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)

N5KBY HAM

General class licensed since 1987 (39 yrs) N5KBY since 1987 · previously WB5UVP Trinidad, CO Grid DM77re Active on 2 nets 18 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Nov 21, 2033. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Nov 22, 2035.

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

📝 N5KBY has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Aug 29, 2003 · what was requested

Currently held by STEPHEN C ARCHAMBAULT · 2 holders on record

🗓 Active on 2 nets · last heard Oct 2, 2026

Current holder: STEPHEN C ARCHAMBAULT

Held N5KBY Jan 20, 1987 → present · first licensed Jan 20, 1987 as N5KBY · 2 licenses · FRN 0004183000
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1977 as WB5UVP, 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.

Previous holder: JOE H ARCHAMBAULT

Held N5KBY Jan 20, 1987 → Aug 14, 2001 · first licensed Jan 20, 1987 as N5KBY · 1 license · FRN 0002797298

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.
N5KBY 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 N5KBY

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 29, 2003
Granted Nov 21, 2023
0001435873
 WB5UVP · STEPHEN C ARCHAMBAULT · General
1155-6 W. Bloomington Dr. S., St. George, UT 84790
37.0461, -113.5573 (ZIP center) · Grid DM37fb · CQ 3 · ITU 6 · map ↗
1.N5KBY ✓ Granted
 Granted
got N5KBY

Others Requesting N5KBY

1 application listed N5KBY as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #N5KBYResult
Aug 29, 2003 Sep 16, 2003 WB5UVP · STEPHEN C ARCHAMBAULT · St. George, UT 1Granted Granted this call

Nets

NetWhenFrequencyRoleTimesLast
YLSYSTEM - MOONBEAMWeekdays 2:00 PM ET14.332Checked in12026-10-02
20m Salvation Army SATERN netMon, Wed, Fri 10:45 AM · Mon 11:00 AM ET14.325Checked in12026-09-30

From nets logged with NetLogger since the start of collection.

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for N5KBY in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of N5KBY beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

18 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
1.3 KG5JL Trinidad Raton
KG5JL
 447.3750 -5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Trinidad, CO
1.3 KC0CVU Trinidad Raton
KC0CVU AllStar
 449.6000 -5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 620592 🗓 1 net 1 net · 35 check-ins · 21 stations Trinidad, CO
8.2 K6TDX Trinidad
K6TDX WIRES-X
 449.8250 -5 none FM (analog) WIRES-X 80209 — Trinidad, CO
13.0 KC0CVU Trinidad Raton
KC0CVU AllStar
 145.4300 -0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 53767 🗓 1 net 1 net · 35 check-ins · 21 stations Trinidad, CO
13.2 KD0RDI Trinidad Raton
KD0RDI
 446.7750 -5 none D-STAR — Trinidad, CO
13.2 WA6IFI Trinidad Raton
WA6IFI
 927.8750 in 902.0250 none P25 — Trinidad, CO
20.1 KK5OB Raton
KK5OB BM
 433.8000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310065004 — Raton, NM
24.7 KD0SBN
Listed as KD0SBN-WST
 Weston
KD0SBN AllStar
 145.3550 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) AllStar 579470 WIRES-X 65045 — Weston, CO
29.7 N0DRC Raton
N0DRC
 145.4900 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Raton, NM
29.9 N0ZSN La Veta Cordova
N0ZSN
 449.7500 -5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — La Veta, CO
34.7 W0ECV Cuchara
W0ECV AllStar
 446.0250 simplex TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 510146 — Cuchara, CO
34.7 W0ECV Portable
W0ECV AllStar
 446.2250 simplex TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 510147 — Portable, CO
34.7 W0ECV Cuchara
W0ECV AllStar
 445.4450 simplex TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 510143 — Cuchara, CO
34.9 N5GDR Maxwell ET Mtn
N5GDR AllStar
 145.2100 -0.6 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) AllStar 46298 — Maxwell, NM
41.0 W0PHC Walsenburg N
W0PHC
 146.7300 -0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) — Walsenburg, CO
42.5 N2SKY Walsenburg La
N2SKY AllStar
 447.0500 -5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar 46079 AllStar 485328 🗓 1 net 1 net · 198 check-ins · 94 stations Walsenburg, CO
47.7 NM5EM Des Moines Sierr
NM5EM
 147.1750 +0.6 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) — Des Moines, NM
49.3 W0PHC Offline Walsenburg Badit
W0PHC
 447.6000 -5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (FM,DMR) — Walsenburg, CO