N9TPB FCC License Search

🕒 FCC license data updated today 7:15 am CDT (FCC files through Oct 4, 2026) · next update tomorrow 6:00 am CDT

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W5GDI HAM

General class licensed since 2002 (24 yrs) W5GDI since 2018 · previously N5ZNK Skidmore, TX grid EL18dg active on 2 nets LoTW user 34 repeaters within 50 mi

🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Dec 21, 2028. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Dec 22, 2030.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Oct 16, 2024 · not eQSL AG · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 W5GDI has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Dec 3, 2018 · what was requested

Currently held by GARY D IRONS · 1 holder on record

🗓 Active on 2 nets · last heard Sep 26, 2026

Current holder: GARY D IRONS

Held W5GDI Dec 21, 2018 → present · first licensed Mar 7, 2002 as N5ZNK · 2 licenses · FRN 0006244321

W5GDI Active General · vanity Dec 21, 2018 → expires Dec 21, 2028

Licensee
GARY D IRONS

Address
1322 FM 797
Skidmore, TX 78389
28.2551, -97.7082 (street) · Grid EL18dg · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗

FRN
0006244321

Previous call
N5ZNK (Technician)

Last granted
Dec 21, 2018

Effective
Jul 8, 2021

Last action
Jul 8, 2021
FCC actions (3)
- Jul 8, 2021 — Administrative update LIAUA
- Dec 21, 2018 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- Dec 21, 2018 — License issued LIISS
N5ZNK Canceled General Mar 7, 2002 → Dec 21, 2018 (canceled)

Licensee
GARY D IRONS

Address
1322 FM 797
Skidmore, TX 78389
28.2551, -97.7082 (street) · Grid EL18dg · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗

FRN
0006244321

Last granted
Jan 21, 2012

Effective
Nov 27, 2018

Last action
Dec 21, 2018
FCC actions (6)
- Dec 21, 2018 — License canceled LICAN
- Nov 27, 2018 — License modified LIMOD
- Jan 21, 2012 — License renewed LIREN
- Sep 9, 2009 — Administrative update LIAUA
- Mar 12, 2002 — Administrative update LIAUA
- Mar 7, 2002 — License renewed LIREN

Address history

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

Seen May 28, 2012 → Oct 4, 2026 · 59 snapshots · as N5ZNK
GARY D IRONS
1322 FM 797, Skidmore, TX 78389
28.2551, -97.7082 (street) · Grid EL18dg · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
Seen May 27, 2010 → Nov 10, 2011 · 3 snapshots · as N5ZNK
GARY D IRONS
Attn: Gary D. Irons
11091 Road 452, Philadelphia, MS 39350
32.7965, -89.1252 (ZIP center) · Grid EM52kt · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
Seen Nov 7, 2004 · 1 snapshot · as N5ZNK
GARY D IRONS
Attn: Gary D. Irons
3333 W. Northside Dr. Lot #1, CLINTON, MS 39056-3352
32.3736, -90.3506 (ZIP center) · Grid EM42ti · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗

Vanity applications filed by W5GDI

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 Dec 3, 2018 Granted Dec 21, 2018 0008457453	N5ZNK · GARY D IRONS · General 1322 FM 797, Skidmore, TX 78389 28.2551, -97.7082 (street) · Grid EL18dg · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗	1.W5GDI ✓ granted	Granted got W5GDI

Others requesting W5GDI

3 applications listed W5GDI as a choice, newest first.

Filed	Award	Applicant	Choice #	Status
Sep 4, 2025	Sep 22, 2025	KO6KTD · Brian Hardie · Templeton, CA	20	Granted
Dec 3, 2018	Dec 21, 2018	N5ZNK · GARY D IRONS · Skidmore, TX	1	Granted
Oct 14, 2009	Nov 1, 2009	KF5DFG · GARY D DOBBS · HILLSBORO, TX	2	Granted

Nets

Net	When	Frequency	Role	Times	Last
South Texas Rag Chew Net	Daily 6:00 PM ET	7.279	Checked in	16	2026-09-26
good old boys and gals	Thu, Fri 4:15 PM · Sat 2:45 PM · Thu 3:00 PM CT	7.279	Checked in	1	2026-09-10

From nets logged with NetLogger since the start of collection.

📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W5GDI in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W5GDI beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 miles

34 repeaters within 50 miles of this address, closest first · sort: closest · most active · map these & export for a radio →

