N9TPB FCC License Search
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W1KE HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 2001 (25 yrs) W1KE since 2016 · previously N5CJP Hubbard, TX grid EM11nu LoTW user eQSL AG 91 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Jun 1, 2036. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Jun 2, 2038.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Oct 3, 2026 · eQSL AG member · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 W1KE has filed vanity applications before — latest filed May 12, 2016 · what was requested

Currently held by KENNETH I HOLCOMBE · 3 holders on record

Current holder: KENNETH I HOLCOMBE

Held W1KE Jun 1, 2016 → present · first licensed Oct 7, 2001 as N5CJP · 2 licenses · FRN 0005629712

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

Previous holder: Robert S Bell Jr

Held W1KE May 11, 2004 → May 11, 2014 · first licensed Nov 15, 2001 as KB1HKW · 3 licenses · FRN 0005176177

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

Previous holder: JAMES N CRUM

Held W1KE Apr 21, 1992 → Jun 20, 2002 · first licensed Apr 21, 1992 as W1KE · 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 W1KE

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 May 12, 2016
Granted Apr 7, 2026
0007251471
 N5CJP · KENNETH I HOLCOMBE · Amateur Extra
121 S Plant Ave #601, BOERNE, TX 78006-2124
29.8586, -98.7034 (ZIP center) · Grid EL09pu · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.W3FW held
2.W0FW held
3.W5WE held
4.K9AD held
5.N0YL held
6.N1CT held
7.N1HI held
8.N1NZ held
9.N1US held
10.N1ZK held
11.N7SD held
12.W1MH held
13.W1NM held
14.W1OB held
15.W1UB held
16.W1WA held
17.W1WR held
18.W1KE ✓ granted
19.W9TF held
20.K2UX held
 Granted
got W1KE

Others requesting W1KE

32 applications listed W1KE as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
May 31, 2016 Jun 18, 2016 W1IBI · STEVEN E HOLZMAN · MONT VERNON, NH 3Dismissed
May 27, 2016 Jun 14, 2016 KC1ACN · Robin R Cichon · Meriden, CT 5Dismissed
May 25, 2016 Jun 12, 2016 AB1UF · Frederick Beihold · Framingham, MA 7Dismissed
May 19, 2016 Jun 6, 2016 KC1EOQ · Timothy J Henrion Jr · Burlington, MA 5Dismissed
May 18, 2016 Jun 5, 2016 KE0IHF · Joshua Chase · Tipton, IA 13Granted
May 12, 2016 May 30, 2016 W6CAX · Stephen W Cardoos · Westminster, CA 2Dismissed
May 12, 2016 May 30, 2016 N5CJP · KENNETH I HOLCOMBE · BOERNE, TX 18Granted
May 12, 2016 May 30, 2016 W2LP · Katherine Wasserman · Rye Brook, NY 1Dismissed
May 12, 2016 May 30, 2016 AK1M · Kerry J Tomasevich · Madison, CT 1Dismissed
May 12, 2016 May 30, 2016 K1MTK · Martin T Koszewski · Braintree, MA 1Dismissed
May 12, 2016 May 30, 2016 N1AYA · John E Carlson · LONDON DERRY, VT 1Dismissed
May 12, 2016 May 30, 2016 KG8E · CHESTON C RAFFERTY · OWASSO, OK 2Dismissed
May 12, 2016 May 30, 2016 AF7XX · Walter H McElfresh · Tucson, AZ 1Dismissed
May 12, 2016 May 30, 2016 AF7KJ · Dale A Wade · PHOENIX, AZ 1Dismissed
May 12, 2016 May 30, 2016 KI7DEP · Bootleggers Amateur Radio Club · Salt Lake City, UT 1Dismissed
May 12, 2016 May 30, 2016 AC1CW · MARK S FLOYD · Norwalk, CT 1Dismissed
May 12, 2016 May 30, 2016 N2FRH · STEWART E BRITTNER · BELGRADE, ME 1Dismissed
May 12, 2016 May 30, 2016 AB1ZZ · Jeffrey J Zibluk · Newtown, CT 1Dismissed
May 12, 2016 May 30, 2016 KV4XB · LARRY D CARSON JR · APO, AA 1Dismissed
May 10, 2016 May 28, 2016 WI1Y · Milton E Westover · SHIRLEY, MA 1Dismissed
May 6, 2016 May 24, 2016 WU9I · Thomas B Henderson · Bloomington, IN 1Dismissed
Apr 27, 2016 May 15, 2016 AC2SJ · Fabian T Eberhard · Saddle Brook, NJ 10Dismissed
Apr 25, 2016 May 13, 2016 KE4UCW · Keith E Anoe · Lisbon Falls, ME 1Dismissed
Jun 4, 2015 Jun 22, 2015 WI1Y · Milton E Westover · SHIRLEY, MA 8Dismissed
Apr 22, 2004 May 10, 2004 W1AAD · Robert S Bell Jr · Avon, CT 1Dismissed
Apr 22, 2004 May 10, 2004 W1AAD · Robert S Bell Jr · Avon, CT 1Dismissed
Apr 22, 2004 May 10, 2004 W1AAD · Robert S Bell Jr · Avon, CT 1Granted
Apr 21, 2004 May 9, 2004 K1WWI · RANDAL L HALE JR · HADDAM, CT 2Dismissed
Apr 21, 2004 May 9, 2004 K1WWI · RANDAL L HALE JR · HADDAM, CT 1Dismissed
Apr 5, 2004 Apr 23, 2004 K1WWI · RANDAL L HALE JR · Haddam, CT 2Dismissed
Feb 26, 2004 Mar 15, 2004 KB1KWE · Down East Maine Radi Association · West Gardiner, ME 3Granted
Feb 10, 2003 Feb 28, 2003 KD1LH · BRUCE R GIBBS · Gardner, MA 8Dismissed

