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)

W5OB HAM

Club licensed since 1998 (28 yrs) Portland, TX Grid EL17iv 29 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through May 11, 2028. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests May 12, 2030.

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

Currently held by GULF COAST RANGERS CONTEST CLUB · 1 holder on record

Current holder: GULF COAST RANGERS CONTEST CLUB

Held W5OB May 11, 1998 → present · first licensed Apr 16, 1998 as KD5DXF · 1 license · FRN 0027477702

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

W5OB 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.
W5OB 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.

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W5OB in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W5OB beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

29 repeaters within 50 miles of this ZIP code, 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 · center is the ZIP code (approximate) · 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
29.1 W5LCR Refugio
W5LCR AllStar
 147.2000 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 614492 AllStar 614495 🗓 2 nets 2 nets · 113 check-ins · 82 stations Refugio, TX
11.3 AD5CA Corpus Christi
AD5CA CBridge-2.
 441.6000 +5 CC1 DMR CBridge-2.0 BrandMeister C-Bridge 🗓 1 net 1 net · 8 check-ins · 7 stations Corpus Christi, TX
5.4 W5ICC Ingleside
W5ICC
 147.2200 +0.6 TONE 173.8 FM (analog) — Ingleside, TX
5.4 W5ICC Ingleside
W5ICC
 444.9000 +5 TONE 151.4 FM (analog) (DV,FM) — Ingleside, TX
6.3 KF5NJQ Portland
KF5NJQ
 147.3400 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Portland, TX
7.3 W5LEX Corp USS Lexingt
W5LEX IRLP
 444.8500 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 907637 IRLP 4216 — Corpus Christi, TX
8.3 WA2MCT Corpus Christi
WA2MCT
 443.7000 +5 TONE 156.7 FM (analog) — Corpus Christi, TX
8.3 WA5MPA Corpus Christi
WA5MPA
 443.9500 +5 none FM (analog) — Corpus Christi, TX
8.3 WD5FJX Corpus Christi
WD5FJX
 444.3500 +5 none FM (analog) — Corpus Christi, TX
8.3 KC5HWB Corpus Christi
KC5HWB
 443.1250 +5 CC9 DMR — Corpus Christi, TX
8.3 N5CRP Corpus Christi
N5CRP
 147.1000 +0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Corpus Christi, TX
8.8 K5YZZ Taft
K5YZZ
 444.8000 +5 none FM (analog) — Taft, TX
11.5 W5QLD Corpus Christi
W5QLD AllStar
 441.3500 +5 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) AllStar 283860 AllStar 28386 BrandMeister 311020 — Corpus Christi, TX
11.9 W0IT Offline Corpus
W0IT IRLP
 446.0250 simplex TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) IRLP 3567 — Corpus, TX
12.1 N5CRP Corpus Christi
N5CRP
 146.8200 -0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Corpus Christi, TX
13.6 KG5DHL Corpus Christi
KG5DHL
 444.1000 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Corpus Christi, TX
18.2 N5MXI Offline Corpus Christi [
N5MXI IRLP
 446.9000 simplex TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) IRLP 7983 — Corpus Christi [Nano-Node], TX
19.3 KC5HWB Violet
KC5HWB CBridge-2
 444.6000 +5 CC9 DMR CBridge-2.0 — Violet, TX
19.7 K5ENT Corpus Christi
K5ENT WIRES-X
 442.5750 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 93666 — Corpus Christi, TX
22.7 N5CRP Corpus Christi
N5CRP
 146.8800 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Corpus Christi, TX
22.7 N5CRP Corpus Christi
N5CRP AllStar
 442.2500 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 55093 AllStar 614702 — Corpus Christi, TX
29.1 K5WAG Offline Refugio
K5WAG
 443.0500 +5 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Refugio, TX
30.1 K1IMD No Padre Island
K1IMD IRLP
 146.5500 simplex TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) IRLP 4689 — No Padre Island, TX
34.6 K1IMD Mathis
K1IMD Mixed-Mode
 146.8000 -0.6 CC1 DMR Mixed-Mode — Mathis, TX
44.9 W5DK Beeville
W5DK IRLP
 443.5250 +5 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) EchoLink 3763 IRLP 3795 — Beeville, TX
44.9 KD5PXB Beeville
KD5PXB
 53.6500 -1 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Beeville, TX
45.1 W6AUS Beeville
W6AUS BM
 440.3250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311364 — Beeville, TX
45.1 W5DTW Beeville
W5DTW Mixed-Mode
 444.7000 +5 CC1 DMR Mixed-Mode — Beeville, TX
48.1 KF5UPC Alice
KF5UPC BM
 441.9750 +5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,DV,FM) BrandMeister 310280 — Alice, TX