N9TPB FCC License Search
🕒 FCC license data updated today 7:15 am CDT (FCC files through Oct 11, 2026) · next update today 8:30 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 · old CB calls like KHC1939 or 18Q3518 (1962–63 CB call books) · (205) 546-1767 (1990s CB directory phones)

W5BS HAM 📻 GMRS

📻
Also a GMRS licensee
WQQJ228WPXQ337
Active until Jan 4, 2028 · same FCC Registration Number (FRN) · GMRS covers the licensee's immediate family
Amateur Extra class licensed since 1992 (34 yrs) W5BS since 2009 · previously KC5SP Broken Arrow, OK Grid EM26ca GMRS WQQJ228 88 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Dec 11, 2029. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Dec 12, 2031.

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

📝 W5BS has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Nov 23, 2009 · what was requested

Currently held by BRADFORD S SMITH · 2 holders on record

Current holder: BRADFORD S SMITH

Held W5BS Dec 11, 2009 → present · first licensed Sep 1, 1992 as KC5SP · 2 licenses · FRN 0007191869
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1976 as WB5OXH, 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.

Previous holder: RON L CUMMINGS

Held W5BS Nov 4, 1996 → Nov 20, 2007 · first licensed Dec 10, 1991 as N5WFK · 2 licenses · FRN 0015528128
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1953 as W5YMB, 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.

Earlier Holders

W5BS in the 1993–2003 Callbooks
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.
W5BS 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 W5BS

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 Nov 23, 2009
Granted Oct 1, 2019
0004041650
 KC5SP · BRADFORD S SMITH · Amateur Extra
5319 S 77 E AVE, TULSA, OK 74145
36.0971, -95.8905 (ZIP center) · Grid EM26bc · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.W5BS ✓ Granted
 Granted
got W5BS
Filed Nov 1, 2007
Granted Nov 20, 2007
0003217254
 W5BS · RON L CUMMINGS · Amateur Extra
156 RILLA VISTA DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78216-7630
29.5387, -98.4913 (ZIP center) · Grid EL09sm · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.W5YMB ✓ Granted
 Granted
got W5YMB

Others Requesting W5BS

14 applications listed W5BS as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #W5BSResult
Apr 20, 2023 May 8, 2023 KJ5AUN · Brian S Smith · Choctaw, OK 5Not granted They got N5BSS (choice 1)
Dec 7, 2009 Dec 25, 2009 KJ4PLQ · James P Bellew · Marietta, GA 16Not granted They got KE2O (choice 8)
Nov 25, 2009 Dec 13, 2009 WB5YDK · RICHARD M CORBETT · CUMMING, GA 2Not granted They got N5AL (choice 3)
Nov 23, 2009 Dec 11, 2009 N2UHB · CLARENCE A HURD · LARGO, FL 2Dismissed Application dismissed
Nov 23, 2009 Dec 11, 2009 KE5YNV · Walter L Coffman · Weed, NM 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Nov 23, 2009 Dec 11, 2009 KJ6CCD · EIKI SATOMI · VALENCIA, CA 3Dismissed Application dismissed
Nov 23, 2009 Dec 11, 2009 KC5SP · BRADFORD S SMITH · TULSA, OK 1Granted Granted this call
Nov 13, 2009 Dec 1, 2009 KB5LIP · RON E WOODS SR · VALLEY VIEW, TX 4Dismissed Application dismissed
Oct 22, 2009 Nov 9, 2009 KB1SCZ · Grady E Jones · Boothbay, ME 4Dismissed Application dismissed
Feb 6, 2009 Feb 24, 2009 AE5LB · Kenneth M Talkington · Westlake, LA 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Dec 3, 2008 Dec 21, 2008 KE5VGH · Vern Vonheeder III · Las Cruces, NM 4Not granted They got WV5N (choice 12)
Aug 14, 2008 Sep 1, 2008 KE5RET · Jack W Bumgarner · Clovis, NM 9Not granted They got WS5D (choice 4)
Jun 24, 2008 Jul 12, 2008 KE5MUJ · Joel Payne · New Waverly, TX 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Mar 21, 2003 Apr 8, 2003 N5NNG · MICHAEL D LYONS · ALVIN, TX 20Not granted They got NB5Y (choice 1)

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W5BS in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W5BS beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