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W1KE in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W1KE beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 miles

91 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
0.1 N5WIN Hubbard
N5WIN BM
 444.0000 +5 CC7 DMR BrandMeister 321768203 — Hubbard, TX
13.6 W5TSG Mt Calm
W5TSG
 147.3200 +0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net Mt Calm, TX
14.5 WB5YFX Hubbard
WB5YFX WIRES-X
 146.1800 +0.6 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 18568 — Hubbard, TX
14.5 KD5ARN Hillsboro
KD5ARN
 444.6750 +5 Fusion (C4FM) — Hillsboro, TX
16.4 KC5HWB Hillsboro
KC5HWB CBridge-2
 443.2750 +5 CC9 DMR CBridge-2.0 — Hillsboro, TX
17.0 KG5AWL Axtell
KG5AWL WIRES-X
 441.3000 +5 DG-ID 01 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 30986 WIRES-X 35182 — Axtell, TX
17.0 KG5AWL Axtell
KG5AWL WIRES-X
 147.3600 +0.6 DG-ID 01 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 72828 — Axtell, TX
17.2 WB5YFX Hillsboro
WB5YFX
 146.7800 -0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Hillsboro, TX
17.2 WB5YFX Hillsboro
WB5YFX
 443.2750 +5 CC9 DMR — Hillsboro, TX
20.9 W5SWG Waco Homestead
W5SWG AllStar
 443.1000 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 64080 AllStar 640800 — Waco, TX
21.7 WD5DDH Italy Wtr
WD5DDH
 442.5250 +5 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 11 check-ins · 11 stations Italy, TX
24.0 W5SWG Waco
W5SWG BM
 443.0000 +5 CC10 DMR BrandMeister 321498802 — Waco, TX
24.0 W5SWG Waco
W5SWG BM
 443.2000 +5 CC10 DMR BrandMeister 321498806 — Waco, TX
25.7 WA5BU Waco Baylor Univ
WA5BU AllStar
 442.4500 +5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar 628060 EchoLink 145776 — Waco, TX
26.0 KC5HWB Corsicana
KC5HWB CBridge-2
 442.9250 +5 CC9 DMR CBridge-2.0 — Corsicana, TX
26.0 NZ5T Whitney
NZ5T
 146.6200 -0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 24 check-ins · 11 stations Whitney, TX
26.0 KC5PGV Whitney
KC5PGV
 147.0000 -0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Whitney, TX
26.8 KJ5FLL Waco
KJ5FLL AllStar
 444.2750 +5 TSQL 186.2 FM (analog) AllStar 615343 — Waco, TX
26.8 AE5CA Waco
AE5CA
 441.3000 +5 CC? DMR — Waco, TX
26.8 K5AB Waco
K5AB
 146.6600 -0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 120 check-ins · 46 stations Waco, TX
26.8 WA5BU Waco
WA5BU
 147.1600 +0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Waco, TX
26.8 AA5RT Waco
AA5RT
 147.3600 +0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Waco, TX
26.8 K5AB Waco
K5AB
 442.8000 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 120 check-ins · 46 stations Waco, TX
26.8 AA5RT Waco
AA5RT
 444.1500 +5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Waco, TX
26.9 KD5UEW Waco Texas US
KD5UEW BM
 441.3750 +5 CC6 DMR BrandMeister 314095 — Waco, Texas US, TX
27.2 W5NFL Mexia
W5NFL
 145.3900 -0.6 TONE 146.2 FM (analog) — Mexia, TX
27.3 KC5QIH Waco
KC5QIH WIRES-X
 443.5500 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 33501 — Waco, TX
27.4 NU5D Waco PD HQ
NU5D AllStar
 444.3000 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 577810 — Waco, TX
27.4 N3DMC Waco
N3DMC C-Bridge
 145.4300 -0.6 CC4 DMR BrandMeister 314583 C-Bridge TGIF 🗓 1 net 1 net · 8 check-ins · 7 stations Waco, TX
27.5 N3DMC Riesel
N3DMC BM-TGIF
 443.1000 +5 CC8 DMR BM-TGIF C-Bridge 🗓 1 net 1 net · 8 check-ins · 7 stations Riesel, TX
27.7 KD5OXM Corsicana
KD5OXM AllStar
 145.1100 -0.6 TONE 146.2 FM (analog) AllStar 28113 — Corsicana, TX
27.9 W5ZDN Waco
W5ZDN AllStar
