N9TPB FCC License Search
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Ask: 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)

W5BAD HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 1996 (30 yrs) W5BAD since 2011 · previously KM5NU Florence, MS Grid EM42wc LoTW user eQSL AG 35 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Oct 8, 2031. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Oct 9, 2033.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Feb 14, 2012 · eQSL AG member · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 W5BAD has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Sep 20, 2011 · what was requested

Currently held by CHARLES W SIMPSON · 2 holders on record

Current holder: CHARLES W SIMPSON

Held W5BAD Oct 8, 2011 → present · first licensed Jun 17, 1996 as KC5UZY · 2 licenses · FRN 0002505683

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: OSCAR D SEWELL

Held W5BAD Feb 23, 1999 → Feb 23, 2009 · first licensed Feb 18, 1986 as K5RHM · 2 licenses · FRN 0002421824
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1959 as K5RHM, before the FCC's online records

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.
W5BAD 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.

Vanity Applications Filed by W5BAD

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 20, 2011
Granted Sep 7, 2021
0004881182
 KM5NU · CHARLES W SIMPSON · Amateur Extra
188 GREEN DRIVE, DE RIDDER, LA 70634
30.7996, -93.2433 (ZIP center) · Grid EM30jt · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.W5BAD ✓ Granted
2.W5AAR Held by TERRY L LAMB until Sep 12, 2027
3.W5AEC Held by WILLIAM L HERTEL until May 23, 2030
4.W5BBR Held by Brenda Webber until May 2, 2035
5.W5BED Available
 Granted
got W5BAD

Others Requesting W5BAD

8 applications listed W5BAD as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #W5BADResult
Apr 11, 2022 Apr 29, 2022 KI5UQN · James E Ayers Jr · OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 20Not granted They got N5JEA (choice 5)
Feb 10, 2020 Feb 28, 2020 KG5SLU · JOHN W EVANS · MINERAL WELLS, TX 4Not granted They got N5ACB (choice 1)
May 22, 2018 Jun 9, 2018 KG5AAC · Christopher J Wallace · Brookhaven, MS 11Not granted They got K5UOM (choice 13)
Dec 22, 2015 Jan 9, 2016 KG5FUW · Ernest P Adams · Boerne, TX 8Not granted They got W5WHO (choice 10)
Jan 26, 2012 Feb 13, 2012 KF5LNH · Clayton S Hunter · Conway, AR 4Not granted They got N5CAR (choice 5)
Sep 20, 2011 Oct 8, 2011 KM5NU · CHARLES W SIMPSON · DE RIDDER, LA 1Granted Granted this call
Mar 22, 2011 Apr 9, 2011 KC5YGC · Gerry M Germany · Mineral Wells, TX 14Dismissed Application dismissed
Jun 19, 2006 Jul 7, 2006 KC8LJV · RAYMOND G HINTON · ATLANTA, MI 7Not granted They got W1BAD (choice 2)

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W5BAD in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W5BAD beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

35 repeaters within 50 miles of this ZIP code, 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 · center is the ZIP code (approximate) · 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
3.5 W5CBR Florence
W5CBR
 145.1800 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Florence, MS
6.0 W5PFC Florence Gunter
W5PFC EchoLink
 444.6000 +5 TSQL 77.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) EchoLink 39056 WIRES-X 70176 — Florence, MS
10.0 KD4VVZ Thomasville
KD4VVZ SE
 444.9875 +5 CC1 DMR SE — Thomasville, MS
13.7 W5PFR Pearl
W5PFR
 441.8125 +5 none FM (analog) — Pearl, MS
13.9 W5PFC Jackson
W5PFC
 146.7600 -0.6 TONE 77.0 FM (analog) — Jackson, MS
13.9 KA5SBK Jackson
KA5SBK
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Jackson, MS
13.9 NC5Y Jackson
NC5Y
 444.7000 +5 TSQL 77.0 FM (analog) — Jackson, MS
13.9 W5PFC Offline Jackson
W5PFC
 53.4700 -0.5 TONE 77.0 FM (analog) — Jackson, MS
14.7 KE5LIO Brandon
KE5LIO EchoLink
 147.3450 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 769741 — Brandon, MS
14.7 K5RKN Brandon
K5RKN
 444.9000 +5 TONE 100.0 D-STAR — Brandon, MS
15.4 W5AXC Jackson
W5AXC
 442.0750 +5 none D-STAR — Jackson, MS
18.1 W5DRA Raymond
W5DRA EchoLink
 147.3800 +0.6 TSQL 77.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,DV,FM) EchoLink 39056 — Raymond, MS
18.1 W5PFR Raymond
W5PFR WIRES-X
 444.0000 +5 TSQL 77.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 70234 — Raymond, MS
18.6 KC5LXF Offline Pinola
KC5LXF
 444.8500 +5 none FM (analog) — Pinola, MS
19.3 K5RKN Brandon
K5RKN
 145.1700 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (DV,FM) — Brandon, MS
19.3 K5RKN Brandon
K5RKN
 444.8250 +5 none D-STAR — Brandon, MS
19.4 KF5SEB Offline Shiloh
KF5SEB BM
 147.0450 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister DMR-MARC — Shiloh, MS
21.2 W5DRA Clinton
W5DRA MARC
 443.0000 +5 CC1 DMR DMR-MARC — Clinton, MS
21.2 W5DRA Clinton
W5DRA
 441.8125 +5 none D-STAR — Clinton, MS
21.9 KI5RQC Madison
KI5RQC BM
 434.0000 in 434.8000 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3186288 — Madison, MS
22.5 N5WDG Ridgeland
N5WDG
 443.7000 +5 TONE 77.0 FM (analog) — Ridgeland, MS
22.9 W5PPB Pelahatchie
W5PPB EchoLink
 145.3900 -0.6 TSQL 77.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 493131 — Pelahatchie, MS
24.9 K5XU Madison
K5XU
 146.6400 -0.6 TONE 77.0 FM (analog) — Madison, MS
31.1 W5PKN Flora
W5PKN
 146.9800 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Flora, MS
33.1 W5PES Offline Morton
W5PES
 145.1100 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Morton, MS
34.8 N5SPJ Canton
N5SPJ BM
 444.4125 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313268 — Canton, MS
36.1 W5PFC Canton
W5PFC
 146.8800 -0.6 TSQL 77.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Canton, MS
37.9 N5JHK Monticello
N5JHK
 147.0150 +0.6 TONE 203.5 FM (analog) — Monticello, MS
42.7 KF5SEB Offline Forest
KF5SEB
 145.2400 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Forest, MS
43.4 K5ZRO Vicksburg
K5ZRO
 444.8500 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Vicksburg, MS
43.5 W5PPB Sharon
W5PPB EchoLink
 145.4500 -0.6 TSQL 77.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 39154 — Sharon, MS
44.4 W5WAF Vicksburg Wtr
W5WAF AllStar
 145.4100 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 63217 EchoLink 317426 — Vicksburg, MS
45.4 K5ZRO Vicksburg
K5ZRO
 147.2700 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Vicksburg, MS
46.7 K5ZRO Vicksburg Courth
K5ZRO
 147.3900 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Vicksburg, MS
47.0 W5NRU Taylorsville
W5NRU IRLP
 224.4800 -1.6 TSQL 179.9 FM (analog) EchoLink 1512 IRLP 4115 — Taylorsville, MS