N9TPB FCC License Search
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N5VH HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 1999 (27 yrs) N5VH since 2001 · previously W5IHW, KD5IHW Keithville, LA Grid EM22xg 61 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Jul 31, 2031. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Aug 1, 2033.

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

📝 N5VH has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Jul 13, 2001 · what was requested

Currently held by JAMES C LAFITTE JR · 1 holder on record

Current holder: JAMES C LAFITTE JR

Held N5VH Jul 31, 2001 → present · first licensed Sep 25, 1999 as KD5IHW · 3 licenses · FRN 0002518017

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

Vanity Applications Filed by N5VH

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 13, 2001
Granted Dec 1, 2021
0000531113
 W5IHW · JAMES C LAFITTE JR · Amateur Extra
Attn: JAMES C LAFITTE JR · 10768 QUIET ST, KEITHVILLE, LA 71047
32.2677, -94.0283 (street) · Grid EM22xg · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.N5VH ✓ Granted
2.AJ5L Held by Perry R Galloway until Jun 4, 2026
3.K5WW Held by G. Erik Janssens until Jul 20, 2031
4.W5NY Held by Kazuaki Tatei until Aug 10, 2031
5.NW5N Held by NOEL F WOLBER until Oct 4, 2032
6.ND5N Held by Rio Grande Valley Amateur Radio Club until Jan 15, 2033
 Granted
got N5VH
Filed Nov 17, 2000
Granted Dec 5, 2000
0000274233
 KD5IHW · JAMES C LA FITTE JR · General
Attn: JAMES C LAFITTE JR · 10768 QUIET ST, KEITHVILLE, LA 71047
32.2677, -94.0283 (street) · Grid EM22xg · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.W5IHW ✓ Granted
2.K5IHW Never issued
3.K5JCL Held by Jeffrey C Lewis until Jan 31, 2031
4.N5JCL Held by James C Lowrance until May 10, 2026
5.A5IHW Never issued
 Granted
got W5IHW
Filed Oct 16, 2000
Award date was Nov 3, 2000
0000244980
 KD5IHW · JAMES C LA FITTE JR · General
10768 QUIET ST, KEITHVILLE, LA 71047
32.2677, -94.0283 (street) · Grid EM22xg · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.N5JCL Held by James C Lowrance until May 10, 2026
2.K5JCL Held by Jeffrey C Lewis until Jan 31, 2031
 Dismissed

Others Requesting N5VH

21 applications listed N5VH as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #N5VHResult
Oct 24, 2017 Nov 11, 2017 WB6YVY · VINCENT O HEDLUND · San Antonio, TX 3Not granted They got K6VOH (choice 5)
Apr 6, 2016 Apr 24, 2016 KM4NGW · GREGORY VON HOFFMANN · Arlington, VA 24Dismissed Application dismissed
Aug 7, 2012 Aug 25, 2012 KF5RLW · Vinson J Hulen · Jacksonville, AR 4Not granted They got K5VJH (choice 3)
Jul 13, 2001 Jul 31, 2001 W5IHW · JAMES C LAFITTE JR · KEITHVILLE, LA 1Granted Granted this call
May 24, 2001 Jun 11, 2001 KD5ONW · San Juan RTTY Club · Aztec, NM 12Not granted They got NM5RY (choice 1)
May 1, 2001 May 19, 2001 AB5GH · RONALD M GROSSMAN · Lawton, OK 5Not granted They got WZ5Q (choice 1)
Mar 28, 2001 Apr 15, 2001 KD5NTD · Hattieburg Amateur Radio Club Inc · Hattiesburg, MS 4Not granted They got K5PN (choice 2)
Feb 21, 2001 Mar 11, 2001 WB5TVR · Gerald A Jackson · Austin, TX 15Not granted They got N5UJ (choice 1)
Jan 26, 2001 Feb 13, 2001 N5LXZ · GARY N MILLER · HOLLYWOOD PARK, TX 3Not granted They got WE5R (choice 1)
Jan 2, 2001 Jan 20, 2001 AE5M · JAMES M FULLER · NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR 3Not granted They got N5YZ (choice 2)
Dec 27, 2000 Jan 14, 2001 KD5JIF · Ronald M Thornton · Houston, TX 19Not granted They got N1FE (choice 2)
Nov 13, 2000 Dec 1, 2000 WB4YXC · WELDON R CLAYTON · SOUTHAVEN, MS 17Not granted They got N5YW (choice 1)
Oct 6, 2000 Oct 24, 2000 KD5VL · HELMUT O WOLFF · DALLAS, TX 5Not granted They got N5BT (choice 4)
Aug 28, 2000 Sep 15, 2000 KA5ZZX · RANDY L YORK · OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 23Not granted They got AI5Y (choice 1)
Aug 25, 2000 Sep 12, 2000 KD5DKZ · STEVEN P WILSON · ADA, OK 14Not granted They got N5HY (choice 1)
Jul 28, 2000 Aug 15, 2000 KA5MCN · KENNETH P GOOD · GORMAN, TX 5Not granted They got N5YP (choice 1)
Jul 10, 2000 Jul 28, 2000 W5PAW · PETAL AMATEUR WIRELESS SOCIETY · PETAL, MS 10Not granted None of their choices was issued
Jun 26, 2000 Jul 14, 2000 WB4MWZ · FRANK E BLOCK JR · LITTLE ROCK, AR 8Not granted They got N5QF (choice 1)
Jun 26, 2000 Jul 14, 2000 WB4MWZ · FRANK E BLOCK JR · LITTLE ROCK, AR 4Not granted They got N5QF (choice 1)
May 30, 2000 Jun 17, 2000 KG5RZ · JERRY D HOOTEN · Paige, TX 16Not granted They got N5SY (choice 1)
Jan 10, 2000 Jan 28, 2000 KA5SCO · GWEN D HUNT · DOYLINE, LA 1Dismissed Application dismissed

