N9TPB
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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)W3WFR HAM
Advanced class
licensed since 1988 (38 yrs)
W3WFR since 2007 · previously W5WFR, WB5TGS
Corpus Christi, TX
Grid EL17jo
LoTW user
Heard on PSK Reporter by 1193
24 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Feb 13, 2027. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Feb 14, 2029.
📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Oct 4, 2026 · not eQSL AG · QRZ · HamQTH
📝 W3WFR has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Jan 23, 2007 · what was requested
Currently held by WILLIAM F RANEY JR · 1 holder on record
Current holder: WILLIAM F RANEY JR
Held W3WFR Feb 13, 2007 → present
· first licensed Jan 19, 1988 as WB5TGS
· 3 licenses · FRN 0006980205
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1979 as WB5TGS, before the FCC's online records
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📦 Moved: Clarksville, MD → Corpus Christi, TX
- Licensee
- WILLIAM F RANEY JR
- Address
- 15713 Cuttysark St
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78418
- FRN
- 0006980205
- Previous call
- W5WFR
- Last granted
- Dec 6, 2016
- Effective
- Mar 17, 2025
- Last action
- Mar 17, 2025
FCC actions (5)
- Mar 17, 2025 — Administrative update LIAUA
- Dec 6, 2016 — License renewed LIREN
- Apr 3, 2013 — Administrative update LIAUA
- Feb 13, 2007 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- Feb 13, 2007 — License issued LIISS
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- Licensee
- WILLIAM F RANEY JR
- Address
- 7112 CARLISLE COURT
CLARKSVILLE, MD 21029
- FRN
- 0006980205
- Previous call
- WB5TGS
- Last granted
- May 28, 2002
- Effective
- May 28, 2002
- Last action
- Mar 13, 2024
FCC actions (3)
- Feb 13, 2007 — License canceled LICAN
- May 28, 2002 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- May 28, 2002 — License issued LIISS
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- Licensee
- WILLIAM F RANEY JR
- Address
- 7112 CARLISLE COURT
CLARKSVILLE, MD 21029
- FRN
- 0006980205
- Last granted
- Dec 18, 1997
- Effective
- May 6, 2002
- Last action
- May 28, 2002
FCC actions (2)
- May 28, 2002 — License canceled LICAN
- May 6, 2002 — Administrative update LIAUA
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.
- Seen Mar 9, 1998 → Apr 7, 1999 · 3 discs
WB5TGS · Advanced · issued Dec 18, 1997, expires Dec 18, 2007
WILLIAM F RANEY JR
1176 E STARPINE DR, SANDY, UT 84094-5022 - Seen Sep 9, 1993 → Apr 4, 1997 · 8 discs
WB5TGS · Advanced · issued Jan 19, 1988, expires Jan 19, 1998
WILLIAM F RANEY JR
5211 LAVACA, MIDLAND, TX 79707
Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.
- Seen Apr 25, 2025 → Oct 4, 2026 · 5 snapshots · as W3WFR
WILLIAM F RANEY JR
15713 Cuttysark St, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78418 - Seen Nov 7, 2004 → Oct 4, 2026 · 103 snapshots · as WB5TGS
WILLIAM F RANEY JR
7112 CARLISLE COURT, CLARKSVILLE, MD 21029 - Seen Dec 18, 2016 → Mar 13, 2025 · 19 snapshots · as W3WFR
WILLIAM F RANEY JR
HCR 1 Box 4 319 Oak Ave, Aguilares, TX 78369 - Seen Apr 12, 2013 → Nov 4, 2016 · 16 snapshots · as W3WFR
WILLIAM F RANEY JR
Attn: William Raney
6724 water view lane, mineral, VA 23117
W3WFR in the Printed Callbooks, 1909–1997
From scanned copies of the printed callbooks (government lists from 1913, then the Radio Amateur Callbook to 1997), read by OCR, so names and streets can carry typos. Each line is one or more editions in a row showing the same name at the same address.
