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)

W5FBI HAM

General class licensed since 2021 (5 yrs) W5FBI since 2021 · previously KI5OFU Meridian, MS Grid EM52pj 22 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Mar 19, 2031. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Mar 20, 2033.

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

📝 W5FBI has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Mar 1, 2021 · what was requested

Currently held by Timothy J Nansel · 2 holders on record

Current holder: Timothy J Nansel

Held W5FBI Mar 19, 2021 → present · first licensed Mar 1, 2021 as KI5OFU · 2 licenses · FRN 0030575575

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

Previous holder: RONALD D MILLER SR

Held W5FBI Nov 12, 1998 → Nov 12, 2018 · first licensed Nov 22, 1988 as N5NMR · 2 licenses · FRN 0002592723

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

W5FBI 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.
W5FBI 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 W5FBI

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 Mar 1, 2021
Granted Mar 19, 2021
0009434254
 KI5OFU · Timothy J Nansel · Technician
4820A Poplar Springs Drive #102, Meridian, MS 39305
32.4082, -88.7001 (street) · Grid EM52pj · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W5FBI ✓ Granted
 Granted
got W5FBI

Others Requesting W5FBI

1 application listed W5FBI as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #W5FBIResult
Mar 1, 2021 Mar 19, 2021 KI5OFU · Timothy J Nansel · Meridian, MS 1Granted Granted this call

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W5FBI in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W5FBI beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

22 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
3.0 W5LRG Meridian
W5LRG
 145.4100 -0.6 TSQL 97.4 FM (analog) — Meridian, MS
3.0 W5FQ Meridian
W5FQ
 146.7000 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Meridian, MS
3.0 NO5C Meridian
NO5C
 146.9700 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Meridian, MS
3.0 W5LRG Meridian
W5LRG
 444.5000 +5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Meridian, MS
3.0 KC5ZZH Offline Meridian
KC5ZZH
 146.6550 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Meridian, MS
4.6 KE5AXT Hickory
KE5AXT BM
 438.8000 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 320761502 — Hickory, MS
20.5 KI5UXN Quitman
KI5UXN
 145.3100 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Quitman, MS
25.2 K4QXT York Siloam
K4QXT
 147.0000 +0.6 TONE 210.7 FM (analog) — York, AL
27.0 K5SZN Offline Union
K5SZN
 147.2400 +0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Union, MS
27.0 K5NDW Union
K5NDW
 146.8350 -0.6 TSQL 77.0 FM (analog) — Union, MS
34.9 N5EPP Philadelphia
N5EPP BM
 147.3300 +0.6 TSQL 77.0 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 315095 — Philadelphia, MS
35.6 KE4ROA Butler
KE4ROA
 146.8500 -0.6 TONE 210.7 FM (analog) — Butler, AL
36.4 W4RDM Butler
W4RDM AllStar
 443.3250 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) EchoLink 449883 AllStar 61273 — Butler, AL
39.7 KC5RC Offline Heidelberg
KC5RC
 444.3000 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Heidelberg, MS
45.3 KF5SEB Offline Forest
KF5SEB
 145.2400 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Forest, MS
45.6 W5NRU Bay Springs
W5NRU
 443.6000 +5 TSQL 179.9 FM (analog) — Bay Springs, MS
45.6 KI5IDD Bay Springs Hosp
KI5IDD
 145.4900 -0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Bay Springs, MS
45.6 N5CRS Bay Springs Hosp
N5CRS BM
 444.9250 +5 TSQL 179.9 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 314370 — Bay Springs, MS
47.8 W5PPB Edinburg
W5PPB
 145.3300 -0.6 TSQL 77.0 FM (analog) — Edinburg, MS
48.3 KI5IDD Mossville Fire
KI5IDD
 444.9500 +5 TSQL 179.9 FM (analog) — Mossville, MS
49.8 no call listed
Listed as SERA
 Sandersville-MS
Florida
 147.2550 +0.6 none FM (analog) — Sandersville-MS, FL
49.8 no call listed
Listed as SERA
 Sandersville-MS
Florida
 444.6250 +5 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Sandersville-MS, FL