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)

W5KG HAM 📻 GMRS

📻
Also a GMRS licensee
WRYA371
Active until Jul 18, 2033 · same FCC Registration Number (FRN) · GMRS covers the licensee's immediate family
Amateur Extra class licensed since 1985 (41 yrs) W5KG since 2026 · previously NJ8X, KX4MQ, WV5O, KF4DLK, N5JDE, KG5A Lakeland, LA Grid EM40ho LoTW user GMRS WRYA371 64 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Feb 27, 2036. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Feb 28, 2038.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Aug 5, 2026 · not eQSL AG · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 W5KG has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Jan 21, 2025 · what was requested

Currently held by James K Graves · 3 holders on record

Current holder: James K Graves

Held W5KG Feb 27, 2026 → present · first licensed Feb 5, 1985 as KG5A · 10 licenses · FRN 0005693791
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1981 as KG5A, 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: DONALD H CROTSENBURG

Held W5KG May 26, 2004 → Feb 6, 2024 · first licensed Jul 28, 1987 as KG5BB · 3 licenses · FRN 0008628950
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1981 as N5BJQ, 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: HAROLD C BRUCE

Held W5KG Aug 12, 1986 → Jan 15, 1997 · first licensed Aug 12, 1986 as W5KG · 1 license · no FRN on file (pre-2001 records)
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1958 as W5KG, 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.
W5KG 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 W5KG

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 Jan 21, 2025
Granted Feb 8, 2025
0011411838
 KX4MQ · TY B MC MAHAN · Amateur Extra
Attn: Ty McMahan · 3057 Keats Road, Bartlett, TN 38134
35.1745, -89.8608 (ZIP center) · Grid EM55be · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.WA4U Held by Adrian F Ulloa until Feb 8, 2035
2.K4WE Held by Mark A Hammett until Feb 8, 2035
3.N0MM Held by BRUCE D LEBER until Feb 8, 2035
4.NJ8X ✓ Granted
 Granted
got NJ8X
Filed Oct 22, 2024
Award date was Nov 9, 2024
0011296128
 KX4MQ · TY B MC MAHAN · Amateur Extra
Attn: Ty McMahan · 3057 Keats Road, Bartlett, TN 38134
35.1745, -89.8608 (ZIP center) · Grid EM55be · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.WF8X Held by Warren County Amateur Radio Association until Dec 21, 2034
 Dismissed
Filed Oct 22, 2024
Award date was Nov 9, 2024
0011296161
 KX4MQ · TY B MC MAHAN · Amateur Extra
Attn: Ty McMahan · 3057 Keats Road, Bartlett, TN 38134
35.1745, -89.8608 (ZIP center) · Grid EM55be · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.WF8X Held by Warren County Amateur Radio Association until Dec 21, 2034
 Dismissed
Filed Aug 18, 2023
Award date was Sep 5, 2023
0010662220
 KX4MQ · TYREL B MC MAHAN · Amateur Extra
Attn: Tyrel Mc Mahan · 3057 Keats Road, Bartlett, TN 38134
35.1745, -89.8608 (ZIP center) · Grid EM55be · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W4FN Held by JOSEPH W CARTER until Sep 6, 2033
 Dismissed
Filed Jun 29, 2023
Award date was Jul 17, 2023
0010599482
 KX4MQ · TYREL B MC MAHAN · Amateur Extra
Attn: Tyrel McMahan · 3057 Keats Road, Bartlett, TN 38134
35.1745, -89.8608 (ZIP center) · Grid EM55be · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.N4EV Held by ERIC J VOLLMAN until Jul 11, 2033
2.N4GO Held by JEROD C SPECK until Jul 14, 2033
3.W4NO Held by NSS DX Group until Jul 18, 2033
4.K4NW Held by JOHN R CREASY until Jul 14, 2033
 Dismissed
Filed Jun 21, 2021
Award date was Jul 9, 2021
0009591751
 KX4MQ · TYREL B MC MAHAN · Amateur Extra
Attn: Tyrel Mc Mahan · 2277 Union Ave Ste 607, memphis, TN 38104
35.1326, -90.0043 (ZIP center) · Grid EM45xd · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.W4TT Held by Jeng-Shiou Wu until Jul 2, 2031
2.N4TS Held by DAVID GOTTSCHALK until Jun 26, 2031
 Dismissed
Filed Sep 15, 2020
Award date was Oct 3, 2020
0009222710
 KX4MQ · TYREL B MC MAHAN · Amateur Extra
PO Box 190 · ROSSVILLE, TN 38066
35.0765, -89.5343 (ZIP center) · Grid EM55fb · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W4NP Held by David C Taylor until Oct 2, 2030
 Dismissed
Filed May 15, 2020
Award date was Jun 2, 2020
0009079223
 KX4MQ · TYREL B MC MAHAN · Amateur Extra
PO Box 190 · ROSSVILLE, TN 38066
35.0765, -89.5343 (ZIP center) · Grid EM55fb · CQ 4 · ITU 8 · map ↗
1.W4EU Held by FREDERICK M QUINN III until Jun 1, 2030
2.N4NP Held by RAYMOND M POWELL III until Jun 1, 2030
3.NQ4X Held by John L Grundhoefer until Jun 1, 2030
 Dismissed