- 1971 → 1977 · 7 editions
W3WFR · class G
Irwin I. Tryon
1500 Tretter Dr, Pittsburgh 27 15227 Pa
Winter 1971 p.219, Fall 1971 p.220, Winter 1972 p.221, Winter 1973 p.221, Winter 1975 p.214, Winter 1976 p.215, Winter 1977 p.229 - 1970 · 1 edition
W3WFR · class G
Irwin I .. Tryon
1500 Tretter Or, Pittsburgh 27 Pa
Spring 1970 p.225 - 1969 · 1 edition
W3WFR · class G
Irwin I.. Tryon
1500 Tr6ttfr Or, Pijtsburgh 27 Pa..
Fall 1969 p.220 - 1969 · 1 edition
W3WFR · class G
I R W I N I . T R Y O N
1 5 0 0 T R E T T E R D R, P I T T S B U R G H 27 Pa
Summer 1969 p.221 - 1968 · 1 edition
W3WFR · class G
Irwin I~ Tryontl500 Tretter Dr
Pllfs.surgh 27 Pa
Summer 1968 p.227 - 1965 · 1 edition
W3WFR
Irwln Le Tryon
1500 Tretter Dr.pittsburgh 27 Pa
Summer 1965 p.207 - 1963 · 1 edition
W3WFR
Irwin L.tryon
1245 Earlforo Dr1pittsburgh 27 Pa
Summer 1963 p.217 - 1962 · 1 edition
W3WFR
I R W I N 11 T R Y O N
1 2 4 5 E A R L F O R D D R, P I T T S B U R G H 2 7 P A
Fall 1962 p.210 - 1961 · 1 edition
W3WFR
Irwin Letryon11245 Earlforo Dr
Pittsburgh 27 Pa
Fall 1961 p.219 - 1960 → 1961 · 2 editions
W3WFR
Irwin Letryontl24s Earlford Dr1pittsburgh 27 Pa
Winter 1960 p.209, Spring 1961 p.209 - 1958 · 1 edition
W3WFR
I R W I N I. T R Y O N
1 2 4 5 E A R L F O R D, P I T T S B U R G H Pa
Summer 1958 p.173 - 1956 → 1957 · 2 editions
W3WFR
Irwin I. Tryon
1245· Earlford, Pittsburgh, PA
Spring 1956 p.140, Fall 1957 p.187 - 1955 · 1 edition
W3WFR
I R W I N I. T R Y O N
1245 E A R L F O R D, P I T T S B U R G H, PA
Fall 1955 p.153 - 1954 · 2 editions
W3WFR
Irwin I. Tryon
1245 Earlford, Pittsburgh, PA
Spring 1954 p.133, Fall 1954 p.122
Vanity Applications Filed by W3WFR
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 · Award | Applicant | Requested (in order) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Filed Jan 23, 2007
Granted Dec 6, 2016
0002888090 |
W5WFR · WILLIAM F RANEY JR
· Advanced
7112 CARLISLE COURT, CLARKSVILLE, MD 21029
|
Granted
got W3WFR
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Filed May 10, 2002
Award date was May 28, 2002
0000883526 |
WB5TGS · WILLIAM F RANEY JR
· Advanced
7112 CARLISLE COURT, CLARKSVILLE, MD 21029
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Granted | |
Filed Apr 29, 2002
Award date was May 17, 2002
0000867353 |
WB5TGS · WILLIAM F RANEY JR
· Advanced
7112 Carlisle Court, Clarksville, MD 21029
|
Dismissed |
Others Requesting W3WFR
1 application listed W3WFR as a choice, newest first.
