N9TPB FCC License Search
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W5ED HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 2013 (13 yrs) W5ED since 2024 · previously AA1ED, KC3AVW Wichita Falls, TX Grid EM03su 31 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Sep 24, 2034. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Sep 25, 2036.

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

📝 W5ED has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Sep 6, 2024 · what was requested

Currently held by Edward Hamilton · 3 holders on record

Current holder: Edward Hamilton

Held W5ED Sep 24, 2024 → present · first licensed Jun 26, 2013 as KC3AVW · 3 licenses · FRN 0022596985

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

Previous holder: JAMES W STEVENSON

Held W5ED Sep 5, 2002 → Sep 5, 2022 · first licensed Feb 8, 1985 as WB5OCD · 2 licenses · FRN 0005360201
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1978 as WB5OCD, 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: VERNON L KIMBALL

Held W5ED Jun 16, 1992 → Jan 22, 1994 · first licensed Jun 16, 1992 as W5ED · 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1971 as W5ED, 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.
W5ED 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 W5ED

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 Sep 6, 2024
Granted Sep 24, 2024
0011231703
 AA1ED · Edward Hamilton · Amateur Extra
1530 P B LN # H41, Wichita Falls, TX 76302
33.8689, -98.4950 (street) · Grid EM03su · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.W5ED ✓ Granted
2.W5AA Held by KIRBY J BROWN until Jan 27, 2034
3.K5ED Held by Andre L Antunes de Sa until Jul 25, 2035
4.AA5A Held by Aleko S Iglev until Jan 11, 2035
 Granted
got W5ED
Filed Apr 3, 2023
Award date was Apr 21, 2023
0010484770
 AA1ED · Edward Hamilton · Amateur Extra
1530 P B LN # H41, Wichita Falls, TX 76302
33.8689, -98.4950 (street) · Grid EM03su · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.N3ED Held by Edward A Dunlop until Apr 21, 2033
2.AA5A Held by Aleko S Iglev until Jan 11, 2035
4.AA8W Held by Andrew D HARRISON until May 19, 2033
 Dismissed
Filed Jun 6, 2022
Award date was Jun 24, 2022
0010079278
 AA1ED · Edward Hamilton · Amateur Extra
1530 P B LN # H41, Wichita Falls, TX 76302
33.8689, -98.4950 (street) · Grid EM03su · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.AA1X Held by Ovi Truta until Jun 24, 2032
 Dismissed
Filed Nov 1, 2021
Award date was Nov 19, 2021
0009780360
 AA1ED · Edward Hamilton · Amateur Extra
1530 P B LN # H41, Wichita Falls, TX 76302
33.8689, -98.4950 (street) · Grid EM03su · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.W8GG Held by Gregg C Mulder until Nov 19, 2031
 Dismissed
Filed Oct 12, 2021
Award date was Oct 30, 2021
0009748245
 AA1ED · Edward Hamilton · Amateur Extra
1530 P B LN # H41, Wichita Falls, TX 76302
33.8689, -98.4950 (street) · Grid EM03su · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.AA9H Held by DAVID R OTTO until Oct 30, 2031
 Dismissed
Filed Aug 3, 2021
Award date was Aug 21, 2021
0009646027
 AA1ED · Edward Hamilton · Amateur Extra
1530 P B LN # H41, Wichita Falls, TX 76302
33.8689, -98.4950 (street) · Grid EM03su · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.AA6X Held by Brian J Kuzawa until Aug 23, 2031
 Dismissed
Filed Mar 1, 2021
Award date was Mar 19, 2021
0009433060
 AA1ED · Edward Hamilton · Amateur Extra
1530 P B LN # H41, Wichita Falls, TX 76302
33.8689, -98.4950 (street) · Grid EM03su · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.N8XX Held by William J Novak until Mar 19, 2031
 Dismissed
Filed Nov 9, 2020
Award date was Nov 27, 2020
0009290507
 AA1ED · Edward Hamilton · Amateur Extra
1530 P B LN # H41, Wichita Falls, TX 76302
33.8689, -98.4950 (street) · Grid EM03su · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.AA4G Held by DAVID C SMITH until Nov 28, 2030
 Dismissed
Filed Oct 22, 2019
Award date was Nov 9, 2019
0008844746
 AA1ED · Edward Hamilton · Amateur Extra
1530 P B LN # H41, Wichita Falls, TX 76302
33.8689, -98.4950 (street) · Grid EM03su · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.AA1G Held by WARREN J DICKIE until Nov 8, 2029
 Dismissed
Filed Oct 21, 2019
Award date was Nov 8, 2019
0008842887
 AA1ED · Edward Hamilton · Amateur Extra
1530 P B LN # H41, Wichita Falls, TX 76302
33.8689, -98.4950 (street) · Grid EM03su · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.AA1G Held by WARREN J DICKIE until Nov 8, 2029
 Dismissed
Filed Jul 30, 2019
Award date was Aug 17, 2019
0008746242
 AA1ED · Edward Hamilton · Amateur Extra
1530 P B LN # H41, Wichita Falls, TX 76302
33.8689, -98.4950 (street) · Grid EM03su · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.AA1T Held by ANGELA Y MOORE until Aug 17, 2029
 Dismissed
Filed Aug 25, 2017
Award date was Sep 12, 2017
0007905858
 AA1ED · Edward Hamilton · Amateur Extra
1530 P B LN # H41, Wichita Falls, TX 76302
33.8689, -98.4950 (street) · Grid EM03su · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.AA4A Held by KATHY M JUNG until Sep 12, 2027
 Dismissed
Filed May 21, 2015
Granted Jun 9, 2015
0006811918
 KC3AVW · Edward Hamilton · Amateur Extra
4 Monroe St apt 507, Rockville, MD 20850
39.0892, -77.1804 (ZIP center) · Grid FM19jc · CQ 5 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.AA1ED ✓ Granted
 Granted
got AA1ED