Others Requesting W5KG

22 applications listed W5KG as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #W5KGResult
Feb 24, 2026 Mar 14, 2026 KG6MWC · Don J Ganton · San Jose, CA 2Dismissed Application dismissed
Feb 11, 2026 Mar 1, 2026 KI5KEZ · Nicolas R Farmer · Olla, LA 3Dismissed Application dismissed
Feb 11, 2026 Mar 1, 2026 KJ5OBP · Hayden A Starr · Mcgregor, TX 2Not granted They got AK5M (choice 7)
Feb 10, 2026 Feb 28, 2026 KG5JCK · David Dunn · San Juan, TX 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Feb 9, 2026 Feb 27, 2026 KJ5NUL · Devin Duclayan · Austin, TX 4Not granted They got W0QG (choice 2)
Feb 9, 2026 Feb 27, 2026 AA5KM · JAMES J MC NEAL III · CORINTH, TX 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Feb 9, 2026 Feb 27, 2026 KM7BQU · Vitaliy Konyukhov · TEMPE, AZ 7Not granted They got K6VIT (choice 12)
Feb 9, 2026 Feb 27, 2026 N8OBS · MARK T MCALLISTER · LAVALETTE, WV 7Not granted They got NA8Q (choice 1)
Feb 9, 2026 Feb 27, 2026 AE5ZW · KEITH W GOSNAY · PLANO, TX 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Feb 9, 2026 Feb 27, 2026 WV5O · James K Graves · Lakeland, LA 1Granted Granted this call
Feb 9, 2026 Feb 27, 2026 KO6IFG · Jonathan Drake · Irvine, CA 11Not granted They got AE8Y (choice 1)
Feb 9, 2026 Feb 27, 2026 K9GG · JAMES A WARE JR · SELMA, TX 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Feb 9, 2026 Feb 27, 2026 KJ5NVC · Ham Radio Software Developers ARC · Skiatook, OK 2Dismissed Application dismissed
Feb 9, 2026 Feb 27, 2026 KD5QHB · Lance J Lopez · Brunswick, GA 2Dismissed Application dismissed
Feb 9, 2026 Feb 27, 2026 KI5RQJ · Jerry D Wilburg · Broken Arrow, OK 9Not granted They got K3GE (choice 4)
Feb 9, 2026 Feb 27, 2026 K5XXN · DANIEL E CHACHERE · BROUSSARD, LA 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Feb 9, 2026 Feb 27, 2026 K1ZI · Daniel Wilbanks · Smyrna, GA 3Dismissed Application dismissed
Sep 15, 2015 Oct 3, 2015 KG5IFP · Pierce Bruneau · Sandia Park, NM 3Not granted They got W5KGP (choice 11)
Jun 20, 2014 Jul 8, 2014 KE5GTD · BRIAN W MOORCROFT · BROKEN ARROW, OK 2Dismissed Application dismissed
May 17, 2004 Jun 4, 2004 K6DO · WYCLIF A REED · Heber Springs, AR 1Dismissed Application dismissed
May 10, 2004 May 28, 2004 AC4ZT · WESLEY W BRELAND · Hattiesburg, MS 1Dismissed Application dismissed
May 6, 2004 May 24, 2004 NI5W · DONALD H CROTSENBURG · WHITEHOUSE, TX 1Granted Granted this call

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W5KG in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W5KG beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

