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)N5AYB HAM 📻 GMRS
Amateur Extra class
licensed since 2014 (12 yrs)
N5AYB since 2016 · previously KG5AYB
Corpus Christi, TX
Grid EL17hq
LoTW user
eQSL AG
GMRS WRQD961
25 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Jun 28, 2036. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Jun 29, 2038.
📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Oct 7, 2026 · eQSL AG member · QRZ · HamQTH
📝 N5AYB has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Jun 8, 2016 · what was requested
Currently held by Rene C Ferrell · 2 holders on record
Current holder: Rene C Ferrell
Held N5AYB Jun 28, 2016 → present · first licensed Mar 20, 2014 as KG5AYB · 2 licenses · FRN 0018728089
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- Licensee
- Rene C Ferrell
- Address
- 4321 Murphey Dr
Corpus Christi, TX 78413
- FRN
- 0018728089
- Previous call
- KG5AYB (General)
- Last granted
- Apr 2, 2026
- Effective
- Apr 2, 2026
- Last action
- Apr 2, 2026
FCC actions (3)
- Apr 2, 2026 — License renewed LIREN
- Jun 28, 2016 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- Jun 28, 2016 — License issued LIISS
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- Licensee
- Rene C Ferrell
- Address
- 4321 Murphey Dr
Corpus Christi, TX 78413
- FRN
- 0018728089
- Last granted
- Mar 20, 2014
- Effective
- Dec 8, 2015
- Last action
- Jun 28, 2016
FCC actions (5)
- Jun 28, 2016 — License canceled LICAN
- Dec 8, 2015 — License modified LIMOD
- Oct 24, 2014 — License modified LIMOD
- Mar 20, 2014 — License issued LIISS
- Mar 20, 2014 — Systematic call sign granted SYSGRT
Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.
- Seen Mar 28, 2014 → Oct 11, 2026 · 65 snapshots · as KG5AYB
Rene C Ferrell
4321 Murphey Dr, Corpus Christi, TX 78413
Previous holder: EMIL J SLANINA JR
Held N5AYB Dec 26, 1989 → Dec 26, 1999
· first licensed Dec 26, 1989 as N5AYB
· 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1982 as N5AYB, before the FCC's online records
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- Licensee
- EMIL J SLANINA JR
- Address
- 1903 VIKING
HOUSTON, TX 77018
- Last granted
- Nov 24, 1995
- Effective
- Nov 24, 1995
- Last action
- Mar 7, 2002
FCC actions (1)
- Mar 7, 2002 — License expired LIEXP
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.
- Seen Apr 21, 1996 → Apr 7, 1999 · 6 discs
N5AYB · General · issued Nov 24, 1995, expires Dec 26, 1999
EMIL J SLANINA JR
1903 VIKING, HOUSTON, TX 77018 - Seen Sep 9, 1993 → Oct 26, 1995 · 5 discs
N5AYB · General · issued Dec 26, 1989, expires Dec 26, 1999
EMIL J SLANINA JR
1055 CHESHIRE, HOUSTON, TX 77018
Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.
- Seen Nov 7, 2004 → Oct 11, 2026 · 49 snapshots · as N5AYB
EMIL J SLANINA JR
1903 VIKING, HOUSTON, TX 77018
N5AYB 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.
- 1997 · 1 edition
N5AYB · class G
Emil J Slanina Jr 1903 Viking Houston
, TX 77018
1997 p.946 - 1996 · 1 edition
N5AYB · class G
Emil J Slanina J' 1055 Cheshire
Houston, TX 77018
1996 p.917 - 1982 → 1994 · 12 editions
N5AYB · class G
Emil J Slanina Jr
1055 Cheshire, Houston
Winter 1982 p.566, Winter 1983 p.583, Winter 1984 p.606, Winter 1985 p.605, Winter 1986 p.605, Winter 1988 p.632, Winter 1989 p.637, Winter 1990 p.644, Winter 1991 p.694, 1992 p.722, 1993 p.781, 1994 p.826 - 1981 · 1 edition
N5AYB · class A
Thomas S Schall
1356 Piedmont Dr, Downingtown’ -. Pa- 19335
Winter 1981 p.292 - None · 1 edition
N5AYB · class T
Emil J Slanina Jr
1055 Cheshire, Houston
None p.507
Vanity Applications Filed by N5AYB
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 · Award | Applicant | Requested (in order) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Filed Jun 8, 2016
Granted Apr 2, 2026
0007297488 |
KG5AYB · Rene C Ferrell
· Amateur Extra
4321 Murphey Dr, Corpus Christi, TX 78413
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Granted
got N5AYB
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Others Requesting N5AYB
1 application listed N5AYB as a choice, newest first.
| Filed | Award | Applicant | Choice # | N5AYB | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2016 | Jun 26, 2016 | KG5AYB · Rene C Ferrell · Corpus Christi, TX | 1 | Granted | Granted this call |
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for N5AYB in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of N5AYB beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.
