N9TPB FCC License Search
🕒 FCC license data updated today 6:02 am CDT (FCC files through Oct 2, 2026) · next update today 7:15 am CDT
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W5ALS HAM

General class licensed since 2010 (16 yrs) W5ALS since 2010 · previously KF5FRG Bogalusa, LA grid EM40xq 66 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Apr 13, 2030. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Apr 14, 2032.

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

📝 W5ALS has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Mar 25, 2010 · what was requested

Currently held by ALTON L SMITH · 2 holders on record

Current holder: ALTON L SMITH

Held W5ALS Apr 13, 2010 → present · first licensed Mar 23, 2010 as KF5FRG · 2 licenses · FRN 0019686245

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

Previous holder: CLAUDE C ELKINS

Held W5ALS Sep 8, 1994 → Sep 8, 2004 · first licensed Sep 8, 1994 as W5ALS · 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 W5ALS

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 Mar 25, 2010
Granted Feb 19, 2020
0004187123
 KF5FRG · ALTON L SMITH · Technician
51602 HWY 16, BOGALUSA, LA 70427
30.6884, -90.0254 (street) · Grid EM40xq · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.W5ALS ✓ granted
 Granted
got W5ALS

Others requesting W5ALS

2 applications listed W5ALS as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #Status
Mar 25, 2010 Apr 12, 2010 KF5FRG · ALTON L SMITH · BOGALUSA, LA 1Granted
Apr 13, 2007 May 1, 2007 KC5PTO · Alan L Schreiber · Seguin, TX 3Granted

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W5ALS in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W5ALS beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 miles