📻 GMRS Repeaters within 50 Miles

9 on the air or of unknown status, closest first · map these & export for a GMRS radio →

MilesChannelOutputTone inOwnerLocationAccessStatus
19RP17462.600D225 WSJZ909 Baton Rouge, LA · Southern Lsu Area OpenOn the air
20RP18462.625D311 WRMR399 Baton Rouge, LA OpenOn the air
24RP18462.625— WRFT828 Baton Rouge, LA ClosedOn the air
30RP22462.725110.9 WRDR343 Baton Rouge, LA OpenOn the air
33RP20462.675167.9 WRCF487 Prairieville, LA · Fair Grounds OpenOn the air
40RP21462.700— WRDJ918 Livingston, LA ClosedOn the air
44RP21462.700141.3 WRVM211 Lafayette, LA · Downtown OpenOn the air
46RP15462.550210.7 WREB600 Union, LA · Sunshine Bridge OpenOn the air
50RP19462.650141.3 WRVM211 Lafayette, LA · 1 Mile South Of Acadiana High OpenOn the air

Repeaters within 50 Miles

64 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
13.5 W5KRO Offline Star Hill
W5KRO WIRES-X
 147.2850 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) WIRES-X 50240 — Star Hill, LA
13.5 AG5IN Star Hill
AG5IN
 146.9700 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Star Hill, LA
16.5 KC5MHB Brusly
KC5MHB BM
 443.1000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 317370801 — Brusly, LA
16.7 KD5CQB Offline Baton Rouge Dtwn
KD5CQB
 443.9250 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Baton Rouge, LA
18.6 KD5SL Baton Rouge
KD5SL
 145.4900 -0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Baton Rouge, LA
18.6 KD5CQB Baton Rouge
KD5CQB
 146.8800 -0.6 none D-STAR — Baton Rouge, LA
18.6 KD5CQB Baton Rouge
KD5CQB
 442.9250 +5 none D-STAR — Baton Rouge, LA
18.6 W5GIX Baton Rouge
W5GIX
 444.4000 +5 Fusion (C4FM) — Baton Rouge, LA
18.6 WB5LHS Baton Rouge Stat
WB5LHS IRLP
 444.6250 +5 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) IRLP 8266 — Baton Rouge, LA
18.6 KE5QJQ Offline Baton Rouge
KE5QJQ AllStar
 444.9500 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 400970 EchoLink 472759 — Baton Rouge, LA
18.7 K5LSU Baton Rouge LSU
K5LSU
 442.8000 +5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Baton Rouge, LA
19.1 K5LLY Slaughter
K5LLY BM
 442.2000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312494 — Slaughter, LA
19.4 W5RAR Baton Rouge
W5RAR BM
 443.1000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311072 — Baton Rouge, LA
19.4 WB5LIV Jackson
WB5LIV
 443.8500 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Jackson, LA
19.6 KD5QZD Baton Rouge
KD5QZD BM
 443.1000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310199 — Baton Rouge, LA
19.6 W5SJL Baton Rouge
W5SJL BM
 145.4500 in -454.5500 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310339 — Baton Rouge, LA
19.6 W5SJL Baton Rouge
W5SJL BM
 444.4500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312211 — Baton Rouge, LA
19.6 KF5PLQ Baton Rouge
KF5PLQ BM
 444.4500 -5 CC2 DMR BrandMeister 312217 — Baton Rouge, LA
19.7 WB5BTR Central
WB5BTR
 442.4000 +5 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Central, LA
20.4 KJ5MTE Baton Rouge
KJ5MTE BM
 433.7500 +5 CC6 DMR BrandMeister 310301301 — Baton Rouge, LA
21.0 W5GIX Baton Rouge
W5GIX
 146.7900 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Baton Rouge, LA
22.0 WB5BTR Jackson
WB5BTR
 443.6250 +5 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Jackson, LA
22.8 KM5LOU Jackson
KM5LOU EchoLink
 146.8350 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 505970 — Jackson, LA
22.8 W5EFP Jackson
W5EFP BM
 442.2000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314754 — Jackson, LA
23.7 KD5CQB Central
KD5CQB
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Central, LA
23.7 KD5CQB Offline Central
KD5CQB
 443.5500 +5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Central, LA
24.0 W5PTL Greenwell Spring
W5PTL
 224.3000 -1.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Greenwell Springs, LA
24.2 W5XTR Offline Baton Rouge
W5XTR AllStar
 443.4750 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 503144 EchoLink 489270 — Baton Rouge, LA
