N9TPB FCC License Search

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W5CAH HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 1988 (38 yrs) W5CAH since 1999 · previously WA5FXZ Tyler, TX grid EM22ig 89 repeaters within 50 mi

🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Dec 10, 2029. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Dec 11, 2031.

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

📝 W5CAH has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Nov 22, 1999 · what was requested

Currently held by G DAVID HIGGINBOTHAM · 1 holder on record

Current holder: G DAVID HIGGINBOTHAM

Held W5CAH Dec 10, 1999 → present · first licensed Feb 2, 1988 as WA5FXZ · 2 licenses · FRN 0002482297

W5CAH Active Amateur Extra · vanity Dec 10, 1999 → expires Dec 10, 2029

Licensee
G DAVID HIGGINBOTHAM

Address
3122 OLEANDER DRIVE
TYLER, TX 75707
32.2893, -95.2614 (street) · Grid EM22ig · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗

FRN
0002482297

Previous call
WA5FXZ (General)

Last granted
Sep 27, 2019

Effective
Sep 27, 2019

Last action
Sep 27, 2019
FCC actions (4)
- Sep 27, 2019 — License renewed LIREN
- Dec 22, 2014 — License modified LIMOD
- Sep 18, 2009 — License renewed LIREN
- Dec 10, 1999 — License issued LIISS
WA5FXZ Canceled General Feb 2, 1988 → Dec 10, 1999 (canceled)

Licensee
G DAVID HIGGINBOTHAM

Address
821 ELMRIDGE ST
TYLER, TX 75703
32.2351, -95.3208 (ZIP center) · Grid EM22if · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗

FRN
0002482297

Last granted
Feb 2, 1988

Effective
Feb 2, 1988

Last action
Dec 10, 1999
FCC actions (1)
- Dec 10, 1999 — License canceled LICAN

Address history

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

Seen Nov 7, 2004 → Oct 4, 2026 · 48 snapshots · as W5CAH
G DAVID HIGGINBOTHAM
3122 OLEANDER DRIVE, TYLER, TX 75707
32.2893, -95.2614 (street) · Grid EM22ig · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
Seen Nov 7, 2004 → Oct 4, 2026 · 48 snapshots · as WA5FXZ
G DAVID HIGGINBOTHAM
821 ELMRIDGE ST, TYLER, TX 75703
32.2351, -95.3208 (ZIP center) · Grid EM22if · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗

Vanity applications filed by W5CAH

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 · Award	Applicant	Requested (in order)	Status
Filed Nov 22, 1999 Granted Sep 27, 2019 0000053741	WA5FXZ · G DAVID HIGGINBOTHAM · General 3122 OLEANDER DRIVE, TYLER, TX 75707 32.2893, -95.2614 (street) · Grid EM22ig · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗	1.W5CAH ✓ granted	Granted got W5CAH

Others requesting W5CAH

4 applications listed W5CAH as a choice, newest first.

Filed	Award	Applicant	Choice #	Status
Aug 17, 2005	Sep 4, 2005	WD5IFJ · Calvin A Hart · Brandon, MS	5	Granted
Feb 28, 2002	Mar 18, 2002	WA4QAQ · CHARLES A HICKS · MORRISTOWN, TN	12	Granted
Nov 22, 1999	Dec 10, 1999	WA5FXZ · G DAVID HIGGINBOTHAM · TYLER, TX	1	Granted
Aug 13, 1999	Aug 31, 1999	KF4ZZV · CRAIG A HEADRICK · HUNTSVILLE, AL	2	Dismissed