📻 GMRS Repeaters within 50 Miles
2 on the air or of unknown status, closest first · map these & export for a GMRS radio →
| Miles | Channel | Output | Tone in | Owner | Location | Access | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | RP22 | 462.725 | — | WRAF241 | Ingleside, TX | Closed | On the air |
| 30 | RP20 | 462.675 | — | WRKY481 | Bayside, TX | Closed | On the air |
Repeaters within 50 Miles
25 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)
| Miles | Call | Name | Output | Offset | Tone | Mode | Networks | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42.5 | W5LCR | Refugio W5LCR AllStar |
147.2000 | +0.6 | TSQL 107.2 | FM (analog) | AllStar 614492 AllStar 614495 🗓 1 net | 1 net · 63 check-ins · 54 stations | Refugio, TX |
| 3.2 | AD5CA | Corpus Christi AD5CA CBridge-2. |
441.6000 | +5 | CC1 | DMR | CBridge-2.0 BrandMeister C-Bridge 🗓 1 net | 1 net · 8 check-ins · 7 stations | Corpus Christi, TX |
| 2.2 | KG5DHL | Corpus Christi KG5DHL |
444.1000 | +5 | TSQL 107.2 | FM (analog) | — | Corpus Christi, TX | |
| 3.5 | W5QLD | Corpus Christi W5QLD AllStar |
441.3500 | +5 | TONE 103.5 | FM (analog) (DMR,FM) | AllStar 283860 AllStar 28386 BrandMeister 311020 | — | Corpus Christi, TX |
| 3.8 | W0IT Offline | Corpus W0IT IRLP |
446.0250 | simplex | TSQL 107.2 | FM (analog) | IRLP 3567 | — | Corpus, TX |
| 5.5 | N5CRP | Corpus Christi N5CRP |
146.8200 | -0.6 | TONE 107.2 | FM (analog) | — | Corpus Christi, TX | |
| 6.6 | N5CRP | Corpus Christi N5CRP |
147.1000 | +0.6 | TONE 107.2 | FM (analog) | — | Corpus Christi, TX | |
| 6.9 | KC5HWB | Corpus Christi KC5HWB |
443.1250 | +5 | CC9 | DMR | — | Corpus Christi, TX | |
| 6.9 | WA2MCT | Corpus Christi WA2MCT |
443.7000 | +5 | TONE 156.7 | FM (analog) | — | Corpus Christi, TX | |
| 6.9 | WA5MPA | Corpus Christi WA5MPA |
443.9500 | +5 | none | FM (analog) | — | Corpus Christi, TX | |
| 6.9 | WD5FJX | Corpus Christi WD5FJX |
444.3500 | +5 | none | FM (analog) | — | Corpus Christi, TX | |
| 7.9 | W5LEX | Corp USS Lexingt W5LEX IRLP |
444.8500 | +5 | TSQL 103.5 | FM (analog) | EchoLink 907637 IRLP 4216 | — | Corpus Christi, TX |
| 10.5 | N5CRP | Corpus Christi N5CRP |
146.8800 | -0.6 | TSQL 107.2 | FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) | — | Corpus Christi, TX | |
| 10.5 | N5CRP | Corpus Christi N5CRP AllStar |
442.2500 | +5 | TSQL 107.2 | FM (analog) | AllStar 55093 AllStar 614702 | — | Corpus Christi, TX |
| 12.2 | K5ENT | Corpus Christi K5ENT WIRES-X |
442.5750 | +5 | TSQL 100.0 | FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) | WIRES-X 93666 | — | Corpus Christi, TX |
| 13.0 | KC5HWB | Violet KC5HWB CBridge-2 |
444.6000 | +5 | CC9 | DMR | CBridge-2.0 | — | Violet, TX |
| 14.8 | N5MXI Offline | Corpus Christi [ N5MXI IRLP |
446.9000 | simplex | TSQL 100.0 | FM (analog) | IRLP 7983 | — | Corpus Christi [Nano-Node], TX |
| 17.0 | W5ICC | Ingleside W5ICC |
147.2200 | +0.6 | TONE 173.8 | FM (analog) | — | Ingleside, TX | |
| 17.0 | W5ICC | Ingleside W5ICC |
444.9000 | +5 | TONE 151.4 | FM (analog) (DV,FM) | — | Ingleside, TX | |
| 18.3 | K1IMD | No Padre Island K1IMD IRLP |
146.5500 | simplex | TSQL 100.0 | FM (analog) | IRLP 4689 | — | No Padre Island, TX |
| 18.7 | KF5NJQ | Portland KF5NJQ |
147.3400 | +0.6 | TSQL 107.2 | FM (analog) | — | Portland, TX | |
| 19.2 | K5YZZ | Taft K5YZZ |
444.8000 | +5 | none | FM (analog) | — | Taft, TX | |
| 36.9 | K1IMD | Mathis K1IMD Mixed-Mode |
146.8000 | -0.6 | CC1 | DMR | Mixed-Mode | — | Mathis, TX |
| 40.8 | KF5UPC | Alice KF5UPC BM |
441.9750 | +5 | TONE 107.2 | FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,DV,FM) | BrandMeister 310280 | — | Alice, TX |
| 42.5 | K5WAG Offline | Refugio K5WAG |
443.0500 | +5 | TONE 103.5 | FM (analog) | — | Refugio, TX |