28.0 W5DXK Baton Rouge
W5DXK WIRES-X
 145.4900 -0.6 DG-ID 01 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 33553 — Baton Rouge, LA
28.2 KC5BMA Denham Springs
KC5BMA
 444.8500 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Denham Springs, LA
31.9 WR5U Parks
WR5U WIRES-X
 443.2000 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 40967 — Parks, LA
32.8 K5ARC Prairieville Gee
K5ARC
 145.3100 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Prairieville, LA
33.6 W5LRS Walker
W5LRS
 444.5250 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Walker, LA
34.7 W5EFP Bluff Creek
W5EFP
 443.7250 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Bluff Creek, LA
35.6 KB5RZZ Prairieville
KB5RZZ WIRES-X
 145.3100 -0.6 DG-ID 01 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 51729 — Prairieville, LA
38.1 K5ARC Gonzales
K5ARC EchoLink
 147.2250 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) EchoLink 692695 — Gonzales, LA
40.1 WB5LIV Livingston
WB5LIV
 147.7650 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Livingston, LA
40.1 WB5BTR Livingston
WB5BTR
 444.3500 +5 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Livingston, LA
40.1 WB5BTR Pine Grove
WB5BTR
 147.2550 +0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Pine Grove, LA
40.2 W5GQ Livingston
W5GQ WIRES-X
 145.2300 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 33045 — Livingston, LA
40.4 WB5LIV Livingston
WB5LIV
 147.1650 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Livingston, LA
40.5 KF5ZUZ St Martinville
KF5ZUZ
 147.0000 +0.6 none D-STAR — St. Martinville, LA
40.5 KF5ZUZ St Martinville
KF5ZUZ
 443.8500 +5 none D-STAR — St. Martinville, LA
40.5 KF5ZUZ St Martinville
KF5ZUZ
 1292.1000 -20 none D-STAR — St. Martinville, LA
40.6 KB5TWL Offline Saint Martinvill
KB5TWL
 147.1800 +0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Saint Martinville, LA
40.7 K5OVM Saint Martinvill
K5OVM
 443.5500 +5 none D-STAR — Saint Martinville, LA
41.2 KJ5MD GONZALES
KJ5MD WIRES-X
 145.2300 -0.6 DG-ID 01 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 54956 — GONZALES, LA
41.3 WB5LIV Livingston
WB5LIV BM
 442.3500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 313364 — Livingston, LA
41.3 WD5TR Offline Carencro
WD5TR
 444.9000 +5 none D-STAR — Carencro, LA
41.8 K5LPD Carencro
K5LPD BM
 144.9800 in 147.4800 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312206 — Carencro, LA
41.8 W5NB Carencro
W5NB
 147.0000 +0.6 none D-STAR — Carencro, LA
44.0 W5NB Offline Lafayette
W5NB IRLP
 443.8000 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) IRLP 7221 — Lafayette, LA
44.1 WA5TNK Lafayette
WA5TNK AllStar
 145.3700 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) AllStar — Lafayette, LA
44.1 W5DDL Lafayette Dtwn
W5DDL EchoLink
 146.8200 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) EchoLink 759629 — Lafayette, LA
44.8 W5LRS Holden
W5LRS
 146.7300 -0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Holden, LA
45.1 W5RAR Convent
W5RAR BM
 442.0750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311071 — Convent, LA
46.5 N5WE Offline Lafayette
N5WE BM
 444.0100 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311574 — Lafayette, LA
46.8 KD5OON New Iberia
KD5OON WIRES-X
 442.0250 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) WIRES-X 35834 — New Iberia, LA
47.1 WB5BTR Greensburg
WB5BTR
 442.2750 +5 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Greensburg, LA
47.2 K5ARA New Iberia
K5ARA
 146.6800 -0.6 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — New Iberia, LA
47.2 K5LPD Carencro
K5LPD P25
 144.0000 +0.6 CC1 DMR P25 — Carencro, LA
47.4 WJ5ES Gloster
WJ5ES
 146.7450 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Gloster, MS
47.4 KX5E Gloster 1.2 mi
KX5E
 444.9750 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Gloster, MS
49.7 K5ARC Convent Sunshine
K5ARC
 146.9850 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Convent, LA