N9TPB FCC License Search
🕒 FCC license data updated today 7:15 am CDT (FCC files through Oct 5, 2026) · next update tomorrow 6:00 am CDT
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

W5BO HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 1996 (30 yrs) W5BO since 2006 · previously W5BRO, AD5SP, KE0LA Rusk, TX grid EM21kt 73 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Apr 21, 2036. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Apr 22, 2038.

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

📝 W5BO has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Mar 30, 2006 · what was requested

Currently held by BRIAN R ORTNER · 2 holders on record

Current holder: BRIAN R ORTNER

Held W5BO Apr 18, 2006 → present · first licensed Dec 30, 1996 as KE0LA · 4 licenses · FRN 0009613415

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

Previous holder: CARL S BERGGREN

Held W5BO Mar 29, 1994 → Mar 29, 2004 · first licensed Mar 29, 1994 as W5BO · 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 W5BO

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 30, 2006
Granted Apr 21, 2026
0002553949
 W5BRO · BRIAN R ORTNER · Amateur Extra
5668 FM 1248 S., RUSK, TX 75785
31.7579, -95.1762 (ZIP center) · Grid EM21js · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.W5BO ✓ granted
 Granted
got W5BO
Filed Oct 12, 2004
Award date was Oct 30, 2004
0001899371
 AD5SP · BRIAN R ORTNER · Amateur Extra
1623 MAIN STREET APARTMENT 803, DALLAS, TX 75201
32.7883, -96.7996 (ZIP center) · Grid EM12os · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.W5BRO held by Thomas A Snyder Jr until Nov 30, 2033
 Granted

Others requesting W5BO

4 applications listed W5BO as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #W5BOResult
May 4, 2006 May 22, 2006 KF7QB · CHRIS G VININGRE · Montgomery, TX 1Not granted They got WS5B (choice 2)
Mar 30, 2006 Apr 17, 2006 W5BRO · BRIAN R ORTNER · RUSK, TX 1Granted Granted this call
Mar 20, 2006 Apr 7, 2006 KF7QB · CHRIS G VININGRE · Montgomery, TX 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Sep 14, 2005 Oct 2, 2005 K5BGZ · FRED T SHOEMAKE · SILSBEE, TX 5Dismissed Application dismissed

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W5BO in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W5BO beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 miles

