N9TPB FCC License Search
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N5OAO HAM

👀 Looked up 1 time by 1 person on this site

Amateur Extra class licensed since 1990 (36 yrs) Carrizozo, NM Grid DM73br LoTW user eQSL AG 17 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Jan 30, 2030. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Jan 31, 2032.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Jun 27, 2026 · eQSL AG member · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 N5OAO has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Jul 15, 2014 · what was requested

Currently held by HAL W HOFFMAN JR · 1 holder on record

Current holder: HAL W HOFFMAN JR

Held N5OAO Jan 30, 1990 → present · first licensed Jan 30, 1990 as N5OAO · 1 license · FRN 0003888013
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1989 as KB5HJP, 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.

Earlier Holders

N5OAO in the 1993–2003 Callbooks
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.
N5OAO 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 N5OAO

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 Jul 15, 2014
Award date was Aug 2, 2014
0006371398
 N5OAO · HAL W HOFFMAN JR · Amateur Extra
2233 Shannon Road, Denison, TX 75021
33.7280, -96.4784 (ZIP center) · Grid EM13sr · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.WN5T Held by MICHAEL J CROUCH until Feb 10, 2033
2.NA5A Held by CHARLES F SHARPLESS III until Feb 21, 2035
3.WD5I Held by William T Christman IV until Jan 27, 2035
4.WT5M Held by MARK D GESSNER until Mar 5, 2036
5.AI5R Held by Richard R Carlson until Jun 1, 2036
6.AJ5E Held by ROBERT L WILHITE until Nov 24, 2035
7.KS5W Held by KEITH I SAMUELSON until Aug 18, 2035
8.NI5E Held by SMOKY MOUNTAIN RADIO ACTIVITY GROUP until Aug 4, 2036
 Dismissed

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for N5OAO in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of N5OAO beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

17 repeaters within 50 miles of this ZIP code, 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 · center is the ZIP code (approximate) · 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
19.4 K5RIC Nogal
K5RIC BM
 449.9750 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315269965 — Nogal, NM
24.1 W5JXT Ruidoso Buck Mtn
W5JXT BM
 444.4000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310489 — Ruidoso, NM
24.1 NM5ML Ruidoso Buck Mtn
NM5ML
 444.3750 +5 TONE 67.0 FM (analog) — Ruidoso, NM
24.1 W5JXT Buck Mtn
W5JXT BM
 449.4000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311369 — Buck Mtn, NM, NM
24.2 W7FED Ruidoso
W7FED AllStar
 442.2750 +5 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) AllStar 274244 — Ruidoso, NM
24.2 K5RIC Ruidoso Buck Mtn
K5RIC
 443.9250 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Ruidoso, NM
27.1 KR5NM Ruidoso Alto
KR5NM
 146.9200 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Ruidoso, NM
28.0 KJ5AXA Ruidoso
KJ5AXA BM
 442.5000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3209565 — Ruidoso, NM
29.9 KR5NM Capitan Mtn
KR5NM
 146.6100 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Capitan, NM
30.6 K5RIC Ruidoso Buck Mtn
K5RIC AllStar
 146.9800 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 28082 — Ruidoso, NM
30.6 N5SN Ruidoso
N5SN EchoLink
 443.6000 +5 TONE 85.4 FM (analog) EchoLink 1 — Ruidoso, NM
32.4 KR5NM Ruidoso
KR5NM
 145.4500 -0.6 TONE 151.4 FM (analog) — Ruidoso, NM
34.4 NM5EM Offline Corona Gallinas
NM5EM
 145.1150 -0.6 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) — Corona, NM
35.5 WA5IHL Offline Roswell Capitan
WA5IHL
 146.6600 -0.6 TONE 67.0 FM (analog) — Roswell, NM
47.6 N6CID Offline Tularosa
N6CID BM
 442.4000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314318 — Tularosa, NM
49.4 N6CID Alamogordo New
N6CID BM
 433.5000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313117 — Alamogordo, New, ID
49.4 N6CID Tularosa
N6CID BM
 145.1800 -0.6 CC0 DMR BrandMeister 312891 — Tularosa, NM