66 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
6.9 WI5ARD Bush
WI5ARD WIRES-X
 443.4000 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 40967 WIRES-X 30967 — Bush, LA
9.3 WI5ARD Bush
WI5ARD WIRES-X
 145.4700 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 40967 — Bush, LA
12.3 WA5ARC Sheridan WP 911
WA5ARC AllStar
 145.4300 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 45388 EchoLink 967512 AllStar 47474 — Sheridan, LA
12.5 KF5BSZ Sheridan
KF5BSZ
 147.4400 in 144.9000 none D-STAR — Sheridan, LA
12.5 WB5BTR Sheridan
WB5BTR
 442.4250 +5 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Sheridan, LA
12.5 KF5BSZ Sheridan
KF5BSZ
 444.5875 +5 none D-STAR — Sheridan, LA
12.5 KF5BSZ Sheridan
KF5BSZ
 1293.0000 -20 none D-STAR — Sheridan, LA
12.5 W5RAR Sheridan
W5RAR
 442.3250 +5 none FM (analog) — Sheridan, LA
13.2 W5XTR Franklinton
W5XTR BM
 442.3250 +5 CC2 DMR BrandMeister 313294 — Franklinton, LA
13.8 WB5ERM Folsom
WB5ERM
 146.7150 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Folsom, LA
16.0 W5LMS Pine
W5LMS
 444.0250 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Pine, LA
16.0 W5LMS Franklinton
W5LMS WIRES-X
 449.0250 -5 DG-ID 01 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 93528 — Franklinton, LA
16.6 KD5KNZ Covington
KD5KNZ AllStar
 442.5000 +5 TONE 156.7 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) AllStar 27511 BrandMeister 312205 — Covington, LA
21.9 KE5ILT Wilmer
KE5ILT
 147.3450 +0.6 Fusion (C4FM) — Wilmer, LA
22.2 N0XBD Lacombe
N0XBD
 443.5250 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Lacombe, LA
22.4 K5WDH Loranger
K5WDH WIRES-X
 443.8750 +5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) WIRES-X 94768 — Loranger, LA
23.0 AB6Z Picayune
AB6Z EchoLink
 144.9400 in 147.4400 CC0 DMR EchoLink 827851 BrandMeister 314299 — Picayune, MS
24.5 AB6Z Carriere
AB6Z
 146.7600 -0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Carriere, MS
24.5 AB6Z Nicholson
AB6Z EchoLink
 442.1500 +5 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 827851 — Nicholson, MS
26.4 W5SLA Lacombe
W5SLA
 442.1250 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Lacombe, LA
26.8 KB5PMP PICAYUNE
KB5PMP BM
 433.6250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311587703 — PICAYUNE, MS
26.9 W5SLA LaCombe
W5SLA
 145.2900 -0.6 CC? DMR — LaCombe, LA
26.9 W5SLA Lacombe
W5SLA BM
 147.2700 +0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (DMR,DV,FM) BrandMeister 312210 — Lacombe, LA
28.0 WB5ERM Kentwood LW Tank
WB5ERM
 442.0500 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Kentwood, LA
28.2 W5TEO Lewiston
W5TEO
 444.3250 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Lewiston, LA
28.6 W5TEO Hammond
W5TEO
 146.6100 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Hammond, LA
29.6 W5PMS Poplarville
W5PMS
 444.8500 +5 none FM (analog) — Poplarville, MS
29.7 WB5NET Hammond Tickfaw
WB5NET
 147.0000 -0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Hammond, LA
30.2 WB5NET Hammond N Oaks
WB5NET
 145.1300 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Hammond, LA
30.2 WB5NET Hammond N Oaks
WB5NET
 444.2500 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Hammond, LA
31.1 W5XTR Slidell
W5XTR BM
 442.0000 +5 CC5 DMR BrandMeister 311064 — Slidell, LA
31.2 N6PJW Poplarville
N6PJW BM
 440.8500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314772 — Poplarville, MS
32.5 N5SSC Picayune SS Ctr
N5SSC
 147.2100 +0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Picayune, MS
32.5 N5SSC Picayune SS Ctr
N5SSC
 444.6500 +5 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Picayune, MS
33.7 N6PJW Poplarville
N6PJW BM
 443.2500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314654 — Poplarville, MS
34.3 W5NRU Poplarville Hill
W5NRU
 145.4100 -0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Poplarville, MS
35.4 KD5KNZ Manchac
KD5KNZ WIRES-X
 444.8750 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,FM) WIRES-X 36625 — Manchac, LA
39.6 WB5BTR Greensburg
WB5BTR
 442.2750 +5 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Greensburg, LA
40.3 W5LRS Holden
W5LRS
 146.7300 -0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Holden, LA
40.6 W5MCC Perkinston Salme
W5MCC
 443.9500 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Perkinston, MS
43.2 WB5BTR Pine Grove
WB5BTR
 147.2550 +0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Pine Grove, LA
43.7 KA5EPR Diamondhead
KA5EPR
 444.4500 +5 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Diamondhead, MS
44.2 WB5ITT New Orleans
WB5ITT BM
 444.6000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311587 — New Orleans, LA
44.8 WB5LIV Livingston
WB5LIV
 147.7650 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Livingston, LA
44.9 WB5BTR Livingston
WB5BTR
 444.3500 +5 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Livingston, LA
45.3 WB5LIV Livingston
WB5LIV BM
 442.3500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313364 — Livingston, LA
45.4 W5GQ Livingston
W5GQ WIRES-X
 145.2300 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 33045 — Livingston, LA
45.5 WB5LIV Livingston
WB5LIV
 147.1650 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Livingston, LA
47.6 KJ5ODE Watson
KJ5ODE BM
 438.6800 -0.1 CC7 DMR BrandMeister 322216904 — Watson, LA
47.8 W5WQ Brookhaven
W5WQ
 146.8500 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Brookhaven, MS
48.2 W5GAD Metairie Copelan
W5GAD
 444.0000 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Metairie, LA
49.3 W5RU Metairie
W5RU WIRES-X
 147.3600 +0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 35834 — Metairie, LA
49.6 AE5BZ Metairie
AE5BZ AllStar
 444.6250 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) AllStar 49741 — Metairie, LA
49.7 W5EFP Bluff Creek
W5EFP
 443.7250 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Bluff Creek, LA
26.4 W5SLA offline Lacombe
W5SLA BM
 444.1000 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (DMR,DV,FM) BrandMeister 312203 — Lacombe, LA
27.6 AB6Z offline Carriere
AB6Z
 147.0900 +0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Carriere, MS
31.0 K5PRC offline Poplarville
K5PRC
 145.1500 -0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Poplarville, MS
40.1 KB5WCK offline Lumberton
KB5WCK IRLP
 446.6000 simplex TSQL 179.9 FM (analog) IRLP 8106 — Lumberton, MS
46.5 W5WQ offline McComb SW MS
W5WQ
 146.9400 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — McComb, MS
46.6 N5UXT offline New Orleans
N5UXT BM
 444.2250 +5 none D-STAR (C4FM,DMR,DV,P25) BrandMeister 312204 — New Orleans, LA
46.8 KB5AVY offline Metairie NOLA
KB5AVY
 444.1500 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Metairie, LA
47.2 WN1R offline New Orleans Plaq
WN1R BM
 443.6000 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,DV,FM,P25) BrandMeister 314554 BrandMeister 314692 BrandMeister 314775 — New Orleans, LA
48.4 N5LJC offline Columbia
N5LJC
 147.2850 +0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Columbia, MS
49.0 KB5MPW offline Bay Saint Louis
KB5MPW
 53.6500 -0.5 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Bay Saint Louis, MS
49.3 N5OZG offline Metairie
N5OZG BM
 444.7750 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,DV,FM,P25) BrandMeister — Metairie, LA
49.3 AE5BZ offline Metairie
AE5BZ BM
 442.6500 +5 CC5 DMR BrandMeister 311451 — Metairie, LA