N9TPB FCC License Search
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W5BT HAM 📻 GMRS

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Also a GMRS licensee
WRQU288
Active until May 10, 2032 · same FCC Registration Number (FRN) · GMRS covers the licensee's immediate family
Amateur Extra class licensed since 1988 (38 yrs) W5BT since 2018 · previously KB5GXO Sagerton, TX Grid EM03ab LoTW user eQSL AG GMRS WRQU288 19 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Nov 24, 2028. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Nov 25, 2030.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Aug 19, 2023 · eQSL AG member · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 W5BT has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Nov 5, 2018 · what was requested

Currently held by BRUCE W TONEY · 2 holders on record

Current holder: BRUCE W TONEY

Held W5BT Nov 24, 2018 → present · first licensed Aug 23, 1988 as KB5GXO · 2 licenses · FRN 0014956684

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: BERNARD D TUCKER

Held W5BT Nov 4, 1996 → Nov 4, 2016 · first licensed May 31, 1988 as NI5X · 1 license · FRN 0013550231
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1977 as WB5MLC, 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

W5BT 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.
W5BT 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 W5BT

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 5, 2018
Granted Nov 24, 2018
0008425949
 KB5GXO · BRUCE W TONEY · Amateur Extra
2324 State Highway 283, Sagerton, TX 79548
33.0771, -99.9580 (street) · Grid EM03ab · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.W5BT ✓ Granted
 Granted
got W5BT
Filed Oct 15, 2018
Award date was Nov 2, 2018
0008401094
 KB5GXO · BRUCE W TONEY · Amateur Extra
2324 State Highway 283, Sagerton, TX 79548
33.0771, -99.9580 (street) · Grid EM03ab · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.W5IG Held by VICTOR P NESHYBA JR until Nov 2, 2028
 Dismissed

Others Requesting W5BT

40 applications listed W5BT as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #W5BTResult
Sep 3, 2025 Sep 21, 2025 KJ5LLE · Blake R Thomas · Dickinson, TX 1Not granted They got N5BLT (choice 21)
Nov 16, 2018 Dec 4, 2018 K5HU · WILLIAM F CADE · BELDEN, MS 2Dismissed Application dismissed
Nov 13, 2018 Dec 1, 2018 KK6MC · James R Duffey · Cedar Crest, NM 5Dismissed Application dismissed
Nov 6, 2018 Nov 24, 2018 WB5OLT · BILLY D EDENS JR · New Braunfels, TX 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Nov 6, 2018 Nov 24, 2018 K5YL · Phillip D Brannon · Frederick, OK 2Dismissed Application dismissed
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 W6PC · MARK S ALLEN · Rosston, AR 10Dismissed Application dismissed
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 AG5RX · Stephen C Oblinger · San Antonio, TX 7Not granted They got W5GO (choice 1)
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 W5DPT · Louis L House · Deer Park, TX 1Not granted They got W3RZ (choice 8)
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 WE5EEE · CARL P JACOBSON · LIVINGSTON, TX 2Dismissed Application dismissed
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 N0SSC · Sterling S Mann · Saint Louis, MO 25Not granted They got KQ0B (choice 15)
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 AD0YS · Michael E Gracie · Glendale, CO 7Not granted They got AD5G (choice 3)
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 KI5BFN · DAVID W HENSLEY · DALLAS, TX 6Dismissed Application dismissed
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 W2PBN · OMNI AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION · Hockley, TX 7Dismissed Application dismissed
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 KF5TOK · TERENCE C PADDACK · BOWIE, TX 20Dismissed Application dismissed
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 KM5GM · Rowland Hill · San Antonio, TX 10Dismissed Application dismissed
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 AE3TT · Tomohiro Takahashi · Honolulu, HI 6Not granted They got W7OO (choice 1)
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 KB5GXO · BRUCE W TONEY · Sagerton, TX 1Granted Granted this call
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 AE5JD · BARTON B DAVIS · SOUTHLAKE, TX 2Dismissed Application dismissed
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 KI5BRF · JOHN R CROWLEY JR · Plantersville, MS 7Dismissed Application dismissed
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 KU5S · JAMES W JOHNSON · Parker, CO 3Not granted They got W5VV (choice 2)
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 WB5BW · Billy D Wickliffe · Pryor, OK 5Dismissed Application dismissed
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 NV5E · Robert E May · Arlington, TX 5Not granted They got W5WS (choice 1)
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 N4IJ · DOUGLAS R SNOWDEN · Harrah, OK 4Not granted They got W5FN (choice 5)
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 WA5QWQ · PAUL G CARIKER · Ashburn, VA 8Not granted They got N5VF (choice 2)
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 N0JMC · JOHN M MCCAULEY · McKinney, TX 2Not granted They got WF5W (choice 19)
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 KA5GEX · TIMOTHY J DEMPSEY · WOODWORTH, LA 6Dismissed Application dismissed
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 KG5YEO · Bruce C Abbott · El Paso, TX 5Dismissed Application dismissed
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 KN5C · WILLIAM R SATTERWHITE · Alvord, TX 2Dismissed Application dismissed
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 K6TH · DAVID W NICHOLS · DALLAS, TX 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 WY5Y · James R Ennis · Higden, AR 9Not granted They got N5JE (choice 1)
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 KG5KEJ · MATTHEW J BULLINGTON · Bixby, OK 4Not granted They got W5MB (choice 1)
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 AC1P · LARRY D CARSON JR · APO, AA 6Not granted They got N5GR (choice 3)
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 N5PRV · RICHARD W LOGAN · West Monroe, LA 7Dismissed Application dismissed
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 W5POT · Lynn E Turley · Fort Worth, TX 2Not granted They got W3TY (choice 22)
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 N1EMH · Daniel R Hesson · Ponca City, OK 4Dismissed Application dismissed
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 K5GTI · William J Klymus · Arlington, TX 6Not granted They got W5PB (choice 10)
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 AK4ZI · FELIX A BLAIR · SHALIMAR, FL 5Not granted They got AA5E (choice 1)
Nov 5, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 AF5VC · DAVID B TRANT · APO, AP 9Not granted They got W5VW (choice 6)
Oct 29, 2018 Nov 16, 2018 K5VES · HAROLD T PERGREM · ALBA, TX 3Dismissed Application dismissed
Aug 27, 2018 Sep 14, 2018 KG5VJP · Robert P Umpleby · Richardson, TX 2Dismissed Application dismissed