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for N5VH in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of N5VH beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

61 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
33.9 W5IRP Center
W5IRP
 145.4100 -0.6 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 10 check-ins · 10 stations Center, TX
34.2 WN5AIA Haughton
WN5AIA AllStar
 147.0300 +0.6 none FM (analog) AllStar 40428 🗓 1 net 1 net Haughton, LA
46.2 K5LET Longview
K5LET
 147.0600 +0.6 none D-STAR 🗓 1 net 1 net Longview, TX
46.2 K5LET Longview
K5LET
 443.9750 +5 none D-STAR 🗓 1 net 1 net Longview, TX
10.2 K5SAR Kickapoo Stonewa
K5SAR
 444.5500 +5 TSQL 186.2 FM (analog) — Kickapoo, LA
17.1 N7VWL Shreveport
N7VWL BM
 438.6000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 319420101 — Shreveport, LA
19.5 W5SHV Shreveport
W5SHV
 1293.0000 -20 none D-STAR — Shreveport, LA
19.6 KA5HSA Offline Carthage
KA5HSA
 146.7200 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Carthage, TX
19.6 KA5HSA Offline Carthage
KA5HSA
 444.8000 +5 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Carthage, TX
19.8 K5SAR Shreveport
K5SAR
 146.7600 -0.6 TONE 186.2 FM (analog) — Shreveport, LA
22.8 K5SAR Shreveport Schum
K5SAR
 444.9000 +5 TONE 186.2 FM (analog) — Shreveport, LA
23.6 W5SHV Shreveport
W5SHV
 147.3600 +0.6 none D-STAR — Shreveport, LA
23.6 W5SHV Shreveport
W5SHV
 442.0000 +5 none D-STAR — Shreveport, LA
24.1 WB5QFM Shreveport Dtwn
WB5QFM WIRES-X
 147.0900 +0.6 TSQL 186.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 33320 — Shreveport, LA
24.1 KD0KMT Shreveport
KD0KMT BM
 444.7750 +5 CC10 DMR BrandMeister 311458 — Shreveport, LA
24.1 WB5QFM Shreveport Willi
WB5QFM WIRES-X
 444.8750 +5 TSQL 186.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 40967 — Shreveport, LA
24.1 K5SAR Shreveport
K5SAR
 146.8200 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Shreveport, LA
24.1 N5SYV Shreveport
N5SYV
 224.2600 -1.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Shreveport, LA
24.2 K5SAR Shreveport VA
K5SAR
 146.7000 -0.6 TONE 186.2 FM (analog) — Shreveport, LA
24.4 N5HLM Bossier City
N5HLM BM
 438.5500 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3225332 — Bossier City, LA
24.4 W0ODL Bossier City
W0ODL BM
 440.5500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3199710 — Bossier City, LA
25.0 KA5HSA Offline Beckville
KA5HSA
 444.5000 +5 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) — Beckville, TX
27.5 KB5MAR Marshall
KB5MAR
 146.8600 -0.6 TONE 146.2 FM (analog) — Marshall, TX
27.5 K5HR Marshall
K5HR
 223.9400 -1.6 none FM (analog) — Marshall, TX
27.5 KB5MAR Marshall
KB5MAR
 444.1500 +5 TONE 146.2 FM (analog) — Marshall, TX
27.7 K5SAR Mooringsport KSL
K5SAR
 146.6700 -0.6 TSQL 186.2 FM (analog) — Mooringsport, LA
28.0 AF6BZ Bossier City
AF6BZ BM
 442.0250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312216 — Bossier City, LA
28.9 WX5FL Karnack Pickens
WX5FL
 145.1700 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Karnack, TX
33.0 KJ5CTN Timpson
KJ5CTN
 145.3300 -0.6 none D-STAR — Timpson, TX
33.1 KK5XM Offline Timpson
KK5XM
 145.1500 -0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Timpson, TX