 442.8750 +5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar 645311 — Waco, TX
28.3 K5CRA Beverly Hills
K5CRA AllStar
 145.2100 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 559820 EchoLink 912230 AllStar 559827 🗓 4 nets 4 nets · 204 check-ins · 90 stations Beverly Hills, TX
28.9 K5KCL China Spring
K5KCL WIRES-X
 441.3750 +5 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 58778 — China Spring, TX
29.1 W5NFL Corsicana
W5NFL AllStar
 145.2900 -0.6 TONE 146.2 FM (analog) AllStar 27931 EchoLink 502586 IRLP 3337 — Corsicana, TX
32.6 W5BCR Cayote
W5BCR
 147.1800 +0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Cayote, TX
32.6 KD5ARN Cayote
KD5ARN
 444.4000 +5 Fusion (C4FM) — Cayote, TX
35.3 KD5OL Palmer
KD5OL WIRES-X
 145.2500 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 93071 — Palmer, TX
36.4 WD5DDH Waxahachie
WD5DDH
 927.0375 -5 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 11 check-ins · 11 stations Waxahachie, TX
36.8 KJ5LKX WaxahachieTX
KJ5LKX BM
 438.8000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 321725613 — WaxahachieTX, TX
36.9 KI5LER Waxahachie
KI5LER BM
 444.7250 +0.6 CC8 DMR BrandMeister — Waxahachie, TX
38.5 WD5DDH Midlothian
WD5DDH
 145.4100 -0.6 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 11 check-ins · 11 stations Midlothian, TX
40.5 KN5TX Venus
KN5TX Lonestar-N
 441.7250 +5 CC1 DMR Lonestar-Network — Venus, TX
40.9 WA5FWC Venus
WA5FWC
 1292.9800 -20 none FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 13 check-ins · 12 stations Venus, TX
41.6 W5ZDN Bruceville
W5ZDN AllStar
 145.1500 -0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar 645312 EchoLink 806269 — Bruceville, TX
41.6 W5ZDN Bruceville
W5ZDN BM
 444.7250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312262 — Bruceville, TX
41.6 KG5AWL Axtell
KG5AWL WIRES-X
 445.6250 -5 DG-ID 21 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 18956 — Axtell, TX
41.6 K5AEC Alvarado
K5AEC
 147.2200 +0.6 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Alvarado, TX
41.8 KG5AWL Axtell
KG5AWL WIRES-X
 440.6250 +5 DG-ID 01 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 50166 — Axtell, TX
43.5 KJ5APA Cleburne
KJ5APA AllStar
 147.4600 simplex DCS 065 FM (analog) AllStar 597957 — Cleburne, TX
43.5 KJ5APA Cleburne
KJ5APA WIRES-X
 446.3000 -5 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 98275 — Cleburne, TX
43.7 WB5YJL Fairfield
WB5YJL
 145.1100 -0.6 TSQL 146.2 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 34 check-ins · 13 stations Fairfield, TX
43.9 AK5G Freestone
AK5G
 441.8250 +5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Freestone, TX
44.0 KB5YBI Cleburne
KB5YBI
 145.4900 -0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) 🗓 5 nets 5 nets · 103 check-ins · 38 stations Cleburne, TX
44.1 W5JCR Cleburne
W5JCR
 224.7600 -1.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) — Cleburne, TX
44.1 N5OAN Cleburne
N5OAN EchoLink
 444.0000 +5 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 120213 — Cleburne, TX
44.1 KJ5APA Cleburne
KJ5APA AllStar
 446.1000 simplex TONE 110.9 FM (analog) AllStar 597950 AllStar 619841 — Cleburne, TX
44.1 KJ5APA Cleburne
KJ5APA AllStar
 145.5500 simplex TONE 159.8 FM (analog) AllStar 597951 — Cleburne, TX
44.1 W5NCD Bruceville
W5NCD
 147.2400 +0.6 TONE 97.4 FM (analog) — Bruceville, TX
44.3 N5CLE Cleburne
N5CLE AllStar
 147.4900 simplex TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 596490 — Cleburne, TX
44.3 W5NGU Bruceville
W5NGU
