N9TPB FCC License Search
🕒 FCC license data updated yesterday 6:02 am CDT (FCC files through Oct 2, 2026) · next update today 8:30 am CDT
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

N5RMC HAM 📻 GMRS

📻
Also a GMRS licensee
WRCT321
Active until Jan 1, 2029 · same FCC Registration Number (FRN) · GMRS covers the licensee's immediate family
Technician class licensed since 2012 (14 yrs) N5RMC since 2012 · previously KF5SLA Lake Charles, LA grid EM30je GMRS WRCT321 42 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Nov 20, 2032. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Nov 21, 2034.

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

📝 N5RMC has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Oct 31, 2012 · what was requested

Currently held by Richard A McClain · 2 holders on record

Current holder: Richard A McClain

Held N5RMC Nov 20, 2012 → present · first licensed Oct 23, 2012 as KF5SLA · 2 licenses · FRN 0022133029

Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.

Previous holder: RICHARD A WATSON

Held N5RMC Oct 9, 1990 → Oct 9, 2000 · first licensed Oct 9, 1990 as N5RMC · 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)

Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.

Vanity applications filed by N5RMC

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 Oct 31, 2012
Granted Sep 14, 2022
0005472616
 KF5SLA · Richard A McClain · Technician
746 Rampart St, Lake Charles, LA 70607
30.1674, -93.2084 (street) · Grid EM30je · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.N5RMC ✓ granted
 Granted
got N5RMC

Others requesting N5RMC

2 applications listed N5RMC as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
Oct 31, 2012 Nov 18, 2012 KF5SLA · Richard A McClain · Lake Charles, LA 1Granted
Jun 8, 2005 Jun 26, 2005 KC5QJW · PETE E HADDAD SR · Kingwood, TX 4Granted

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for N5RMC in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of N5RMC beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

📻 GMRS repeaters within 50 miles

3 on the air or of unknown status, closest first · map these & export for a GMRS radio →

MilesChannelOutputTone inOwnerLocationAccessStatus
12RP15462.550— WRVU907 Lake Charles, LA OpenOn the air
49RP21462.700100.0 WRXZ789 Beaumont, TX OpenOn the air
50RP15462.550— WRTP596 Crowley, LA ClosedOn the air