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

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Repeaters within 50 miles

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Miles	Call	Name	Output	Offset	Tone	Mode	Networks	Activity	Location
3.2	K5TYR	Tyler K5TYR AllStar	146.9600	in 147.6000	TSQL 136.5	FM (analog)	AllStar 48894	—	Tyler, TX
3.2	KE5FGC	Tyler KE5FGC MARC	441.3750	+5	CC1	DMR	DMR-MARC	—	Tyler, TX
3.2	KE5FGC	Tyler KE5FGC Lone-Star	443.5750	+5	CC1	DMR	Lone-Star	—	Tyler, TX
3.2	KI4JLQ	Tyler KI4JLQ	146.0000	+0.6	none	D-STAR		—	Tyler, TX
3.2	KI4JLQ	Tyler KI4JLQ	444.0000	+5	none	D-STAR		—	Tyler, TX
3.7	W5CDN	Tyler W5CDN AllStar	446.1000	simplex	TONE 91.5	FM (analog)	AllStar 40493	—	Tyler, TX
4.9	W5ETX	Tyler W5ETX AllStar	927.0125	-25	TSQL 136.5	FM (analog)	AllStar 28573	—	Tyler, TX
4.9	W5ETX	Tyler Hosp W5ETX AllStar	145.2100	in 144.4600	TSQL 136.5	FM (analog)	EchoLink AllStar 47307	—	Tyler, TX
4.9	W5WVH	Tyler W5WVH	145.3700	-0.6	TSQL 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Tyler, TX
4.9	W5ETX	Tyler W5ETX	224.2000	-1.6	TONE 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Tyler, TX
4.9	K5TYR	Tyler K5TYR AllStar	444.4000	+5	TSQL 136.5	FM (analog)	AllStar 48894	—	Tyler, TX
4.9	W5ETX	Tyler W5ETX MARC	444.8500	+5	none	D-STAR (DMR,DV)	DMR-MARC	—	Tyler, TX
4.9	W5MCT	Tyler W5MCT	443.1000	+5	TSQL 136.5	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)		—	Tyler, TX
6.5	KF7TZO	Tyler KF7TZO BM	438.8000	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 3197094	—	Tyler, TX
6.7	K5TYR	Tyler K5TYR	147.0000	in 146.3600	TSQL 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Tyler, TX
14.7	KB9LFZ	Chandler KB9LFZ AllStar	443.2000	+5	TSQL 127.3	FM (analog)	AllStar 28569	—	Chandler, TX
16.5	N5VGQ	Overton N5VGQ	53.1500	-1	none	FM (analog)		—	Overton, TX
16.7	W5NFL	Lindale W5NFL	145.6000	simplex	TONE 146.2	FM (analog)		—	Lindale, TX
20.9	no call listed Listed as ETECS	Hawkins Texas	147.2400	+0.6	TSQL 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Hawkins, TX
20.9	W5ETX	Hawkins W5ETX	147.2400	+0.6	TSQL 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Hawkins, TX
21.1	W5ETX	Edom W5ETX	146.6200	-0.6	TSQL 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Edom, TX
22.5	K5VZC	Ben Wheeler Prim K5VZC	444.9750	+5	TSQL 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Ben Wheeler, TX
22.5	KR5Q	Jacksonville KR5Q	145.4300	-0.6	TONE 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Jacksonville, TX
22.5	K5JVL	Jacksonville K5JVL	146.8000	-0.6	TONE 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Jacksonville, TX
22.5	K5JVL	Jacksonville K5JVL	444.5250	+5	TONE 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Jacksonville, TX
22.5	W5JVL	Jacksonville W5JVL	146.8000	-0.6	TSQL 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Jacksonville, FL
22.9	N5VGQ	Kilgore N5VGQ AllStar	145.4500	-0.6	TSQL 136.5	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)	AllStar 468048	—	Kilgore, TX
24.6	K5TKR	Kilgore K5TKR BM	147.3000	+0.6	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 315038	—	Kilgore, TX
24.6	K5TKR	Kilgore K5TKR BM	443.9750	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 315045	—	Kilgore, TX