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W5BT in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W5BT beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

19 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
14.1 KE5LGG Haskell Courthou
KE5LGG
 146.7400 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Haskell, TX
16.0 KC5ATZ Aspermont
KC5ATZ
 444.7000 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Aspermont, TX
42.8 KC5OLO Abilene
KC5OLO
 146.7600 -0.6 TSQL 146.2 FM (analog) — Abilene, TX
44.9 W5SLG Abilene
W5SLG BM
 442.4000 +5 CC4 DMR BrandMeister 313512 — Abilene, TX
44.9 KG5MMU Abilene
KG5MMU
 444.5000 +5 none D-STAR — Abilene, TX
44.9 KG5MUP Abilene
KG5MUP
 444.1750 +5 none D-STAR — Abilene, TX
45.4 KI5ZS Abilene
KI5ZS EchoLink
 145.4900 -0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 1 — Abilene, TX
45.4 KB5GAR Abilene
KB5GAR
 444.7500 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Abilene, TX
45.4 N5TEQ Abilene
N5TEQ
 927.0375 -25 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) — Abilene, TX
45.5 N5TEQ Albany
N5TEQ
 444.9000 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Albany, TX
46.0 N5TEQ Abilene
N5TEQ
 444.2500 +5 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) — Abilene, TX
46.7 KG5MMT Abilene
KG5MMT BM
 443.9625 +5 CC14 DMR BrandMeister 311060 — Abilene, TX
46.7 KG5MMT Abilene
KG5MMT
 444.1750 +5 none D-STAR (DMR,DV) — Abilene, TX
48.1 KD5YCY Abilene
KD5YCY
 444.0000 +5 TONE 167.9 FM (analog) — Abilene, TX
48.3 WX5TX Abilene
WX5TX AllStar
 442.5000 +5 TONE 156.7 FM (analog) AllStar 690204 — Abilene, TX
49.3 KC5NOX Sweetwater
KC5NOX EchoLink
 145.2500 -0.6 TONE 162.2 FM (analog) EchoLink 1 — Sweetwater, TX
49.3 W5NCA Sweetwater
W5NCA
 146.6800 -0.6 TONE 162.2 FM (analog) — Sweetwater, TX
49.3 KC5NOX Sweetwater
KC5NOX
 927.1125 -25 DCS 432 FM (analog) — Sweetwater, TX
49.3 KA5JBD Offline Sweetwater
KA5JBD
 147.0800 +0.6 TONE 162.2 FM (analog) — Sweetwater, TX