Repeaters within 50 miles

42 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
2.2 KI5YIJ Lake Charles
KI5YIJ Ham-Unite
 444.2250 +5 CC10 DMR Ham-United — Lake Charles, LA
2.2 KI5YIJ Lake Charles
KI5YIJ BM
 444.9250 +5 CC10 DMR BrandMeister 313271 — Lake Charles, LA
2.2 W5SUL Lake Charles
W5SUL
 147.3600 +0.6 none D-STAR — Lake Charles, LA
3.2 KC5JMJ Lake Charles
KC5JMJ Ham-Unite
 443.2250 +5 CC10 DMR Ham-United — Lake Charles, LA
3.3 W5BII Lake Charles
W5BII
 444.2250 +5 none FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 63 check-ins · 58 stations Lake Charles, LA
3.3 W5BII Lake Charles
W5BII
 443.2250 +5 CC? DMR 🗓 1 net 1 net · 63 check-ins · 58 stations Lake Charles, LA
3.8 W5BII Lake Charles
W5BII
 442.3000 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 63 check-ins · 58 stations Lake Charles, LA
4.1 KC5JMJ Lake Charles
KC5JMJ Ham-Unite
 224.2000 -1.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) AllStar 529660 Ham-United 🗓 1 net 1 net · 63 check-ins · 58 stations Lake Charles, LA
4.1 KC5JMJ Lake Charles
KC5JMJ
 444.2250 +5 CC10 DMR — Lake Charles, LA
4.1 W5BII Lake Charles
W5BII AllStar
 146.7300 -0.6 TSQL 173.8 FM (analog) AllStar 529663 EchoLink 374591 🗓 1 net 1 net · 63 check-ins · 58 stations Lake Charles, LA
4.1 W5BII Lake Charles
W5BII AllStar
 444.3000 +5 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 529665 🗓 1 net 1 net · 63 check-ins · 58 stations Lake Charles, LA
4.3 W5BII Lake Charles
W5BII
 443.3250 +5 none D-STAR 🗓 1 net 1 net · 63 check-ins · 58 stations Lake Charles, LA
7.3 WA5LRC Westlake
WA5LRC CBridge-2
 444.9750 +5 CC10 DMR CBridge-2.0 — Westlake, LA
8.1 W5BII Deqincy Fire
W5BII Ham-United
 145.2100 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) Ham-United 🗓 1 net 1 net · 63 check-ins · 58 stations Deqincy, LA
9.8 KC5AJP Sulphur
KC5AJP AmComm
 147.7050 -0.6 CC6 DMR AmComm — Sulphur, LA
10.2 W5BII Sulphur
W5BII
 145.1300 -0.6 none D-STAR 🗓 1 net 1 net · 63 check-ins · 58 stations Sulphur, LA
10.8 KC5AJP Sulphur
KC5AJP
 147.1050 +0.6 none P25 — Sulphur, LA
11.2 W5BII Sulphur
W5BII AllStar
 145.3500 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 388286 AllStar 529666 🗓 1 net 1 net · 63 check-ins · 58 stations Sulphur, LA
14.9 AF5XP Sulphur
AF5XP
 147.3600 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Sulphur, LA
14.9 AF5XP Sulphur
AF5XP AllStar
 444.6250 +5 TSQL 146.2 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) AllStar 41456 WIRES-X 36328 — Sulphur, LA
36.8 K5LJO DeRidder
K5LJO WIRES-X
 147.2400 +0.6 TSQL 203.5 FM (analog) WIRES-X 11450 — DeRidder, LA
40.9 W5ND Orange
W5ND
 147.1800 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Orange, TX
47.9 KC5YSM Port Arthur
KC5YSM IRLP
 147.2000 +0.6 TONE 118.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 450004 IRLP 7645 — Port Arthur, TX
47.9 N5KWW Port Arthur
N5KWW AllStar
 444.0250 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar 47308 — Port Arthur, TX
47.9 KG5HFL Port Arthur
KG5HFL Southeast
 444.9250 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) AllStar 27221 Southeast-Texas-DMR — Port Arthur, TX
48.0 KD5QDO Port Arthur
KD5QDO
 146.8600 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Port Arthur, TX
48.3 AA5P Orange VP Dept
AA5P
 147.0600 +0.6 TSQL 67.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Orange, TX
48.6 W5JAS Buna
W5JAS
 145.3900 -0.6 TONE 118.8 FM (analog) — Buna, TX
48.6 W5JAS Buna
W5JAS
 442.4250 +5 TONE 118.8 FM (analog) — Buna, TX
48.7 W5SSV Nederland
W5SSV
 440.7250 +5 none D-STAR — Nederland, TX
48.8 KC5YSM Nederland
KC5YSM AllStar
 444.8000 +5 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) AllStar 42045 EchoLink 450004 WIRES-X 11853 — Nederland, TX
49.1 W5SSV Nederland
W5SSV
 145.4700 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Nederland, TX
49.1 W5APX Beaumont
W5APX AllStar
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 50991 — Beaumont, TX
49.4 W5SSV NEDERLAND
W5SSV
 146.6200 -0.6 none D-STAR — NEDERLAND, TX
49.6 W5OPL Crowley Maxie
W5OPL
 147.1500 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Crowley, LA
3.3 W5BII offline Lake Charles
W5BII
 444.6750 +5 none FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 63 check-ins · 58 stations Lake Charles, LA
4.4 KI5YIJ offline Lake Charles
KI5YIJ YSF
 444.6750 +5 CC10 DMR YSF — Lake Charles, LA
5.7 W5APX
Listed as W5APX-LCH
offline		 Lake Charles
W5APX AllStar
 146.8800 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 55887 — Lake Charles, LA
45.1 N5STK offline Buna
N5STK
 53.1500 -1 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Buna, TX
47.9 N5BZM offline Groves
N5BZM IRLP
 147.2000 +0.6 TSQL 118.8 FM (analog) IRLP 7645 — Groves, TX
48.5 KD5UNK offline Vidor
KD5UNK
 224.2000 -1.6 none FM (analog) — Vidor, TX
48.6 KE5PYX offline Buna
KE5PYX
 147.3800 +0.6 TSQL 131.8 FM (analog) — Buna, TX