24.6	N5YEY	Kilgore N5YEY CBridge-2.	443.9500	+5	CC1	DMR	CBridge-2.0	—	Kilgore, TX
27.7	N5VGQ	Kilgore N5VGQ BM	147.3000	+0.6	TSQL 151.4	FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,FM)	BrandMeister 310016	—	Kilgore, TX
28.6	no call listed Listed as ETECS	Henderson Texas	146.9200	+0.6	TSQL 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Henderson, TX
28.6	W5CWT	Henderson W5CWT BM	439.1000	-5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 3110714	—	Henderson, TX
31.0	N5RCA	Henderson N5RCA	146.7800	-0.6	TONE 131.8	FM (analog) (C4FM,FM)		—	Henderson, TX
31.4	K5LET	Longview E Mtn K5LET	147.3400	+0.6	TSQL 136.5	FM (analog)	🗓 1 net	1 net	Longview, TX
31.8	N5VGQ	Longview E Mtn N5VGQ AllStar	146.6400	-0.6	TSQL 136.5	FM (analog)	AllStar 468046	—	Longview, TX
33.3	N5VGQ	Longview N5VGQ BM	444.9750	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 312466	—	Longview, TX
33.3	K5LET	Longview K5LET	147.0600	+0.6	none	D-STAR	🗓 1 net	1 net	Longview, TX
33.3	K5LET	Longview K5LET	443.9750	+5	none	D-STAR	🗓 1 net	1 net	Longview, TX
33.5	K5TKR	Longview K5TKR AllStar	224.8400	-1.6	TSQL 136.5	FM (analog)	AllStar 468044	—	Longview, TX
33.7	KD5UVB	Longview KD5UVB	444.7250	+5	TONE 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Longview, TX
33.7	K5TKR	Longview K5TKR BM	440.6000	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 314967 BrandMeister 315825	—	Longview, TX
33.9	KB5VQG	Maydelle KB5VQG	147.0200	+0.6	TONE 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Maydelle, TX
34.0	K5PAL	Palestine K5PAL	147.0800	+0.6	TONE 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Palestine, TX
34.3	N5VGQ	Longview Lk N5VGQ	147.0600	+0.6	TSQL 136.5	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)		—	Longview, TX
34.7	W5ETX	Rusk W5ETX	146.9200	-0.6	TONE 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Rusk, TX
34.7	KA5AEP	Rusk KA5AEP	147.0400	+0.6	TONE 110.9	FM (analog)		—	Rusk, TX
35.2	W5ETX	Athens W5ETX	442.8500	+5	TONE 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Athens, TX
35.2	no call listed Listed as ETECS	Athens Texas	442.8500	+5	TSQL 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Athens, TX
35.4	K5EPH	Athens K5EPH	147.2200	+0.6	TONE 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Athens, TX
36.3	K5UAR	Gilmer Simpson K5UAR	146.9400	-0.6	TSQL 107.2	FM (analog)	🗓 1 net	1 net · 11 check-ins · 11 stations	Gilmer, TX
36.4	K5JG	Longview K5JG CBridge-2.0	441.6250	+5	CC1	DMR	CBridge-2.0	—	Longview, TX
36.4	K5JG	Longview K5JG	443.4250	+5	TSQL 114.8	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)		—	Longview, TX
37.1	W6TUG	Quitman W6TUG	444.0750	+5	TONE 100.0	FM (analog)		—	Quitman, TX
37.4	KB5MAR	Longview Lk KB5MAR	145.3000	-0.6	TSQL 146.2	FM (analog)		—	Longview, TX
37.7	K5TKR	Longview Lk K5TKR	444.9750	+5	CC1	DMR		—	Longview, TX
39.6	KD5KJZ	Canton KD5KJZ MARC	442.2250	+5	CC1	DMR	DMR-MARC	—	Canton, TX
39.7	K5VZC	CANTON K5VZC	444.8000	+5	TSQL 136.5	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)		—	CANTON, TX
41.7	W5ETX	Gilmer W5ETX	147.3800	+0.6	TONE 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Gilmer, TX
42.4	WB4WXD	Palestine Texas WB4WXD C-Bridge	444.6000	+5	CC1	DMR	C-Bridge 🗓 2 nets	2 nets · 17 check-ins · 14 stations	Palestine, Texas, TX