📻 GMRS Repeaters within 50 Miles

10 on the air or of unknown status, closest first · map these & export for a GMRS radio →

MilesChannelOutputTone inOwnerLocationAccessStatus
8RP16462.575100.0 WRWL783 Tulsa, OK · Pine And 169 OpenOn the air
8RP16462.57588.5 WRAU989 Tulsa, OK · Midtown OpenOn the air
14RP20462.675141.3 WQQI845 Tulsa, OK · 71st & Yale OpenOn the air
17RP20462.675141.3 WSHJ627 Owasso, OK OpenOn the air
17RP20462.675141.3 WSHJ627 Owasso, OK OpenOn the air
20RP19462.65088.5 WQYS768 Mounds, OK OpenOn the air
29RP21462.700100.0 WRUT923 Okmulgee, OK · Okmulgee County Courthouse OpenOn the air
37RP18462.625D023 WRZU296 Ft Gibson, OK OpenOn the air
41RP18462.625100.0 WRUT923 Henryetta, OK · Henryetta Main Water Tower OpenOn the air
44RP16462.575141.3 WRFL679 Jennings, OK OpenOn the air

Repeaters within 50 Miles

88 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
22.3 WX5RC Claremore RSU
WX5RC AllStar
 147.0900 +0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) AllStar 49562 AllStar 515420 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 1,375 check-ins · 248 stations Claremore, OK
22.4 WX5RC Claremore RSU
WX5RC AllStar
 444.3500 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (FM,DV,DMR,C4FM,P25) AllStar 49562 EchoLink 657006 WIRES-X 28292 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 1,375 check-ins · 248 stations Claremore, OK
21.8 WB5NJU Kenton
WB5NJU
 147.3900 +0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 382 check-ins · 116 stations Kenton, NM
22.1 KD5FMU Henryetta
KD5FMU AllStar
 444.8250 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 577885 🗓 1 net 1 net · 57 check-ins · 31 stations Henryetta, OK
23.3 KD5FMU Preston
KD5FMU AllStar
 444.1750 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) AllStar 577880 EchoLink 982594 AllStar 57788 🗓 1 net 1 net · 57 check-ins · 31 stations Preston, OK
41.6 KD5FMU Henryetta
KD5FMU AllStar
 147.2000 +0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 577889 🗓 1 net 1 net · 57 check-ins · 31 stations Henryetta, OK
10.7 K5JME Tulsa
K5JME
 147.0000 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 56 check-ins · 11 stations Tulsa, OK
3.6 KI5UNR Bixby Evergreen
KI5UNR AllStar
 145.2500 -0.6 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) AllStar 584801 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 49 check-ins · 24 stations Bixby, OK
41.5 KB5QAI Checotah
KB5QAI AllStar
 443.9750 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) AllStar 579291 EchoLink 152319 🗓 1 net 1 net · 33 check-ins · 14 stations Checotah, OK
23.3 WX5OKM Preston
WX5OKM AllStar
 147.2250 +0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 576337 🗓 1 net 1 net · 7 check-ins · 7 stations Preston, OK
5.6 W5IAS Tulsa 41st Lynn
W5IAS
 443.8500 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net Tulsa, OK
5.6 W5IAS Tulsa 41st Lynn
W5IAS
 145.1700 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) 🗓 1 net 1 net Tulsa, OK
7.2 W5IAS Leonard
W5IAS BM
 443.6500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314021 🗓 1 net 1 net Leonard, OK
7.9 W5IAS Tulsa 41st
W5IAS AllStar
 224.3800 -1.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 🗓 1 net 1 net Tulsa, OK
7.9 W5IAS Tulsa 41st
W5IAS
 53.1500 in 51.4500 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net Tulsa, OK
13.6 W5IAS Tulsa Lookout
W5IAS WIRES-X
 443.0000 +5 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 33565 🗓 1 net 1 net Tulsa, OK
13.6 W5IAS Tulsa Lookout
W5IAS
 443.7500 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) 🗓 1 net 1 net Tulsa, OK
13.6 W5IAS Tulsa
W5IAS BM
 442.4750 +5 CC2 DMR BrandMeister 314005 🗓 1 net 1 net Tulsa, OK
13.7 W5IAS Tulsa Lookout
W5IAS
 145.1100 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) 🗓 1 net 1 net Tulsa, OK
