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)

W5RKL HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 1984 (42 yrs) W5RKL since 2005 · previously WB8TNJ Poteau, OK Grid EM25qc Active on 1 net 38 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Mar 29, 2035. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Mar 30, 2037.

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

📝 W5RKL has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Mar 10, 2005 · what was requested

Currently held by MICHAEL D WALDROP · 1 holder on record

🗓 Active on 1 net · last heard Sep 30, 2026

Current holder: MICHAEL D WALDROP

Held W5RKL Mar 29, 2005 → present · first licensed Mar 27, 1984 as WB8TNJ · 2 licenses · FRN 0005307871
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1976 as WB8TNJ, 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.
W5RKL 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 W5RKL

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 Mar 10, 2005
Granted Feb 7, 2025
0002073727
 WB8TNJ · MICHAEL D WALDROP · General
28304 MONKS DRIVE, POTEAU, OK 74953
35.1120, -94.6553 (street) · Grid EM25qc · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.W5RKL ✓ Granted
2.W5RLI Held before 1999
3.W5SLK Held by Stephen L Kruso Jr until Nov 27, 2028
4.W5LOX Held by Robin E Hood until Jun 28, 2032
5.W5MLK Held by Michael L Kelley until Dec 18, 2027
6.W5LKZ Never issued
7.W5RKO Held by Hal M Arnold until Jul 23, 2031
8.W5RIL Never issued
9.K5ULK Never issued
10.W5LOX Held by Robin E Hood until Jun 28, 2032
11.W5RIL Never issued
12.W5POK Never issued
13.W5ASB Held by AARON S BOUSER until Apr 7, 2028
 Granted
got W5RKL

Others Requesting W5RKL

1 application listed W5RKL as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #W5RKLResult
Mar 10, 2005 Mar 28, 2005 WB8TNJ · MICHAEL D WALDROP · POTEAU, OK 1Granted Granted this call

Nets

NetWhenFrequencyRoleTimesLast
TreasureCoastersDaily 7:00 AM Kolkata7153Checked in72026-09-30

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 W5RKL in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W5RKL beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

38 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
45.9 KA5HET Enterprise
KA5HET
 442.1000 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 26 check-ins · 26 stations Enterprise, OK
45.9 KA5HET Eufaula
KA5HET AllStar
 146.6850 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 610840 🗓 1 net 1 net · 26 check-ins · 26 stations Eufaula, OK
2.9 W5IAS Poteau
W5IAS
 442.2500 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net Poteau, OK
35.5 W5HUM Mena Rich Mtn
W5HUM AllStar
 146.7900 -0.6 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 654580 🗓 1 net 1 net Mena, AR
43.6 W5HUM Mena Rich Mtn
W5HUM
 443.3500 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net Mena, AR
3.2 W5ANR Fort Smith Cavan
W5ANR
 146.6400 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Fort Smith, OK
3.2 W5ANR Poteau Cavanal
W5ANR
 444.5000 +5 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) — Poteau, OK
4.4 W5ANR Poteau
W5ANR
 444.5500 +5 DCS 023 FM (analog) — Poteau, OK
11.5 KB5SWA Pocola
KB5SWA
 444.0250 +5 none FM (analog) — Pocola, OK
20.2 WD5MHZ Arkoma Oklahoma
WD5MHZ AllStar
 442.4250 +5 none FM (analog) AllStar 630960 AllStar 630964 — Arkoma, Oklahoma, OK
22.4 W5ACR roland
W5ACR BM
 442.2750 +5 CC2 DMR BrandMeister 313050 — roland, OK
22.6 K3UNX Fort Smith Bapti
K3UNX
 146.9700 -0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Fort Smith, AR
23.6 K5PWR Fort Smith
K5PWR WIRES-X
 444.7250 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 53412 — Fort Smith, AR
23.8 W5ANR Fort Smith
W5ANR
 146.9400 -0.6 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) — Fort Smith, AR
25.8 W5ANR Liberty
W5ANR
 444.3000 +5 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) — Liberty, OK
26.0 W5JWT Liberty Jeremiah
W5JWT
 145.1100 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Liberty, OK
27.0 N5CST Talihina Sycamor
N5CST
 145.4100 -0.6 TONE 88.5 FM (analog) — Talihina, OK
28.3 KC5YQB Van Buren
KC5YQB
 145.1900 -0.6 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) — Van Buren, AR
32.4 W5ACR Vian
W5ACR BM
 442.0000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312598 — Vian, OK
32.5 NA0D Van Buren
NA0D AllStar
 444.4000 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 472350 EchoLink 196181 AllStar 472356 — Van Buren, AR
34.5 N5CST Big Cedar
N5CST
 147.3750 +0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Big Cedar, OK
34.8 no call listed Waldron Mtn
Arkansas
 443.3500 +5 none FM (analog) — Waldron, AR
35.2 no call listed Waldron
Arkansas
 146.8800 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Waldron, AR
38.3 W4NFD Porum
W4NFD ChicagoLan
 443.1250 +5 CC1 DMR ChicagoLand — Porum, OK
38.3 W4NFD Offline Porum
W4NFD
 444.5250 +5 none P25 — Porum, OK
39.1 W4NFD Porum
W4NFD AllStar
 53.0100 -1 TONE 77.0 FM (analog) AllStar 48792 — Porum, OK
39.4 N5HIG Rudy Lancaster
N5HIG
 147.1650 +0.6 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Rudy, AR
39.9 W4NFD Porum
W4NFD AllStar
 223.4800 simplex TONE 131.8 FM (analog) AllStar 48799 AllStar 487990 AllStar 487991 — Porum, OK
40.5 N5LLH Octavia
N5LLH Mixed-Mode
 443.0750 +5 CC1 DMR Mixed-Mode — Octavia, OK
40.7 N5HIG Rudy Lancaster
N5HIG
 443.7250 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) — Rudy, AR
41.9 W5AWX Mena Buck Knob
W5AWX
 442.5000 +5 TONE 79.7 FM (analog) — Mena, AR
42.7 W5SWL Mulberry
W5SWL AllStar
 927.7250 -25 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314043 AllStar 606660 — Mulberry, AR
43.3 KB5JBS Mena Stand Pipe
KB5JBS BM
 442.9500 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 310077 — Mena, AR
43.3 KC5MMW Mena
KC5MMW AllStar
 444.9250 +5 TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) AllStar 41454 EchoLink 744718 — Mena, AR
43.3 K5PS Offline Mena
K5PS
 444.6750 +5 none FM (analog) — Mena, AR
43.7 KC5MMW Mena
KC5MMW BM
 147.9900 in 144.5100 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310517 — Mena, AR
47.4 W5SWL Offline Mulberry
W5SWL
 927.6250 -25 CC? DMR — Mulberry, AR
49.8 W5AWX Mena Buck Knob
W5AWX
 145.4300 -0.6 TSQL 141.3 FM (analog) — Mena, AR