N9TPB FCC License Search
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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)

W5COW HAM 📻 GMRS

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Also a GMRS licensee
WRMD321
Active until Mar 23, 2031 · same FCC Registration Number (FRN) · GMRS covers the licensee's immediate family
Amateur Extra class licensed since 2003 (23 yrs) W5COW since 2003 · previously KD5WGV Hope, NM Grid DM72mq LoTW user eQSL AG GMRS WRMD321 16 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Oct 24, 2033. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Oct 25, 2035.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Sep 7, 2019 · eQSL AG member · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 W5COW has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Jul 24, 2003 · what was requested

Currently held by Von Weddige · 1 holder on record

Current holder: Von Weddige

Held W5COW Aug 12, 2003 → present · first licensed Apr 21, 2003 as KD5WGV · 2 licenses · FRN 0008827214

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

Earlier Holders

W5COW 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.
W5COW 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 W5COW

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 24, 2003
Granted Oct 24, 2023
0001393540
 KD5WGV · Von Weddige · Technician
PO Box 1475 · Hope, NM 88250
32.7020, -104.9558 (ZIP center) · Grid DM72mq · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.W5COW ✓ Granted
 Granted
got W5COW

Others Requesting W5COW

6 applications listed W5COW as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #W5COWResult
Jul 24, 2003 Aug 11, 2003 KD5WGV · Von Weddige · Hope, NM 1Granted Granted this call
Apr 26, 2001 May 14, 2001 KF6HFC · TIM A PROVENCIO · OROVILLE, CA 5Not granted They got W5NRA (choice 1)
Oct 6, 2000 Oct 24, 2000 WA6BJK · JOE LOPER · LIVINGSTON, TX 3Not granted They got K9COW (choice 1)
May 26, 2000 Jun 13, 2000 W5GOD · DALE W KEMP · LAMPASAS, TX 3Not granted They got KE5MP (choice 1)
May 19, 2000 Jun 6, 2000 KC5CUW · THEODORE R KELL · HOUSTON, TX 10Not granted They got N3TED (choice 1)
May 5, 2000 May 23, 2000 KD5HU · DALE W KEMP · LAMPASAS, TX 4Not granted They got W5GOD (choice 1)

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W5COW in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W5COW beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

16 repeaters within 50 miles of this ZIP code, 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 · center is the ZIP code (approximate) · 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
15.0 K5CNM Hope
K5CNM
 147.3800 +0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Hope, NM
33.5 K5CNM Artesia
K5CNM
 442.4500 +5 TONE 162.2 FM (analog) — Artesia, NM
33.5 W5COW Artesia
W5COW
 444.9750 +5 TONE 156.7 FM (analog) — Artesia, NM
37.4 K5CNM Queen Fire
K5CNM
 147.3000 +0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Queen, NM
41.6 N5SOR Carlsbad Dark
N5SOR
 147.1200 +0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) — Carlsbad, NM
45.2 K5KKO Cloudcroft Benso
K5KKO
 145.2300 -0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Cloudcroft, NM
45.2 N6CID Bensons ridge
N6CID BM
 147.3800 +0.6 CC69 DMR BrandMeister 314327 — Bensons ridge, NM
45.3 W5SDR Cloudcroft
W5SDR BM
 446.5000 -5 CC0 DMR BrandMeister 321565201 — Cloudcroft, NM
46.6 KD6WJG Carlsbad
KD6WJG
 53.0800 -0.5 TONE 127.3 FM (analog) — Carlsbad, NM
46.6 KD6WJG Carlsbad
KD6WJG
 146.7600 -0.6 TONE 127.3 FM (analog) — Carlsbad, NM
46.6 K5CNM Carlsbad
K5CNM
 147.2800 +0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Carlsbad, NM
46.6 N5CNM Carlsbad
N5CNM
 146.8800 -0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) — Carlsbad, NM
48.5 N6CID Alamogordo
N6CID BM
 442.9500 +5 TSQL 85.4 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 310482 BrandMeister 312750 — Alamogordo, NM
49.0 W5JXT Roswell
W5JXT BM
 449.4500 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312385 — Roswell, NM, NM
49.2 N5MJ Offline Carlsbad
N5MJ
 224.4600 -1.6 TONE 127.3 FM (analog) — Carlsbad, NM
49.3 N5MJ Carlsbad
N5MJ EchoLink
 444.4500 +5 TSQL 127.3 FM (analog) EchoLink 44167 — Carlsbad, NM