 440.6250 +5 none D-STAR 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 35 check-ins · 27 stations Bruceville, TX
44.4 N5CLE Cleburne
N5CLE AllStar
 445.7800 simplex TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 59649 — Cleburne, TX
44.4 N5CLE Cleburne
N5CLE AllStar
 145.5900 -0.6 TONE 159.8 FM (analog) AllStar 518072 — Cleburne, TX
44.5 KC5PWQ Keene
KC5PWQ
 443.1250 +5 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Keene, TX
44.5 KB5YBI Keene
KB5YBI
 444.1250 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) 🗓 5 nets 5 nets · 103 check-ins · 38 stations Keene, TX
44.8 WD5DDH Midlothian
WD5DDH WIRES-X
 441.6500 +5 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 18368 🗓 1 net 1 net · 11 check-ins · 11 stations Midlothian, TX
44.9 N5CLE Cleburne
N5CLE AllStar
 223.7500 simplex TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 518078 — Cleburne, TX
44.9 N5CLE Cleburne
N5CLE AllStar
 441.3000 +5 DCS 065 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) AllStar 518071 EchoLink 170486 WIRES-X 94971 — Cleburne, TX
44.9 KD5ARN Eddy
KD5ARN
 442.3000 +5 none FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Eddy, TX
45.6 W5BEC Belton
W5BEC EchoLink
 147.1400 +0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 99000 — Belton, TX
47.0 KB5YBI Egan
KB5YBI WIRES-X
 443.7500 +5 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 21685 🗓 5 nets 5 nets · 103 check-ins · 38 stations Egan, TX
47.0 KD5OL Joshua
KD5OL WIRES-X
 441.3625 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 93071 — Joshua, TX
47.1 KS5S Joshua
KS5S AllStar
 223.6600 simplex TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 518079 — Joshua, TX
47.2 KJ5APA Joshua
KJ5APA AllStar
 147.5500 simplex TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 597954 AllStar 626761 — Joshua, TX
47.9 W5RLM Oglesby
W5RLM
 441.5000 +5 CC0 DMR — Oglesby, TX
49.2 N5UN Cedar Hill
N5UN
 443.9750 +5 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Cedar Hill, TX
49.8 WZ5TX Cedar Hill
WZ5TX AllStar
 444.7750 +5 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) AllStar 507040 — Cedar Hill, TX
49.8 W2DB Cedar Hill
W2DB AllStar
 927.0625 -25 DCS 432 FM (analog) AllStar 490891 — Cedar Hill, TX
49.8 W5WB Cedar Hill
W5WB
 147.0600 +0.6 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) — Cedar Hill, TX
49.8 W5AHN Cedar Hill
W5AHN AllStar
 147.2600 +0.6 TSQL 85.4 FM (analog) AllStar 641223 — Cedar Hill, TX
49.8 AI5TX Cedar Hill
AI5TX
 224.1000 -1.6 none FM (analog) — Cedar Hill, TX
49.8 W5AUY Cedar Hill
W5AUY
 444.5000 +5 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) — Cedar Hill, TX
26.8 W5ZDN offline Waco
W5ZDN
 146.9800 -0.6 none D-STAR — Waco, TX
27.0 K5NEM offline Corsicana
K5NEM
 147.3400 +0.6 none D-STAR — Corsicana, TX
29.6 KD5OXM offline Corsicana
KD5OXM AllStar
 145.2900 -0.6 TSQL 146.2 FM (analog) IRLP 3337 AllStar 27931 — Corsicana, TX
34.5 W5TSM offline Rice
W5TSM
 145.4700 -0.6 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) — Rice, TX
44.3 W5HAT offline Bruceville
W5HAT
 147.2400 +0.6 none D-STAR — Bruceville, TX
48.8 KC5CPO offline Burleson
KC5CPO WIRES-X
 145.5300 simplex none FM (analog) WIRES-X 98735 — Burleson, TX
49.8 WB5YUV offline Cedar Hill
WB5YUV
 442.4000 +5 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) — Cedar Hill, TX
49.8 W5AHN offline Cedar Hill
W5AHN
 443.7250 +5 none FM (analog) — Cedar Hill, TX
49.8 N5DRP offline Cedar Hill
N5DRP
 444.9500 +5 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) — Cedar Hill, TX