73 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
40.3 N5ZUA Crockett
N5ZUA AllStar
 444.2250 +5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) AllStar 29494 🗓 1 net 1 net · 108 check-ins · 79 stations Crockett, TX
11.5 W5IRP Alto
W5IRP
 146.9800 -0.6 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 10 check-ins · 10 stations Alto, TX
40.2 W5IRP Lufkin
W5IRP AllStar
 147.3600 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 54643 🗓 1 net 1 net · 10 check-ins · 10 stations Lufkin, TX
40.2 W5IRP Lufkin
W5IRP
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 10 check-ins · 10 stations Lufkin, TX
29.7 WB4WXD Palestine Texas
WB4WXD C-Bridge
 444.6000 +5 CC1 DMR C-Bridge 🗓 1 net 1 net · 8 check-ins · 7 stations Palestine, Texas, TX
40.2 K5RKJ Lufkin
K5RKJ
 147.2600 +0.6 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) 🗓 2 nets 2 nets Lufkin, TX
1.6 W5ETX Rusk
W5ETX
 146.9200 -0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Rusk, TX
1.6 KA5AEP Rusk
KA5AEP
 147.0400 +0.6 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) — Rusk, TX
10.2 KB5VQG Maydelle
KB5VQG
 147.0200 +0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Maydelle, TX
13.5 W5JVL Jacksonville
W5JVL
 146.8000 -0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Jacksonville, FL
13.5 KR5Q Jacksonville
KR5Q
 145.4300 -0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Jacksonville, TX
13.5 K5JVL Jacksonville
K5JVL
 146.8000 -0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Jacksonville, TX
13.5 K5JVL Jacksonville
K5JVL
 444.5250 +5 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Jacksonville, TX
27.3 W5ETX Henderson Hosp
W5ETX
 147.0400 +0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Henderson, TX
29.6 KR5Q Palestine
KR5Q
 145.4900 -0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Palestine, TX
29.6 KR5Q Palestine
KR5Q
 146.7400 -0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Palestine, TX
29.6 KR5Q Palestine
KR5Q
 442.3750 +5 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Palestine, TX
29.6 K5PAL Palestine NALCOM
K5PAL
 444.6000 +5 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Palestine, TX
29.7 W5DLC Palestine
W5DLC
 147.0800 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Palestine, TX
29.7 W5DLC Palestine
W5DLC
 147.1400 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Palestine, TX
30.6 no call listed
Listed as ETECS
 Henderson
Texas
 146.9200 +0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Henderson, TX
30.8 W5NAC Nacogdoches
W5NAC
 146.8400 -0.6 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) — Nacogdoches, TX
31.2 K5PAL Palestine
K5PAL
 147.1400 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) — Palestine, TX
31.2 W5NAC Nacogdoches
W5NAC
 147.3200 +0.6 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) — Nacogdoches, TX
31.2 W5NAC Nacogdoches
W5NAC
 444.0500 +5 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) — Nacogdoches, TX
31.3 W5CWT Henderson
W5CWT BM
 439.1000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3110714 — Henderson, TX
31.8 K5PAL Palestine
K5PAL
 147.0800 +0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Palestine, TX
33.3 N5VGQ Overton
N5VGQ
 53.1500 -1 none FM (analog) — Overton, TX
33.8 K5TYR Tyler
K5TYR
 147.0000 in 146.3600 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Tyler, TX
33.8 KF7TZO Tyler
KF7TZO BM
 438.8000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3197094 — Tyler, TX
34.8 N5RCA Henderson
N5RCA
 146.7800 -0.6 TONE 131.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Henderson, TX
35.4 W5ETX offline Tyler
W5ETX
 147.1200 in 147.8700 none D-STAR — Tyler, TX
36.5 KE5FGC Tyler
KE5FGC MARC
 441.3750 +5 CC1 DMR DMR-MARC — Tyler, TX
36.5 KE5FGC Tyler
KE5FGC Lone-Star
 443.5750 +5 CC1 DMR Lone-Star — Tyler, TX
36.5 KI4JLQ Tyler
KI4JLQ
 146.0000 +0.6 none D-STAR — Tyler, TX
36.5 KI4JLQ Tyler
KI4JLQ
 444.0000 +5 none D-STAR — Tyler, TX
37.0 K5TYR Tyler
K5TYR AllStar
 146.9600 in 147.6000 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) AllStar 48894 — Tyler, TX
37.6 W5CDN Tyler
W5CDN AllStar
 446.1000 simplex TONE 91.5 FM (analog) AllStar 40493 — Tyler, TX
38.5 KB9LFZ Chandler
KB9LFZ AllStar
 443.2000 +5 TSQL 127.3 FM (analog) AllStar 28569 — Chandler, TX
38.7 W5ETX Tyler
W5ETX AllStar
 927.0125 -25 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) AllStar 28573 — Tyler, TX
38.7 W5ETX Tyler Hosp
W5ETX AllStar
 145.2100 in 144.4600 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) EchoLink AllStar 47307 — Tyler, TX
38.7 W5WVH Tyler
W5WVH
 145.3700 -0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Tyler, TX
38.7 W5ETX Tyler
W5ETX
 224.2000 -1.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Tyler, TX
38.7 K5TYR Tyler
K5TYR AllStar
 444.4000 +5 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) AllStar 48894 — Tyler, TX
38.7 W5ETX Tyler
W5ETX MARC
 444.8500 +5 none D-STAR (DMR,DV) DMR-MARC — Tyler, TX
38.7 KC5MSO offline Tyler
KC5MSO
 147.2000 +0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Tyler, TX
38.7 W5MCT Tyler
W5MCT
 443.1000 +5 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Tyler, TX
38.9 WA5FCL Crockett
WA5FCL
 443.6000 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Crockett, TX
39.1 W5DLC Crockett
W5DLC
 145.3100 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Crockett, TX
39.1 WA5EC Crockett
WA5EC
 146.7000 -0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Crockett, TX
39.1 KG5OKB Crockett
KG5OKB
 440.3500 +5 CC9 DMR — Crockett, TX
39.1 WB5UGT Crockett
WB5UGT
 444.2250 +5 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Crockett, TX
40.2 KD5TD Lufkin
KD5TD
 53.7100 -1 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Lufkin, TX
40.2 KD5TD Lufkin
KD5TD
 145.3700 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Lufkin, TX
40.2 KD5TD Lufkin
KD5TD
 444.9000 +5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Lufkin, TX
40.2 KE5CJE offline Lufkin
KE5CJE BM
 440.7250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314807 — Lufkin, TX
40.2 KB5LS offline Lufkin
KB5LS
 444.5750 +5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Lufkin, TX
42.5 N5VGQ Kilgore
N5VGQ BM
 147.3000 +0.6 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,FM) BrandMeister 310016 — Kilgore, TX
43.3 N5VGQ Kilgore
N5VGQ AllStar
 145.4500 -0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) AllStar 468048 — Kilgore, TX
43.4 KJ5CTN Timpson
KJ5CTN
 145.3300 -0.6 none D-STAR — Timpson, TX
43.5 K5TKR Kilgore
K5TKR BM
 147.3000 +0.6 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315038 — Kilgore, TX
43.5 K5TKR Kilgore
K5TKR BM
 443.9750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 315045 — Kilgore, TX
43.5 N5YEY Kilgore
N5YEY CBridge-2.
 443.9500 +5 CC1 DMR CBridge-2.0 — Kilgore, TX
43.5 KK5XM offline Timpson
KK5XM
 145.1500 -0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Timpson, TX
43.5 KK5XM offline Timpson
KK5XM
 444.6750 +5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Timpson, TX
46.7 N5ZLW offline NORMAD Test Node
N5ZLW IRLP
 446.0000 simplex TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) IRLP 5894 — NORMAD Test Node, TX
46.9 N5VGQ Longview Lk
N5VGQ
 147.0600 +0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Longview, TX
47.9 W5ETX Edom
W5ETX
 146.6200 -0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Edom, TX
48.3 KB5MAR Longview Lk
KB5MAR
 145.3000 -0.6 TSQL 146.2 FM (analog) — Longview, TX
48.8 W5ETX Athens
W5ETX
 442.8500 +5 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Athens, TX
48.8 K5TKR Longview Lk
K5TKR
 444.9750 +5 CC1 DMR — Longview, TX
49.4 W5NFL Lindale
W5NFL
 145.6000 simplex TONE 146.2 FM (analog) — Lindale, TX
49.5 KA5HSA offline Beckville
KA5HSA
 444.5000 +5 TSQL 151.4 FM (analog) — Beckville, TX