N9TPB FCC License Search
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NK5M HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 2000 (26 yrs) NK5M since 2003 · previously KD5JIC San Juan, TX Grid EL06we 56 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Sep 27, 2033. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Sep 28, 2035.

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

📝 NK5M has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Sep 9, 2003 · what was requested

Currently held by EDUARDO TAMEZ SR · 2 holders on record

Current holder: EDUARDO TAMEZ SR

Held NK5M Sep 27, 2003 → present · first licensed Feb 26, 2000 as KD5JIC · 2 licenses · FRN 0002289015

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: KENTON S AHRENS JR

Held NK5M Sep 27, 1988 → Mar 6, 2001 · first licensed Oct 22, 1985 as KA5VPP · 7 licenses · FRN 0002433993

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

NK5M 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 NK5M

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 Sep 9, 2003
Granted Sep 2, 2023
0001454308
 KD5JIC · EDUARDO TAMEZ · Amateur Extra
PO Box 381 · SAN JUAN, TX 78589
26.1512, -98.1593 (ZIP center) · Grid EL06wd · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.NL5T Held before 1999
2.NL5A Held before 1999
3.NK5M ✓ Granted
4.KL5X Held by THOMAS HOEDJES until Nov 22, 2033
5.KL5N Held before 1999
6.KL5D Held before 1999
7.KL5J Held before 1999
8.NK5Y Held by ROBERT P WOOLERY until Mar 18, 2025
9.ND5B Held by MICHAEL H CHAMBERLAIN until Mar 12, 2034
10.AL5N Held by Paris Woodhams until Aug 11, 2035
11.NL5D Held before 1999
12.KL5O Available
 Granted
got NK5M
Filed Feb 16, 2001
Award date was Mar 6, 2001
0000370459
 NK5M · KENTON S AHRENS JR · Amateur Extra
2209 Drue Ln., Cedar Park, TX 78613
30.5071, -97.8195 (ZIP center) · Grid EM10cm · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.K5AKF Held by Ashton K Flowers until Jun 18, 2032
 Granted

Others Requesting NK5M

7 applications listed NK5M as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #NK5MResult
Sep 9, 2003 Sep 27, 2003 KD5JIC · EDUARDO TAMEZ · SAN JUAN, TX 3Granted Granted this call
Sep 2, 2003 Sep 20, 2003 KK3P · William F Gabour · Baton Rouge, LA 7Not granted They got AB5G (choice 1)
Jun 30, 2003 Jul 18, 2003 KD5MHC · Charles D Gunter · Ft Worth, TX 3Not granted They got NR5Y (choice 1)
Apr 24, 2003 May 12, 2003 AD5NX · david W powell · LOS ALAMOS, NM 2Not granted They got NM5U (choice 1)
Apr 15, 2002 May 3, 2002 N5FUS · ANDREW J STOCKTON IX · MIAMI, FL 3Not granted They got NK4O (choice 1)
Feb 14, 2000 Mar 3, 2000 KJ5SP · MELVIN K BEST · OKEMAH, OK 5Not granted They got N5QW (choice 1)
Feb 1, 2000 Feb 19, 2000 W0AKF · KENTON S AHRENS JR · Austin, TX 2Granted Granted this call

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for NK5M in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of NK5M beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

