N9TPB
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hams within 5 miles of N9TPB · Extra class operators in Madison, WI · or try N9TPB · K9* wildcards · Smith, John · 0004797601 (FRN) · 53703 · Madison, WIW5GEN
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Jun 25, 2018.
1x3 call: Technician, General, Advanced and Amateur Extra licensees can request it.
No pending applications list it.
Not currently held · 2 holders on record · available since Jun 25, 2018
Previous holder: Henry F Smith Jr
Held W5GEN Dec 1, 2015 → Jun 24, 2016 · first licensed Nov 6, 2015 as AG5BJ · 5 licenses · FRN 0025032905
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- Licensee
- Henry F Smith Jr
- Address
- 902 Abby Rd
Lufkin, TX 75904
- FRN
- 0025032905
- Previous call
- WB5GTV
- Last granted
- Mar 28, 2025
- Effective
- Mar 28, 2025
- Last action
- Mar 28, 2025
FCC actions (2)
- Mar 28, 2025 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- Mar 28, 2025 — License issued LIISS
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- Licensee
- Henry F Smith Jr
- Address
- 902 Abby Rd
Lufkin, TX 75904
- FRN
- 0025032905
- Previous call
- KZ5AJ
- Last granted
- Feb 12, 2021
- Effective
- Feb 12, 2021
- Last action
- Mar 28, 2025
FCC actions (3)
- Mar 28, 2025 — License canceled LICAN
- Feb 12, 2021 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- Feb 12, 2021 — License issued LIISS
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📦 Moved: Hemphill, TX → Lufkin, TX
- Licensee
- Henry F Smith Jr
- Address
- 902 Abby Rd
Lufkin, TX 75904
- FRN
- 0025032905
- Previous call
- W5GEN
- Last granted
- Jun 24, 2016
- Effective
- Jan 26, 2021
- Last action
- Feb 12, 2021
FCC actions (6)
- Feb 12, 2021 — License canceled LICAN
- Jan 26, 2021 — FCC action LIAUA
- May 11, 2018 — FCC action LIAUA
- Nov 15, 2016 — FCC action LIAUA
- Jun 24, 2016 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- Jun 24, 2016 — License issued LIISS
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- Licensee
- Henry F Smith Jr
- Address
- 1080 Vantage Pt
Hemphill, TX 75948
- FRN
- 0025032905
- Previous call
- AG5BJ
- Last granted
- Dec 1, 2015
- Effective
- Dec 1, 2015
- Last action
- Jun 24, 2016
FCC actions (3)
- Jun 24, 2016 — License canceled LICAN
- Dec 1, 2015 — Vanity call sign granted VANGRT
- Dec 1, 2015 — License issued LIISS
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- Licensee
- Henry F Smith Jr
- Address
- 1080 Vantage Pt
Hemphill, TX 75948
- FRN
- 0025032905
- Last granted
- Nov 6, 2015
- Effective
- Nov 6, 2015
- Last action
- Dec 1, 2015
FCC actions (3)
- Dec 1, 2015 — License canceled LICAN
- Nov 6, 2015 — License issued LIISS
- Nov 6, 2015 — Systematic call sign granted SYSGRT
Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.
- Seen Sep 3, 2018 → Sep 27, 2026 · 31 snapshots · as KZ5AJ
Henry F Smith Jr
902 Abby Rd, Lufkin, TX 75904 - Seen Nov 16, 2015 → Sep 27, 2026 · 61 snapshots · as AG5BJ
Henry F Smith Jr
1080 Vantage Pt, Hemphill, TX 75948 - Seen Dec 18, 2016 → May 7, 2018 · 8 snapshots · as KZ5AJ
Henry F Smith Jr
2420 Geneva Sexton Rd, San Augustine, TX 75972
Previous holder: EUGENE P BIEN
Held W5GEN Jul 23, 1998 → Feb 6, 2008 · first licensed Jul 23, 1998 as W5GEN · 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)
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- Licensee
- EUGENE P BIEN
- Address
- 111 CEDAR AVE
PASS CHRISTIAN, MS 39571
- Last granted
- Jul 23, 1998
- Effective
- Jul 23, 1998
- Last action
- Jun 23, 2016
FCC actions (1)
- Feb 9, 2010 — License expired LIEXP
Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.
- Seen Nov 7, 2004 → Sep 27, 2026 · 47 snapshots · as W5GEN
EUGENE P BIEN
111 CEDAR AVE, PASS CHRISTIAN, MS 39571
Others requesting W5GEN
5 applications listed W5GEN as a choice, newest first.
| Filed | Award | Applicant | Choice # | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2023 | May 30, 2023 | KJ5BBN · Brian Ge · Austin, TX | 12 | Granted |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Jan 6, 2023 | KD5JXU · Richard Conn · LOCUST GROVE, OK | 8 | Granted |
| Nov 12, 2015 | Nov 30, 2015 | AG5BJ · Henry F Smith Jr · Hemphill, TX | 1 | Granted |
| Sep 30, 2014 | Oct 18, 2014 | KE5HDD · DAVE M BARBARA · HOT SPRINGS, AR | 6 | Granted |
| Aug 6, 2014 | Aug 24, 2014 | KE5HDD · DAVE M BARBARA · HOT SPRINGS, AR | 8 | Dismissed |
📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W5GEN in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W5GEN beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.