| Filed | Award | Applicant | Choice # | W3WFR | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2007 | Feb 10, 2007 | W5WFR · WILLIAM F RANEY JR · CLARKSVILLE, MD | 1 | Granted | Granted this call |
📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots
📤 Heard by others PSK Reporter
Heard by 1193 stations
(5165 reports) · last 14 hr ago · FT8 · grid EL17LL
20m · 119315m · 1
Farthest: VK5TOM, 9,148 miles on 20m FT8 (-11 dB)
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Repeaters within 50 Miles
24 repeaters within 50 miles of this address, most active first · sort: closest · most active · map these & export for a radio →
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| Miles | Call | Name | Output | Offset | Tone | Mode | Networks | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.4 | W5LCR | Refugio W5LCR AllStar |
147.2000 | +0.6 | TSQL 107.2 | FM (analog) | AllStar 614492 AllStar 614495 🗓 1 net | 1 net · 63 check-ins · 54 stations | Refugio, TX |
| 15.2 | AD5CA | Corpus Christi AD5CA CBridge-2. |
441.6000 | +5 | CC1 | DMR | CBridge-2.0 BrandMeister C-Bridge 🗓 1 net | 1 net · 8 check-ins · 7 stations | Corpus Christi, TX |
| 1.2 | K5ENT | Corpus Christi K5ENT WIRES-X |
442.5750 | +5 | TSQL 100.0 | FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) | WIRES-X 93666 | — | Corpus Christi, TX |
| 11.0 | K1IMD Offline | No Padre Island K1IMD IRLP |
146.5500 | simplex | TSQL 100.0 | FM (analog) | IRLP 4689 | — | No Padre Island, TX |
| 11.4 | W0IT Offline | Corpus W0IT IRLP |
446.0250 | simplex | TSQL 107.2 | FM (analog) | IRLP 3567 | — | Corpus, TX |
| 12.1 | W5QLD | Corpus Christi W5QLD AllStar |
441.3500 | +5 | TONE 103.5 | FM (analog) (DMR,FM) | AllStar 283860 AllStar 28386 BrandMeister 311020 | — | Corpus Christi, TX |
| 15.4 | KG5DHL | Corpus Christi KG5DHL |
444.1000 | +5 | TSQL 107.2 | FM (analog) | — | Corpus Christi, TX | |
| 17.4 | N5CRP | Corpus Christi N5CRP |
147.1000 | +0.6 | TONE 107.2 | FM (analog) | — | Corpus Christi, TX | |
| 17.8 | KC5HWB | Corpus Christi KC5HWB |
443.1250 | +5 | CC9 | DMR | — | Corpus Christi, TX | |
| 17.8 | WA2MCT | Corpus Christi WA2MCT |
443.7000 | +5 | TONE 156.7 | FM (analog) | — | Corpus Christi, TX | |
| 17.8 | WA5MPA | Corpus Christi WA5MPA |
443.9500 | +5 | none | FM (analog) | — | Corpus Christi, TX | |
| 17.8 | WD5FJX | Corpus Christi WD5FJX |
444.3500 | +5 | none | FM (analog) | — | Corpus Christi, TX | |
| 18.3 | W5LEX | Corp USS Lexingt W5LEX IRLP |
444.8500 | +5 | TSQL 103.5 | FM (analog) | EchoLink 907637 IRLP 4216 | — | Corpus Christi, TX |
| 18.3 | N5CRP | Corpus Christi N5CRP |
146.8200 | -0.6 | TONE 107.2 | FM (analog) | — | Corpus Christi, TX | |
| 19.8 | W5ICC | Ingleside W5ICC |
147.2200 | +0.6 | TONE 173.8 | FM (analog) | — | Ingleside, TX | |
| 19.8 | W5ICC | Ingleside W5ICC |
444.9000 | +5 | TONE 151.4 | FM (analog) (DV,FM) | — | Ingleside, TX | |
| 21.4 | KF5NJQ | Portland KF5NJQ |
147.3400 | +0.6 | TSQL 107.2 | FM (analog) | — | Portland, TX | |
| 21.5 | N5CRP | Corpus Christi N5CRP |
146.8800 | -0.6 | TSQL 107.2 | FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) | — | Corpus Christi, TX | |
| 21.5 | N5CRP | Corpus Christi N5CRP AllStar |
442.2500 | +5 | TSQL 107.2 | FM (analog) | AllStar 55093 AllStar 614702 | — | Corpus Christi, TX |
| 26.1 | KC5HWB | Violet KC5HWB CBridge-2 |
444.6000 | +5 | CC9 | DMR | CBridge-2.0 | — | Violet, TX |
| 28.1 | N5MXI Offline | Corpus Christi [ N5MXI IRLP |
446.9000 | simplex | TSQL 100.0 | FM (analog) | IRLP 7983 | — | Corpus Christi [Nano-Node], TX |
| 28.7 | K5YZZ | Taft K5YZZ |
444.8000 | +5 | none | FM (analog) | — | Taft, TX | |
| 49.4 | K5WAG Offline | Refugio K5WAG |
443.0500 | +5 | TONE 103.5 | FM (analog) | — | Refugio, TX | |
| 49.9 | K1IMD | Mathis K1IMD Mixed-Mode |
146.8000 | -0.6 | CC1 | DMR | Mixed-Mode | — | Mathis, TX |