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)

N5QW HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 1993 (33 yrs) N5QW since 2000 · previously KJ5SP Okemah, OK Grid EM15uk LoTW user eQSL AG 55 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Mar 3, 2030. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Mar 4, 2032.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Dec 27, 2007 · eQSL AG member · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 N5QW has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Feb 14, 2000 · what was requested

Currently held by MELVIN K BEST Mr · 1 holder on record

Current holder: MELVIN K BEST Mr

Held N5QW Mar 3, 2000 → present · first licensed Aug 24, 1993 as KB5YDE · 2 licenses · FRN 0002493666

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

N5QW 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.

Vanity Applications Filed by N5QW

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 14, 2000
Granted Dec 7, 2019
0000084496
 KJ5SP · MELVIN K BEST · Amateur Extra
802 N 4TH ST., OKEMAH, OK 74859
35.4565, -96.3216 (ZIP center) · Grid EM15uk · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.N5QW ✓ Granted
2.NM5W Held by RAYMOND M WATKINS until Jul 22, 2030
3.WN5M Held by John W Merck until Aug 9, 2025
4.N5QM Held by Roberto J Garcia until Apr 23, 2033
5.NK5M Held by EDUARDO TAMEZ SR until Sep 27, 2033
6.N5QX Held by Scott M Shemwell until Feb 27, 2031
7.KJ5P Held by Donald M Conner until Jul 8, 2032
8.N5QO Held by DALE A HARRIS until Apr 23, 2032
9.N5OQ Held by Moses S Chang until Sep 6, 2030
10.W5QO Held by PAUL L MCCORD SR until May 20, 2027
 Granted
got N5QW

Others Requesting N5QW

3 applications listed N5QW as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #N5QWResult
Jun 19, 2000 Jul 7, 2000 KC5CVF · JOHN C BERGMANN · ALVIN, TX 21Not granted They got N5VP (choice 3)
Apr 26, 2000 May 14, 2000 WA5ESV · JAMES S JOHNSON · SAPULPA, OK 4Not granted They got N5VD (choice 1)
Feb 14, 2000 Mar 3, 2000 KJ5SP · MELVIN K BEST · OKEMAH, OK 1Granted Granted this call

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for N5QW in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of N5QW beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