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Miles	Call	Name	Output	Offset	Tone	Mode	Networks	Activity	Location
10.3	KD5PXB	Beeville KD5PXB	53.6500	-1	TONE 107.2	FM (analog)		—	Beeville, TX
10.4	W5DK	Beeville W5DK IRLP	443.5250	+5	TONE 141.3	FM (analog)	EchoLink 3763 IRLP 3795	—	Beeville, TX
10.7	W6AUS	Beeville W6AUS BM	440.3250	+5	CC1	DMR	BrandMeister 311364	—	Beeville, TX
10.7	W5DTW	Beeville W5DTW Mixed-Mode	444.7000	+5	CC1	DMR	Mixed-Mode	—	Beeville, TX
13.1	K1IMD	Mathis K1IMD Mixed-Mode	146.8000	-0.6	CC1	DMR	Mixed-Mode	—	Mathis, TX
22.5	K5DJS	Tuleta K5DJS IRLP	145.7150	simplex	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog)	EchoLink 492748 IRLP 3594	—	Tuleta, TX
25.5	K5YFL	George West K5YFL	146.9800	-0.6	TSQL 107.2	FM (analog)		—	George West, TX
25.5	KD5FVZ	George West KD5FVZ	443.6750	+5	none	FM (analog)		—	George West, TX
25.5	KC5QPP	Beeville KC5QPP IRLP	444.9250	+5	TONE 136.5	FM (analog)	EchoLink 4639 IRLP 3639	—	Beeville, TX
26.6	W5LCR	Refugio W5LCR AllStar	147.2000	+0.6	TSQL 107.2	FM (analog)	AllStar 614492 AllStar 614495 🗓 1 net	1 net · 63 check-ins · 54 stations	Refugio, TX
26.8	K5YZZ	Taft K5YZZ	444.8000	+5	none	FM (analog)		—	Taft, TX
33.3	KC5HWB	Violet KC5HWB CBridge-2	444.6000	+5	CC9	DMR	CBridge-2.0	—	Violet, TX
34.5	WB5MCT	Goliad WB5MCT	146.7400	-0.6	TONE 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Goliad, TX
36.1	W5LEX	Corp USS Lexingt W5LEX IRLP	444.8500	+5	TSQL 103.5	FM (analog)	EchoLink 907637 IRLP 4216	—	Corpus Christi, TX
36.7	WA2MCT	Corpus Christi WA2MCT	443.7000	+5	TONE 156.7	FM (analog)		—	Corpus Christi, TX
36.7	WA5MPA	Corpus Christi WA5MPA	443.9500	+5	none	FM (analog)		—	Corpus Christi, TX
36.7	WD5FJX	Corpus Christi WD5FJX	444.3500	+5	none	FM (analog)		—	Corpus Christi, TX
36.7	KC5HWB	Corpus Christi KC5HWB	443.1250	+5	CC9	DMR		—	Corpus Christi, TX
37.1	N5CRP	Corpus Christi N5CRP	146.8200	-0.6	TONE 107.2	FM (analog)		—	Corpus Christi, TX
37.1	N5CRP	Corpus Christi N5CRP	147.1000	+0.6	TONE 107.2	FM (analog)		—	Corpus Christi, TX
39.5	KF5NJQ	Portland KF5NJQ	147.3400	+0.6	TSQL 107.2	FM (analog)		—	Portland, TX
39.7	AD5CA	Corpus Christi AD5CA CBridge-2.	441.6000	+5	CC1	DMR	CBridge-2.0 BrandMeister C-Bridge 🗓 2 nets	2 nets · 17 check-ins · 14 stations	Corpus Christi, TX
40.0	W5ICC	Ingleside W5ICC	147.2200	+0.6	TONE 173.8	FM (analog)		—	Ingleside, TX
40.0	W5ICC	Ingleside W5ICC	444.9000	+5	TONE 151.4	FM (analog) (DV,FM)		—	Ingleside, TX
40.4	KG5DHL	Corpus Christi KG5DHL	444.1000	+5	TSQL 107.2	FM (analog)		—	Corpus Christi, TX
41.8	KF5UPC	Alice KF5UPC BM	441.9750	+5	TONE 107.2	FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,DV,FM)	BrandMeister 310280	—	Alice, TX
42.0	N5CRP	Corpus Christi N5CRP	146.8800	-0.6	TSQL 107.2	FM (analog) (FM,C4FM)		—	Corpus Christi, TX
42.0	N5CRP	Corpus Christi N5CRP AllStar	442.2500	+5	TSQL 107.2	FM (analog)	AllStar 55093 AllStar 614702	—	Corpus Christi, TX
42.5	W5QLD	Corpus Christi W5QLD AllStar	441.3500	+5	TONE 103.5	FM (analog) (DMR,FM)	AllStar 283860 AllStar 28386 BrandMeister 311020	—	Corpus Christi, TX
45.1	WA5S	Karnes City WA5S	224.4600	-1.6	TSQL 192.8	FM (analog)		—	Karnes City, TX
26.6	K5WAG offline	Refugio K5WAG	443.0500	+5	TONE 103.5	FM (analog)		—	Refugio, TX
29.8	N5MXI offline	Corpus Christi [ N5MXI IRLP	446.9000	simplex	TSQL 100.0	FM (analog)	IRLP 7983	—	Corpus Christi [Nano-Node], TX
35.3	K5ZZT offline	Choate K5ZZT	443.6500	+5	none	FM (analog)		—	Choate, TX
43.2	W0IT offline	Corpus W0IT IRLP	446.0250	simplex	TSQL 107.2	FM (analog)	IRLP 3567	—	Corpus, TX