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)

W5NKZ HAM

✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Oct 27, 2016.

1x3 call: Technician, General, Advanced and Amateur Extra licensees can request it. No pending applications list it.
Last requested Jan 14, 2016 as choice 1: application dismissed.

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

Not currently held · 1 holder on record · available since Oct 27, 2016

Previous holder: JERRY W SMITH

Held W5NKZ May 29, 1984 → Oct 26, 2014 · first licensed May 29, 1984 as W5NKZ · 1 license · FRN 0011455151
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1948 as W5NKZ, before the FCC's online records

W5NKZ Expired Advanced May 29, 1984 → Oct 26, 2014 (expired)

Licensee
JERRY W SMITH

Address
PO Box 8296
182 Rainbow Dr.
Livingston, TX 77399

FRN
0011455151

Last granted
Oct 26, 2004

Effective
Oct 27, 2004

Last action
Oct 27, 2016
FCC actions (4)
- Oct 27, 2016 — License expired LIEXP
- Oct 27, 2004 — Administrative update LIAUA
- Oct 26, 2004 — FCC action LTSFRN
- Oct 26, 2004 — License renewed LIREN

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.

Seen Oct 31, 1994 → Apr 17, 2003 · 17 discs
W5NKZ · Advanced · issued Sep 9, 1994, expires Sep 9, 2004
JERRY W. SMITH
15334 WIKSHIRE CT, HOUSTON, TX 77069
Seen Sep 9, 1993 → May 3, 1994 · 2 discs
W5NKZ · Advanced · issued May 29, 1984, expires May 29, 1994
JERRY W SMITH
15334 WILKSHIRE CT, HOUSTON, TX 77069

Address history

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

Seen Nov 7, 2004 → Oct 11, 2026 · 49 snapshots · as W5NKZ
JERRY W SMITH
PO Box 8296
182 Rainbow Dr., Livingston, TX 77399

W5NKZ 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.

1987 · 1 edition
W5NKZ · class A
Jmj W Smith
15jj4 Wilkshire Ct, Houston Tx 770&9 Albuquerque, NM 87113
Winter 1987 p.680
1984 · 1 edition
W5NKZ · class A
Jmj W Smith
4 Lazy Ln, K•mah Tx 775b5 A Herschel W Gibbs Jr, 3201 W Divi11on, Arlington Tx 1b011 A Stanley L Schwartz, 4b2b Chastant St, Metairie, LA 10002
Winter 1984 p.674
1980 → 1982 · 2 editions
W5NKZ · class A
Jerry W Smith
40 Lazy Ln, Kemah Tj( 77565
Winter 1980 p.605, Winter 1982 p.632
1978 · 1 edition
W5NKZ · class A
Jerry W Smith
40.lazy Ln, Kemah. - Wbenog N- Hans Clahsen, 2920 Lynell Dr, Seagoville :, TX 75159
Winter 1978 p.526
1971 → 1976 · 6 editions
W5NKZ · class A
Jerry W Smith
40 Lazy Ln, Kemah
Winter 1971 p.348, Fall 1971 p.349, Winter 1972 p.353, 1974 p.325, Winter 1975 p.350, Winter 1976 p.356
1963 → 1969 · 6 editions
W5NKZ · class A
Jerry W. Smith
13330 Oak Leaf Ln, Houston 1!5 Tex
Summer 1963 p.333, Fall 1964 p.315, Summer 1965 p.323, Spring 1966 p.323, Fall 1967 p.345, Summer 1969 p.339
1961 → 1962 · 2 editions
W5NKZ
Jerry W
Smlth, P 0 Box Llt32, Jacksonville Texas
Fall 1961 p.329, Fall 1962 p.318
1961 · 1 edition
W5NKZ
Jerry W. Smith* P 0 Box 1432* Jacksonville

Spring 1961 p.314
1954 → 1959 · 5 editions
W5NKZ
Jerry W. Smith
Post Office Box 1432, Jacksonville, TX
Fall 1954 p.176, Fall 1955 p.218, Spring 1956 p.209, Fall 1957 p.265, Spring 1959 p.270
1953 · 1 edition
W5NKZ
Jerry W. Smith
706 Austin St., Jacksonville, TX
Fall 1953 p.172
1952 · 1 edition
W5NKZ
J E R R Y W. Smith
706 Austin S T, Jacksonville, T Ex As
Fall 1952 p.166
1948 → 1951 · 4 editions
W5NKZ
Jerry W. Smith
706 Austin St., Jacksonville, TX
Fall 1948 p.139, Summer 1949 p.124, Summer 1950 p.127, Spring 1951 p.156
None · 1 edition
W5NKZ · class A
Jerry W Smith
40 Lazy Ln, Kemah
None p.325

Others Requesting W5NKZ

1 application listed W5NKZ as a choice, newest first.

Filed	Award	Applicant	Choice #	W5NKZ	Result
Jan 14, 2016	Feb 1, 2016	KG5KZT · Kevin W Dickerson · Midland, TX	1	Dismissed	Application dismissed

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W5NKZ in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W5NKZ beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.