56 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
1.1 KJ5CTF San Juan
KJ5CTF AllStar
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) AllStar 66861 — San Juan, TX
2.4 W2RVG San juan texas 7
W2RVG AllStar
 146.9400 -0.6 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) AllStar 66007 — San juan texas 78589, TX
3.0 N5SIM Pharr
N5SIM AllStar
 927.0125 -25 TSQL 225.7 FM (analog) AllStar 49574 — Pharr, TX
3.5 N5SIM Offline Pharr
N5SIM AllStar
 440.6000 +5 TSQL 82.5 FM (analog) IRLP 3657 AllStar 65251 — Pharr, TX
5.4 KC5YFP Donna
KC5YFP
 146.7400 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Donna, TX
5.4 KC5MOL McAllen RGR Hosp
KC5MOL BM
 443.8250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315812 — McAllen, TX
5.9 N5SIM McAllen
N5SIM
 145.2300 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — McAllen, TX
5.9 ND5N McAllen
ND5N
 147.6000 -0.6 none D-STAR — McAllen, TX
7.3 XE2YME McAllen RGV
XE2YME AllStar
 146.1500 +0.6 CC0 DMR AllStar 642910 EchoLink 298150 — McAllen, TX
7.9 W5RGV Edinburg
W5RGV
 146.7600 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Edinburg, TX
9.2 KC5WBG Weslaco
KC5WBG
 444.2000 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Weslaco, TX
11.2 XE2MEM Reynosa
XE2MEM AllStar
 444.8500 +5 TONE 67.0 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) AllStar 642912 — Reynosa, Tamaulipas
11.8 K5HYT MISSION
K5HYT TEXAS
 444.9500 +5 CC1 DMR TEXAS — MISSION, TX
11.9 W5MGH Mission
W5MGH AllStar
 146.6600 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) AllStar 656960 — Mission, TX
11.9 N5YWH Mission
N5YWH
 444.9500 +5 CC1 DMR — Mission, TX
13.9 no call listed Reynosa
AllStar
 146.1500 +0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) AllStar 642910 EchoLink 454598 WIRES-X 11620 — Reynosa, Tamaulipas
14.7 XE2YME Reynosa tamaulip
XE2YME AllStar
 146.1000 +0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar 642910 — Reynosa tamaulipas, TX
19.3 W5RGV Santa Maria
W5RGV AllStar
 444.2750 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) AllStar 566060 — Santa Maria, TX
19.4 KC6CNN La Feria
KC6CNN
 444.5500 +5 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — La Feria, TX
19.7 KC5HWB No Limits
KC5HWB
 439.0000 simplex CC? DMR — No Limits, TX
20.5 K5RAV La Feria
K5RAV BM
 443.8000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313055 — La Feria, TX
21.0 W5RGV La Feria
W5RGV IRLP
 146.7000 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 490806 IRLP 8262 — La Feria, TX
21.0 KC5HWB Bluetown
KC5HWB CBridge-2
 443.8875 +5 CC9 DMR CBridge-2.0 — Bluetown, TX
23.3 KD4FJ Harlingen
KD4FJ BM
 443.8750 +5 CC1 DMR (C4FM,DMR) BrandMeister 312373 — Harlingen, TX
27.2 N5JLR Harlingen
N5JLR BM
 442.4750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314472 — Harlingen, TX
27.2 N5SLI Harlingen
N5SLI BM
 443.8750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314860 — Harlingen, TX
27.2 WD5ADC Harlingen
WD5ADC WIRES-X
 444.5500 +5 DG-ID 21 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 58594 — Harlingen, TX
27.2 W5RGV Harlingen
W5RGV
 146.8000 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Harlingen, TX
27.2 ND5N Harlingen
ND5N
 146.9600 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Harlingen, TX
27.2 W5RGV Harlingen
W5RGV
 147.1000 +0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Harlingen, TX
27.2 W5RGV Harlingen
W5RGV
 147.1400 +0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Harlingen, TX
27.2 W5STX Harlingen
W5STX IRLP
 147.2000 +0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 490806 IRLP 8262 — Harlingen, TX
27.2 K5RAV Harlingen
K5RAV
 444.5000 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Harlingen, TX
27.4 KC5MOL Harlingen
KC5MOL BM
 443.3750 +5 CC1 DMR (C4FM,DMR) BrandMeister 311965 — Harlingen, TX
27.6 AK5Z Harlingen
AK5Z IRLP
 443.6000 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) IRLP 3600 — Harlingen, TX
28.8 W5STX Offline Harlingen
W5STX IRLP
 146.7000 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) IRLP 8262 — Harlingen, TX
29.1 WY0F Harlingen
WY0F WIRES-X
 443.9500 +5 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 11889 — Harlingen, TX
29.7 W5RGV Raymondville
W5RGV
 146.9000 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Raymondville, TX
29.7 W5RGV Raymondville
W5RGV
 444.9000 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Raymondville, TX
30.8 AE5JO San Benito
AE5JO BM
 442.1750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315805 — San Benito, TX
32.2 KJ5CKM San Benito
KJ5CKM BM
 442.5750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311362601 — San Benito, TX
39.1 KC5WBG Olmito
KC5WBG
 147.1800 +0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Olmito, TX
41.3 N5JLR Los Fresnos
N5JLR BM
 146.8600 -0.6 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315810 — Los Fresnos, TX
41.4 W5VDR Offline Los Fresnos
W5VDR
 442.1750 +5 CC? DMR — Los Fresnos, TX
41.7 K5RGV Los Fresnos
K5RGV
 145.2900 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Los Fresnos, TX
41.9 KC5MOL Brownsville
KC5MOL BM
 444.8250 +5 none FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 315818 — Brownsville, TX
42.4 N5JLR Los Fresnos Fire
N5JLR BM
 444.7500 +5 CC2 DMR BrandMeister 314872 — Los Fresnos, TX
44.3 K5MPH Brownsville
K5MPH EchoLink
 432.1500 simplex none FM (analog) EchoLink — Brownsville, TX
44.3 N5XWO Brownsville
N5XWO
 441.3000 +5 TONE 151.4 FM (analog) — Brownsville, TX
44.3 N5RGV Brownsville
N5RGV
 444.1750 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Brownsville, TX
44.3 W5RGV Brownsville
W5RGV
 444.4000 +5 none FM (analog) — Brownsville, TX
44.3 W5RGV Brownsville
W5RGV
 444.6000 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Brownsville, TX
44.4 W5RGV Brownsville
W5RGV
 147.0400 +0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Brownsville, TX
44.5 KG5EUU Brownsville
KG5EUU
 445.5000 simplex none D-STAR — Brownsville, TX
45.0 K5MPH Brownsville
K5MPH
 442.2750 +5 Fusion (C4FM) — Brownsville, TX
45.1 KC5MAH Brownsville
KC5MAH US-BrandM
 444.3750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314852 US-BrandMeister — Brownsville, TX