33.1 KK5XM Offline Timpson
KK5XM
 444.6750 +5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Timpson, TX
33.8 WD5EFY Center Tabernacl
WD5EFY
 145.4100 -0.6 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) — Center, TX
34.0 W5JLH Haughton
W5JLH
 53.0500 -1 TSQL 186.2 FM (analog) — Haughton, LA
34.0 N5RD Haughton
N5RD
 145.4300 -0.6 TSQL 186.2 FM (analog) — Haughton, LA
35.4 K5TKR Longview Lk
K5TKR
 444.9750 +5 CC1 DMR — Longview, TX
35.5 W5SLY Haughton
W5SLY
 147.2400 +0.6 none D-STAR — Haughton, LA
35.6 KB5MAR Longview Lk
KB5MAR
 145.3000 -0.6 TSQL 146.2 FM (analog) — Longview, TX
35.6 KG5RWA Haughton
KG5RWA EchoLink
 444.6500 +5 TSQL 186.2 FM (analog) (DMR,FM,P25) EchoLink 654649 BrandMeister 312237 — Haughton, LA
35.6 KC5UCV Haughton
KC5UCV
 147.2400 +0.6 TONE 123.0 D-STAR — Haughton, LA
36.4 K5SAR Shreveport
K5SAR
 145.1100 -0.6 none D-STAR — Shreveport, LA
38.9 N5VGQ Longview Lk
N5VGQ
 147.0600 +0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Longview, TX
39.9 K5BMO Bossier City
K5BMO
 147.1500 +0.6 TONE 186.2 FM (analog) — Bossier City, LA
40.4 N5ZLW Offline NORMAD Test Node
N5ZLW IRLP
 446.0000 simplex TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) IRLP 5894 — NORMAD Test Node, TX
42.1 N5RCA Henderson
N5RCA
 146.7800 -0.6 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Henderson, TX
43.2 KE5OPP Coushatta
KE5OPP AllStar
 145.2700 -0.6 none FM (analog) AllStar 51995 EchoLink 524621 WIRES-X 52462 — Coushatta, LA
43.3 K5JG Longview
K5JG CBridge-2.0
 441.6250 +5 CC1 DMR CBridge-2.0 — Longview, TX
43.3 K5JG Longview
K5JG
 443.4250 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Longview, TX
44.6 K5TKR Longview
K5TKR BM
 440.6000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314967 BrandMeister 315825 — Longview, TX
44.6 KF5WEX Offline Longview
KF5WEX BM
 147.8500 -0.6 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313166 — Longview, TX
44.6 KD5UVB Longview
KD5UVB
 444.7250 +5 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Longview, TX
44.6 KF5WEX Offline Longview
KF5WEX BM
 444.9950 +5 none D-STAR (DMR,DV) BrandMeister 313249 — Longview, TX
44.9 K5TKR Longview
K5TKR AllStar
 224.8400 -1.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) AllStar 468044 — Longview, TX
45.1 N5VGQ Kilgore
N5VGQ BM
 147.3000 +0.6 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,FM) BrandMeister 310016 — Kilgore, TX
45.2 W5ETX Henderson Hosp
W5ETX
 147.0400 +0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Henderson, TX
45.4 W5CWT Henderson
W5CWT BM
 439.1000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3110714 — Henderson, TX
45.8 no call listed
Listed as ETECS
 Henderson
Texas
 146.9200 +0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Henderson, TX
46.2 N5VGQ Longview
N5VGQ BM
 444.9750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312466 — Longview, TX
49.4 K5TKR Kilgore
K5TKR BM
 147.3000 +0.6 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315038 — Kilgore, TX
49.4 K5TKR Kilgore
K5TKR BM
 443.9750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315045 — Kilgore, TX
49.4 N5YEY Kilgore
N5YEY CBridge-2.
 443.9500 +5 CC1 DMR CBridge-2.0 — Kilgore, TX
49.5 N5MAD Minden
N5MAD
 442.5125 +5 none D-STAR — Minden, LA