N9TPB FCC License Search
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W5RWE HAM

General class licensed since 1985 (41 yrs) W5RWE since 2021 · previously N5IAW Summit, MS Grid EM41sg 24 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Nov 13, 2031. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Nov 14, 2033.

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

📝 W5RWE has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Oct 25, 2021 · what was requested

Currently held by RICHARD W EAST JR · 2 holders on record

Current holder: RICHARD W EAST JR

Held W5RWE Nov 13, 2021 → present · first licensed May 28, 1985 as N5IAW · 2 licenses · FRN 0006938658

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: Billy J Ramsey

Held W5RWE Feb 2, 1988 → Nov 17, 2017 · first licensed Feb 2, 1988 as W5RWE · 1 license · FRN 0003890506
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1951 as W5RWE, 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.
W5RWE 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 W5RWE

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 Oct 25, 2021
Granted Nov 13, 2021
0009768022
 N5IAW · RICHARD W EAST JR · General
7401 THOMPSON RD, SUMMIT, MS 39666
31.2877, -90.4950 (ZIP center) · Grid EM41sg · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.W5RWE ✓ Granted
 Granted
got W5RWE

Others Requesting W5RWE

1 application listed W5RWE as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #W5RWEResult
Oct 25, 2021 Nov 12, 2021 N5IAW · RICHARD W EAST JR · SUMMIT, MS 1Granted Granted this call

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W5RWE in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W5RWE beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

24 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
2.8 W5WQ Brookhaven
W5WQ
 146.8500 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Brookhaven, MS
3.4 W5WQ Offline McComb SW MS
W5WQ
 146.9400 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — McComb, MS
24.3 WB5ERM Kentwood LW Tank
WB5ERM
 442.0500 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Kentwood, LA
25.4 W5TEO Lewiston
W5TEO
 444.3250 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Lewiston, LA
29.3 N5JHK Monticello
N5JHK
 147.0150 +0.6 TONE 203.5 FM (analog) — Monticello, MS
31.0 WJ5ES Gloster
WJ5ES
 146.7450 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Gloster, MS
31.0 KX5E Gloster 1.2 mi
KX5E
 444.9750 +5 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Gloster, MS
33.3 WB5BTR Greensburg
WB5BTR
 442.2750 +5 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Greensburg, LA
33.6 KE5ILT Wilmer
KE5ILT
 147.3450 +0.6 Fusion (C4FM) — Wilmer, LA
36.7 W5XTR Franklinton
W5XTR BM
 442.3250 +5 CC2 DMR BrandMeister 313294 — Franklinton, LA
38.1 W5LMS Pine
W5LMS
 444.0250 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Pine, LA
38.2 W5LMS Franklinton
W5LMS WIRES-X
 449.0250 -5 DG-ID 01 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 93528 — Franklinton, LA
41.1 W5RAR Sheridan
W5RAR
 442.3250 +5 none FM (analog) — Sheridan, LA
41.1 KF5BSZ Sheridan
KF5BSZ
 147.4400 in 144.9000 none D-STAR — Sheridan, LA
41.1 WB5BTR Sheridan
WB5BTR
 442.4250 +5 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Sheridan, LA
41.1 KF5BSZ Sheridan
KF5BSZ
 444.5875 +5 none D-STAR — Sheridan, LA
41.1 KF5BSZ Sheridan
KF5BSZ
 1293.0000 -20 none D-STAR — Sheridan, LA
41.2 WA5ARC Sheridan WP 911
WA5ARC AllStar
 145.4300 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 45388 EchoLink 967512 AllStar 47474 — Sheridan, LA
42.0 N5LJC Offline Columbia
N5LJC
 147.2850 +0.6 TONE 123.0 FM (analog) — Columbia, MS
42.9 WB5BTR Pine Grove
WB5BTR
 147.2550 +0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Pine Grove, LA
43.1 W5EFP Bluff Creek
W5EFP
 443.7250 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Bluff Creek, LA
45.4 K5WDH Loranger
K5WDH WIRES-X
 443.8750 +5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) WIRES-X 94768 — Loranger, LA
48.9 WB5NET Hammond Tickfaw
WB5NET
 147.0000 -0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Hammond, LA
49.8 WW5P NATCHEZ Indian
WW5P
 444.4000 +5 TONE 91.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — NATCHEZ, MS