55 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
30.0 WB5NJU Kenton
WB5NJU
 147.3900 +0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 382 check-ins · 116 stations Kenton, NM
17.8 KD5FMU Henryetta
KD5FMU AllStar
 147.2000 +0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 577889 🗓 1 net 1 net · 82 check-ins · 40 stations Henryetta, OK
26.5 KD5FMU Preston
KD5FMU AllStar
 444.1750 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) AllStar 577880 EchoLink 982594 AllStar 57788 🗓 1 net 1 net · 82 check-ins · 40 stations Preston, OK
46.1 KI5UNR Bixby Evergreen
KI5UNR AllStar
 145.2500 -0.6 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) AllStar 584801 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 49 check-ins · 24 stations Bixby, OK
44.1 KB5QAI Checotah
KB5QAI AllStar
 443.9750 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) AllStar 579291 EchoLink 152319 🗓 1 net 1 net · 33 check-ins · 14 stations Checotah, OK
49.8 KA5HET Eufaula
KA5HET AllStar
 146.6850 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 610840 🗓 1 net 1 net · 26 check-ins · 26 stations Eufaula, OK
49.9 KA5HET Enterprise
KA5HET
 442.1000 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 26 check-ins · 26 stations Enterprise, OK
26.5 WX5OKM Preston
WX5OKM AllStar
 147.2250 +0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 576337 🗓 1 net 1 net · 7 check-ins · 7 stations Preston, OK
29.1 W5IAS Mounds
W5IAS
 444.6000 +5 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net Mounds, OK
30.1 W5IAS Mounds
W5IAS BM
 444.8500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314010 🗓 1 net 1 net Mounds, OK
43.8 W5IAS Leonard
W5IAS BM
 443.6500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314021 🗓 1 net 1 net Leonard, OK
47.4 W5IAS Mannford
W5IAS
 147.0450 +0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) 🗓 1 net 1 net Mannford, OK
47.4 W5IAS Mannford
W5IAS
 442.8000 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net Mannford, OK
47.4 W5IAS Mannford
W5IAS BM
 444.4500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314008 🗓 1 net 1 net Mannford, OK
49.3 W5IAS Tulsa Lookout
W5IAS
 145.1100 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) 🗓 1 net 1 net Tulsa, OK
49.4 W5IAS Tulsa
W5IAS BM
 442.4750 +5 CC2 DMR BrandMeister 314005 🗓 1 net 1 net Tulsa, OK
18.9 KW5CCC Seminole
KW5CCC BM
 442.7500 +5 CC3 DMR BrandMeister 313046 — Seminole, OK
26.6 WJ5F Wewoka Tate Mtn
WJ5F
 147.0150 +0.6 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) — Wewoka, OK
27.5 W5RAB Offline Depew
W5RAB
 444.3750 +5 CC1 DMR — Depew, OK
28.7 WD5ETD Offline Bartlesville
WD5ETD BM
 444.3750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314015 — Bartlesville, OK
28.9 AE5RH Depew MT Plaza
AE5RH AllStar
 224.4200 -1.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 41037 — Depew, OK
30.0 N5DRW Mounds
N5DRW AllStar
 147.1200 +0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 850433 EchoLink 850433 — Mounds, OK
32.3 N5DRW Mounds
N5DRW
 444.0750 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Mounds, OK
32.9 W5RAB Mounds
W5RAB
 444.8500 +5 CC1 DMR — Mounds, OK
33.4 KM5CL Maud
KM5CL BM
 442.8250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313045 — Maud, OK
35.9 W5SXA Shawnee
W5SXA
 145.3900 -0.6 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) — Shawnee, OK
36.2 KC1KCE Sapulpa
KC1KCE BM
 449.0000 in 438.5000 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3158993 — Sapulpa, OK
37.1 KX5MOT Chandler
KX5MOT
 147.3600 +0.6 DCS 565 FM (analog) (FM,P25) — Chandler, OK
37.6 W6CCR Shawnee
W6CCR
 146.9100 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Shawnee, OK
37.7 N5DRW Sapulpa Wtr
N5DRW
 145.4300 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Sapulpa, OK
37.8 KD5WAV Tecumseh
KD5WAV
 146.6250 -0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Tecumseh, OK
38.2 K5THS Tecumseh Krouch
K5THS BM
 443.3750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311500 — Tecumseh, OK
38.2 K5THS Tecumseh
K5THS BM
 448.3750 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311500 — Tecumseh, OK
38.5 W5CUQ Stuart
W5CUQ
 146.8950 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Stuart, OK
38.8 KX5MOT Chandler
KX5MOT BM
 444.6750 +5 CC5 DMR BrandMeister 314477 — Chandler, OK
39.9 NM0D Leonard Conchart
NM0D AllStar
 443.3250 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 56860 — Leonard, OK
40.8 KI5DIT Perkins Ok
KI5DIT BM
 443.6000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3130979 — Perkins, Ok., OK
41.1 W5CUQ McAlester AT&T
W5CUQ
 145.3700 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — McAlester, OK
41.1 W5CUQ McAlester
W5CUQ
 444.6250 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — McAlester, OK
41.7 KG5EEP Eufaula
KG5EEP
 443.0500 +5 none D-STAR — Eufaula, OK
42.0 KC0MNX Bixby
KC0MNX BM
 439.5500 in 433.5500 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 322293701 — Bixby, OK
42.0 W5RAB Bixby Leonard
W5RAB AllStar
 224.1800 -1.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 41270 — Bixby, OK
42.1 KI5VAG Tulsa
KI5VAG BM
 433.6000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 319251701 — Tulsa, OK
42.2 W5RAB Bixby Leonard
W5RAB
 443.6500 +5 CC1 DMR — Bixby, OK
42.5 KI5EGH Offline Sapulpa
KI5EGH
 442.5500 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Sapulpa, OK
45.2 KG5BGO Shawnee Twin
KG5BGO AllStar
 145.1900 -0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) (FM,DMR) AllStar 57869 EchoLink 809505 — Shawnee, OK
45.3 AF5LW Tulsa
AF5LW AllStar
 445.4125 simplex TONE 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 530122 — Tulsa, OK
45.3 AF5LW Tulsa
AF5LW BM
 446.8125 in 433.0125 CC5 DMR BrandMeister 314008605 — Tulsa, OK
46.1 WA5LVT Tulsa CityPlex
WA5LVT
 146.8800 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Tulsa, OK
46.1 WD5ETD Tulsa CityPlex
WD5ETD
 927.7000 -25 DCS 074 FM (analog) — Tulsa, OK
47.0 KF5TVG Broken Arrow
KF5TVG AllStar
 220.0000 simplex TONE 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 47991 — Broken Arrow, OK
47.0 KF5TVG Broken Arrow
KF5TVG AllStar
 442.6500 +5 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 45816 — Broken Arrow, OK
47.7 WD5ETD Offline Tulsa
WD5ETD BM
 441.9750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311783 BrandMeister 314022 — Tulsa, OK
48.5 K5UV Newalla
K5UV
 145.1500 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Newalla, OK
49.4 W5GGW Tulsa
W5GGW WIRES-X
 448.0000 -5 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 33565 — Tulsa, OK