Others Requesting W5ED

18 applications listed W5ED as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #W5EDResult
Sep 23, 2024 Oct 11, 2024 N6XEW · EDWARD G ZIMMERMANN · newbury park, CA 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Sep 18, 2024 Oct 6, 2024 AD8NZ · David B Vance II · Belleville, WV 15Not granted They got N8WZ (choice 1)
Sep 9, 2024 Sep 27, 2024 KN6DOQ · Colleen Y Choy · La Puente, CA 7Not granted They got NR6M (choice 1)
Sep 9, 2024 Sep 27, 2024 AI8L · PATRICK R RYAN · EL CAMPO, TX 2Dismissed Application dismissed
Sep 9, 2024 Sep 27, 2024 AG5MM · David Wilson · HITCHCOCK, TX 2Dismissed Application dismissed
Sep 6, 2024 Sep 24, 2024 N5UYP · EDGAR D SELLERS · HOUMA, LA 2Dismissed Application dismissed
Sep 6, 2024 Sep 24, 2024 N5TPD · TIMOTHY DESMOND · Amite, LA 1Not granted They got WW5MD (choice 2)
Sep 6, 2024 Sep 24, 2024 WA5RR · KOREY W CHANDLER SR · Burkburnett, TX 1Not granted They got W5HI (choice 2)
Sep 6, 2024 Sep 24, 2024 WA5OSW · JAMES R MAYNARD JR · Houston, TX 2Dismissed Application dismissed
Sep 6, 2024 Sep 24, 2024 WM6I · MICHAEL S PURNELL · El Campo, TX 1Not granted They got WA5EE (choice 3)
Sep 6, 2024 Sep 24, 2024 KN5EEE · ALBERT ALEXANDER · ALLEN, TX 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Sep 6, 2024 Sep 24, 2024 AA1ED · Edward Hamilton · Wichita Falls, TX 1Granted Granted this call
Jun 27, 2023 Jul 15, 2023 KJ4ZOY · STEPHEN H DEITCH · LEANDER, TX 2Dismissed Application dismissed
Jan 10, 2023 Jan 28, 2023 KI5WZG · David C Ellis · Kountze, TX 6Not granted They got K5DCE (choice 10)
Jun 23, 2020 Jul 11, 2020 KG5WNL · EDUARDO R MARTINEZ JR · LAREDO, TX 10Not granted They got N5DEM (choice 8)
May 23, 2018 Jun 10, 2018 KC3LGW · Edward A Johnson Sr · Brooklyn, MD 5Dismissed Application dismissed
Aug 14, 2002 Sep 1, 2002 WB5OCD · JAMES W STEVENSON · MERIDIAN, MS 1Granted Granted this call
Sep 28, 2000 Oct 16, 2000 KB5TQO · EDWARD BROWNER · LITTLE ROCK, AR 1Dismissed Application dismissed