21.7 W5IAS Mounds
W5IAS BM
 444.8500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314010 🗓 1 net 1 net Mounds, OK
22.2 W5IAS Mounds
W5IAS
 444.6000 +5 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net Mounds, OK
31.2 W5IAS Muskogee
W5IAS
 443.1000 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net Muskogee, OK
31.6 W5IAS Mannford
W5IAS
 147.0450 +0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) 🗓 1 net 1 net Mannford, OK
31.6 W5IAS Mannford
W5IAS
 442.8000 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net Mannford, OK
31.6 W5IAS Mannford
W5IAS BM
 444.4500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314008 🗓 1 net 1 net Mannford, OK
47.7 W5IAS Big Cabin
W5IAS AllStar
 223.9400 -1.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 40291 🗓 1 net 1 net Big Cabin, OK
48.1 W5IAS Big Cabin
W5IAS BM
 443.8250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314014 🗓 1 net 1 net Big Cabin, OK
1.6 WX5OU Broken Arrow
WX5OU BM
 443.5000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314030 — Broken Arrow, OK
2.7 W5DRZ Broken Arrow Tig
W5DRZ
 146.9100 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Broken Arrow, OK
3.2 KF5TVG Broken Arrow
KF5TVG AllStar
 220.0000 simplex TONE 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 47991 — Broken Arrow, OK
3.2 KF5TVG Broken Arrow
KF5TVG AllStar
 442.6500 +5 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 45816 — Broken Arrow, OK
3.4 W5DRZ Tulsa HGIB Arrow
W5DRZ WIRES-X
 443.6000 +5 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 30507 — Tulsa, OK
6.0 AF5LW Tulsa
AF5LW BM
 446.8125 in 433.0125 CC5 DMR BrandMeister 314008605 — Tulsa, OK
6.0 AF5LW Tulsa
AF5LW AllStar
 445.4125 simplex TONE 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 530122 — Tulsa, OK
6.4 WD5ETD Offline Tulsa
WD5ETD BM
 441.9750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311783 BrandMeister 314022 — Tulsa, OK
7.3 W5RAB Bixby Leonard
W5RAB AllStar
 224.1800 -1.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 41270 — Bixby, OK
7.3 KC0MNX Bixby
KC0MNX BM
 439.5500 in 433.5500 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 322293701 — Bixby, OK
7.9 WA5LVT Tulsa 41st
WA5LVT
 444.1000 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Tulsa, OK
8.3 WA5LVT Tulsa CityPlex
WA5LVT
 146.8800 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Tulsa, OK
8.3 WD5ETD Tulsa CityPlex
WD5ETD
 927.7000 -25 DCS 074 FM (analog) — Tulsa, OK
8.5 AE5RH Tulsa
AE5RH AllStar
 224.8600 in 222.8600 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 40086 — Tulsa, OK
8.5 W5RAB Bixby Leonard
W5RAB
 443.6500 +5 CC1 DMR — Bixby, OK
8.8 N5XP Tulsa
N5XP
 443.0250 +5 none D-STAR — Tulsa, OK
12.6 NM0D Leonard Conchart
NM0D AllStar
 443.3250 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 56860 — Leonard, OK
13.0 WA5LVT Tulsa Sun
WA5LVT
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Tulsa, OK
13.5 KI5VAG Tulsa
KI5VAG BM
 433.6000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 319251701 — Tulsa, OK
13.6 KH2MI Tulsa
KH2MI AllStar
 446.2000 simplex TONE 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 593673 AllStar 593671 AllStar 527135 — Tulsa, OK
13.6 WA5LVT Tulsa Lookout
WA5LVT
 442.4750 +5 CC2 DMR — Tulsa, OK
13.6 KN5V Offline Tulsa AUM Church
KN5V
 442.6000 +5 none D-STAR — Tulsa, OK
13.7 W5GGW Tulsa
W5GGW WIRES-X
 448.0000 -5 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 33565 — Tulsa, OK
15.6 WT5EOC Tulsa Reservoir
WT5EOC
 146.8350 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Tulsa, OK
16.9 KD5WUB Owasso
KD5WUB BM
 434.0000 in 427.0000 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 322568201 — Owasso, OK
17.8 W5RAB Mounds
W5RAB
 444.8500 +5 CC1 DMR — Mounds, OK