42.4	W5DLC	Palestine W5DLC	147.0800	+0.6	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Palestine, TX
42.4	W5DLC	Palestine W5DLC	147.1400	+0.6	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Palestine, TX
42.5	KR5Q	Palestine KR5Q	145.4900	-0.6	TONE 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Palestine, TX
42.5	KR5Q	Palestine KR5Q	146.7400	-0.6	TONE 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Palestine, TX
42.5	KR5Q	Palestine KR5Q	442.3750	+5	TONE 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Palestine, TX
42.5	K5PAL	Palestine NALCOM K5PAL	444.6000	+5	TONE 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Palestine, TX
42.6	W5ETX	Henderson Hosp W5ETX	147.0400	+0.6	TONE 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Henderson, TX
43.5	W5IB	Eustace W5IB	444.4750	+5	TONE 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Eustace, TX
45.5	W5IRP	Alto W5IRP	146.9800	-0.6	TONE 141.3	FM (analog)	🗓 1 net	1 net · 10 check-ins · 10 stations	Alto, TX
45.6	K5PAL	Palestine K5PAL	147.1400	+0.6	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Palestine, TX
46.2	KG5E	Winnsboro KG5E	147.1400	+0.6	TONE 118.8	FM (analog)		—	Winnsboro, TX
47.7	KC5CMB	Canton KC5CMB BM	439.4375	in 430.4375	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 3179345	—	Canton, TX
48.9	W5ETX	Wills Point W5ETX	443.2500	+5	TONE 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Wills Point, TX
49.0	K5RKW	Wills Point K5RKW	145.2700	-0.6	TONE 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Wills Point, TX
49.0	K5VZC	Wills Point K5VZC AllStar	147.2000	+0.6	TSQL 156.7	FM (analog)	AllStar 511214 EchoLink 217666 AllStar 482190	—	Wills Point, TX
49.6	K5CCL	Gun Barrel City K5CCL	444.0500	+5	TSQL 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Gun Barrel City, TX
49.8	K5CCL	Mabank K5CCL BM	146.8400	-0.6	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 311306	—	Mabank, TX
50.0	W5ENT	Emory W5ENT EchoLink	146.9200	-0.6	TSQL 88.5	FM (analog)	EchoLink 567105	—	Emory, TX
50.0	W5ENT	Emory W5ENT AllStar	443.6250	+5	TSQL 151.4	FM (analog)	AllStar 47114	—	Emory, TX
1.9	W5ETX offline	Tyler W5ETX	147.1200	in 147.8700	none	D-STAR		—	Tyler, TX
4.9	KC5MSO offline	Tyler KC5MSO	147.2000	+0.6	TSQL 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Tyler, TX
17.8	W5ETX offline	Hideaway Golf W5ETX	145.3300	-0.6	TSQL 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Hideaway, TX
33.0	N5ZLW offline	NORMAD Test Node N5ZLW IRLP	446.0000	simplex	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog)	IRLP 5894	—	NORMAD Test Node, TX
33.7	KF5WEX offline	Longview KF5WEX BM	444.9950	+5	none	D-STAR (DMR,DV)	BrandMeister 313249	—	Longview, TX
33.7	KF5WEX offline	Longview KF5WEX BM	147.8500	-0.6	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 313166	—	Longview, TX
37.1	W6TUG offline	quitman W6TUG IRLP	147.5700	simplex	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog)	IRLP 3428	—	quitman, TX
40.7	K5VZC offline	Canton K5VZC	442.2250	+5	CC?	DMR		—	Canton, TX
46.0	W5EEY offline	Edgewood W5EEY	444.2000	+5	TONE 136.5	FM (analog)		—	Edgewood, TX
47.2	KA5HSA offline	Beckville KA5HSA	444.5000	+5	TSQL 151.4	FM (analog)		—	Beckville, TX