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W5ED in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W5ED beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

31 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
3.1 W5US Wichita Falls
W5US
 146.9400 -0.6 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Wichita Falls, TX
3.1 N5LEZ Wichita Falls
N5LEZ
 147.1200 +0.6 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Wichita Falls, TX
3.1 WG5K Wichita Falls
WG5K
 147.3000 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Wichita Falls, TX
3.1 N5WF Wichita Falls
N5WF
 444.0000 +5 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Wichita Falls, TX
3.1 K5HRO Wichita Falls
K5HRO
 444.7750 +5 TONE 173.8 FM (analog) — Wichita Falls, TX
3.1 N5AAJ Wichita Falls
N5AAJ
 444.9500 +5 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Wichita Falls, TX
3.2 N5WF Wichit Red Cross
N5WF
 147.1400 +0.6 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Wichita Falls, TX
6.0 N5TRG Wichita Fal TX E
N5TRG BM
 444.7500 +5 CC7 DMR BrandMeister 3208332 BrandMeister 314324 — Wichita Falls, TX E, TX
8.8 N5LEZ Wichita Falls
N5LEZ IRLP
 444.9750 +5 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) IRLP 4640 — Wichita Falls, TX
16.4 W5DAD Burkburnett
W5DAD
 444.5000 +5 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Burkburnett, TX
16.4 N8JDD Offline Burkburnett
N8JDD
 444.0250 +5 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Burkburnett, TX
17.6 KF5DFD Henrietta
KF5DFD
 146.6800 -0.6 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Henrietta, TX
17.6 KA5WLR Henrietta
KA5WLR
 146.8000 -0.6 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Henrietta, TX
17.6 KF5DFD Henrietta
KF5DFD
 146.8600 -0.6 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Henrietta, TX
17.6 KF5DFD Henrietta
KF5DFD
 444.7250 +5 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Henrietta, TX
17.6 KA5WLR Henrietta
KA5WLR
 444.8500 +5 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Henrietta, TX
22.2 KF5DFD Byers
KF5DFD
 146.8200 -0.6 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Byers, TX
27.4 KB5LLI Grandfield
KB5LLI
 147.2550 +0.6 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Grandfield, OK
31.2 KG5DIR Temple
KG5DIR BM
 434.7500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 3140276 — Temple, OK
37.1 KI5VHC Olney
KI5VHC
 147.2400 +0.6 TONE 110.9 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Olney, TX
42.8 K1RKH Bowie
K1RKH
 145.3900 -0.6 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Bowie, TX
42.9 WX5ECT Bowie
WX5ECT
 441.7750 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Bowie, TX
44.5 N5VAV Nocona
N5VAV
 147.3600 +0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Nocona, TX
45.3 WX5ARC Montague
WX5ARC AllStar
 147.3200 +0.6 TSQL 192.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) AllStar 49469 — Montague, TX
45.7 WX5ARC Bowie
WX5ARC
 442.6500 +5 TSQL 192.8 FM (analog) — Bowie, TX
47.9 AB5J Lawton
AB5J
 147.3900 +0.6 TONE 173.8 FM (analog) — Lawton, OK
47.9 KC5NJP Seymour
KC5NJP
 147.1000 +0.6 TSQL 192.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Seymour, TX
48.3 NC5Z Vernon
NC5Z
 147.0200 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Vernon, TX
48.3 N5LEZ Vernon
N5LEZ
 147.1600 +0.6 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Vernon, TX
48.3 WB5AFY Vernon
WB5AFY
 224.4200 -1.6 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Vernon, TX
48.3 NC5Z Vernon
NC5Z
 444.1500 +5 TONE 192.8 FM (analog) — Vernon, TX