB0TLM
 443.9000 +5 none FM (analog) — Boone, IA
45.4 KB0TLM Boone Hosp
KB0TLM
 443.0750 +5 CC1 DMR — Boone, IA
45.5 N0ISU Boone
N0ISU BM
 443.0750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311402 — Boone, IA
45.9 K0HU Otho
K0HU yes
 443.5750 +5 CC5 DMR yes — Otho, IA
46.2 K0RJV Fort Dodge
K0RJV
 146.6850 -0.6 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) — Fort Dodge, IA
46.4 W0GEN Waterloo
W0GEN BM
 442.8250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310037 — Waterloo, IA
46.4 W0EL Waterloo
W0EL BM
 444.7000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister DMR-MARC — Waterloo, IA
46.8 W0ALO Waterloo
W0ALO
 146.8200 -0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Waterloo, IA
46.8 KB0VGG Waterloo Cedar
KB0VGG
 444.5500 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Waterloo, IA
46.8 W0ALO Waterloo
W0ALO
 444.9250 +5 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) (FM,P25) — Waterloo, IA
46.8 W0ALO Offline Waterloo
W0ALO DCI
 444.9000 +5 CC1 DMR DCI — Waterloo, IA
46.9 W0ALO Waterloo SF Hosp
W0ALO
 927.0125 -25 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) (FM,P25) — Waterloo, IA
47.8 WC0C Laurel
WC0C
 444.8000 +5 TONE 151.4 FM (analog) — Laurel, IA
48.9 N0AN Ogden
N0AN
 438.5000 simplex none FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Ogden, IA
48.9 KC0NFA Baxter
KC0NFA
 444.2250 +5 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) — Baxter, IA
48.9 N0VPR Baxter
N0VPR BM
 444.6000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310214 — Baxter, IA
49.3 N0TCA Toledo
N0TCA AllStar
 146.7150 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) AllStar 48987 — Toledo, IA