18.7 N5DRW Mounds
N5DRW
 444.0750 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Mounds, OK
19.9 KC1KCE Sapulpa
KC1KCE BM
 449.0000 in 438.5000 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3158993 — Sapulpa, OK
20.4 KI5EGH Offline Sapulpa
KI5EGH
 442.5500 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Sapulpa, OK
20.6 N5DRW Sapulpa Wtr
N5DRW
 145.4300 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Sapulpa, OK
21.0 WD5ETD Claremore Keeton
WD5ETD AllStar
 224.4800 -1.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 28737 — Claremore, OK
21.8 N5DRW Mounds
N5DRW AllStar
 147.1200 +0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 850433 EchoLink 850433 — Mounds, OK
22.4 WX5MC Claremore Keeton
WX5MC
 442.0750 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Claremore, OK
22.4 W5RAB Claremore Keeton
W5RAB
 442.3500 +5 CC1 DMR — Claremore, OK
30.9 W5RAB Skiatook
W5RAB AllStar
 224.6200 -1.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 40043 — Skiatook, OK
31.2 N5QP Muskogee
N5QP AllStar
 224.3400 -1.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 46525 AllStar 45355 — Muskogee, OK
31.2 KK5I Muskogee
KK5I AllStar
 146.7450 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (FM,P25) AllStar 453513 — Muskogee, OK
31.2 N5QP Ft Gibson
N5QP
 147.3300 +0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (FM,P25) — Ft Gibson, OK
31.5 KK5I Ft Gibson
KK5I AllStar
 146.8500 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (FM,P25) AllStar — Ft Gibson, OK
32.4 N5XQK Foyil
N5XQK
 146.7000 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Foyil, OK
33.6 WX5MC Pryor
WX5MC
 147.0600 +0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Pryor, OK
33.6 WX5MC Pryor
WX5MC
 444.6750 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Pryor, OK
33.6 WA5LVT Skiatook
WA5LVT
 444.7250 +5 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) — Skiatook, OK
34.9 N5QP Ft Gibson
N5QP
 444.8000 +5 none P25 — Ft Gibson, OK
34.9 N5QP Fort Gibson
N5QP AllStar
 927.0125 -25 DCS 074 FM (analog) (FM,P25) AllStar 45191 — Fort Gibson, OK
37.4 WA5VMS Fort Gibson
WA5VMS
 442.1250 +5 CC? DMR — Fort Gibson, OK
37.4 N5QP
Listed as N5QP-OK-MKO
 Fort Gibson
N5QP BM
 442.1250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314004 — Fort Gibson, OK
37.4 N5QP Ft Gibson
N5QP WIRES-X
 443.5750 +5 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 33638 — Ft Gibson, OK
42.1 W5RAB Offline Depew
W5RAB
 444.3750 +5 CC1 DMR — Depew, OK
45.4 KC5DBH Rose
KC5DBH
 146.9850 -0.6 TSQL 110.9 FM (analog) (FM,P25) — Rose, OK
45.4 WD5ETD Offline Bartlesville
WD5ETD BM
 444.3750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314015 — Bartlesville, OK
45.7 W5RAB Bartlesville
W5RAB
 927.6500 -25 DCS 074 FM (analog) — Bartlesville, OK
45.7 KD5IMA Bartlesville
KD5IMA IRLP
 145.1500 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) IRLP 8310 — Bartlesville, OK
45.9 WA5VXI Tahlequah
WA5VXI
 442.7000 +5 Fusion (C4FM) — Tahlequah, OK
46.4 N5ROX Tahlequah
N5ROX
 147.2400 +0.6 TSQL 162.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Tahlequah, OK
46.5 KG5PJO Nowata
KG5PJO
 145.2700 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Nowata, OK
47.4 N5ROX Tahlequah
N5ROX
 442.2250 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Tahlequah, OK
48.7 AE5RH Depew MT Plaza
AE5RH AllStar
 224.4200 -1.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 41037 — Depew, OK
49.0 W5RAB Offline Bartlesville
W5RAB
 443.8250 +5 CC? DMR — Bartlesville, OK
50.0 W5NS Bartlesville
W5NS WIRES-X
 146.7600 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 50510 — Bartlesville, OK
50.0 W5NS Bartlesville
W5NS
 444.7750 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,FM,P25) — Bartlesville, OK