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

W5CGL HAM

General class licensed since 2006 (20 yrs) W5CGL since 2026 · previously KE5LTX, KE5HCF Laredo, TX Grid EL07gm 13 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Jul 25, 2036. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Jul 26, 2038.

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

📝 W5CGL has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Jul 7, 2026 · what was requested

Currently held by GERARDO ROCHA · 1 holder on record

Current holder: GERARDO ROCHA

Held W5CGL Jul 25, 2026 → present · first licensed Jan 24, 2006 as KE5HCF · 3 licenses · FRN 0014578074

Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.
W5CGL 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 W5CGL

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 Jul 7, 2026
Granted Jul 25, 2026
0012094669
 KE5LTX · GERARDO ROCHA · General
5421 RAMIREZ DR, LAREDO, TX 78043
27.5239, -99.4416 (street) · Grid EL07gm · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.W5CGL ✓ Granted
2.N5GLC Available
3.N5GCR Never issued
4.K5CGL Available
5.K5GLC Held by George L Cox Jr until Jul 27, 2031
6.K5SDT Held by SYDNEY D BENJAMIN until Jul 2, 2030
7.K5TGR Held by TOMMY G ROBINSON until Jan 24, 2029
8.K5GCL Held by Gary C Lucas until Aug 22, 2027
9.K5GLT Held by GORDON L TATRO until Jun 7, 2035
10.K5LSD Held by Manuel Rodriguez until Feb 12, 2031
11.K5STL Held by DAVID E HYMAN until Mar 14, 2026
12.K5LST Held by Kari L Tompkins until Nov 10, 2027
13.K5LTX Held by CHRISTOPHER N WEBSTER until Apr 25, 2028
14.K5LDT Held by John E Spiess until Aug 21, 2030
15.K5STX Held by Louis R Upton until Aug 6, 2030
16.K5GCR Never issued
17.K5RCG Available
18.K5CGR Available
19.K5GRL Held by MAXWELL R CRAUSBY until Oct 9, 2027
20.K5LDS Held by Randy H Davis until Apr 30, 2034
21.K5VLT Available
22.K5LTV Never issued
23.K5GR Held by GEORGE L ROBINSON until Feb 17, 2027
24.K5RGL Available
25.K5ASD Held by SANDRA S HENEFIELD until Dec 4, 2026
 Granted
got W5CGL
Filed Jun 23, 2025
Granted Jul 11, 2025
0011618990
 KE5HCF · GERARDO ROCHA · General
5421 RAMIREZ DR, LAREDO, TX 78043
27.5239, -99.4416 (street) · Grid EL07gm · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.KD5GR Held by CHARLES L COTTON until Oct 8, 2036
2.KE5GR Available
3.WP7RG Never issued
4.KE5LTX ✓ Granted
5.KD5RGT Available
6.GR5LTX Never issued
7.GR5CRT Never issued
8.KE5RGC Held by JAMES E THOMPSON until Oct 30, 2027
9.GR5RCT Never issued
10.KE5GCR Held by DAVID K DAVIS until Sep 30, 2027
11.KE5RCG Available
12.KY5LTX Never issued
13.KN5TGR Never issued
14.KE5TRG Held by Geoffrey M Bogorad until Mar 31, 2028
15.KE5TCG Available
16.KE5LGR Held by ROBERT J SIMS until Nov 9, 2026
17.KN5LRG Never issued
18.KE5LRG Available
19.GR5TCR Never issued
20.KE5RRG Available
21.KE5TXG Held by Ronald T Speer until May 4, 2028
22.KE5LTT Held by James H Street until Dec 12, 2026
23.KE5TXL Held by Gary L Pittman until Apr 14, 2028
24.KN5GCR Never issued
25.GR5LTR Never issued
 Granted
got KE5LTX

Others Requesting W5CGL

5 applications listed W5CGL as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #W5CGLResult
Jul 7, 2026 Jul 25, 2026 KE5LTX · GERARDO ROCHA · LAREDO, TX 1Granted Granted this call
Mar 4, 2025 Mar 22, 2025 KJ5KJO · Ross W Lovelace · Kempner, TX 2Not granted They got W5RWL (choice 1)
Jul 24, 2024 Aug 11, 2024 KG7AUS · Carl G Larson · Poulsbo, WA 5Dismissed Application dismissed
Jul 24, 2024 Aug 11, 2024 KG7AUS · Carl G Larson · Poulsbo, WA 6Not granted They got W1CGL (choice 1)
Mar 7, 2018 Mar 25, 2018 KG5YLO · Jeremy D Peeler · Clarkridge, AR 2Not granted They got K5CLG (choice 1)

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W5CGL in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W5CGL beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

13 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
1.6 W5EVH Laredo Arpt
W5EVH AllStar
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 27161 EchoLink 4911 — Laredo, TX
2.0 NV5TX Offline Laredo
NV5TX BM
 443.1000 +5 CC7 DMR BrandMeister 314298 — Laredo, TX
2.2 KQ5O Laredo
KQ5O BM
 438.5500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 320815103 BrandMeister 320815105 — Laredo, TX
2.4 W5LRD Laredo
W5LRD
 146.6200 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Laredo, TX
3.9 KG5CKR Laredo
KG5CKR BM
 442.1750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311588 — Laredo, TX
3.9 KE5WFB Laredo
KE5WFB
 440.6000 +5 none D-STAR — Laredo, TX
4.2 W5EVH Laredo
W5EVH AllStar
 146.8800 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 27162 IRLP 5380 — Laredo, TX
4.2 W5EVH Laredo
W5EVH AllStar
 147.1200 +0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 27160 EchoLink 513182 IRLP 5380 — Laredo, TX
4.2 W5EVH Laredo
W5EVH AllStar
 444.0000 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 28054 — Laredo, TX
4.3 N5PKL Laredo
N5PKL WIRES-X
 441.3750 +5 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 43154 — Laredo, TX
4.9 W5LRD Offline Laredo
W5LRD BM
 442.1750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312374 — Laredo, TX
7.3 no call listed Nuevo Laredo
Tamaulipas
 147.3100 +0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
29.0 KE5NL Oilton
KE5NL AllStar
 146.8600 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 28178 EchoLink 267931 AllStar 28184 — Oilton, TX