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)

W5UF HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 1985 (41 yrs) W5UF since 1999 · previously N6YC Lacombe, LA Grid EM50bh 92 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Jan 7, 2030. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Jan 8, 2032.

📬 QSL: no LoTW uploads on record · eQSL AG as N6YC · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 W5UF has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Oct 18, 1999 · what was requested

Currently held by RALPH H FOWLER · 2 holders on record

Current holder: RALPH H FOWLER

Held W5UF Nov 18, 1999 → present · first licensed Nov 26, 1985 as N6YC · 2 licenses · FRN 0002516334
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1979 as N6YC, 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: BILLY HYATT

Held W5UF Sep 1, 1987 → Oct 16, 1997 · first licensed Sep 1, 1987 as W5UF · 2 licenses · FRN 0017187931
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1948 as W5KTJ, 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.
W5UF 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 W5UF

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 18, 1999
Granted Jan 7, 2020
0000035482
 N6YC · RALPH H FOWLER · Amateur Extra
Attn: RALPH FOWLER · 39 STONEBRIDGE CT, MANDEVILLE, LA 70448
30.3622, -90.0395 (ZIP center) · Grid EM40xi · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.W5RS Held by 3B WIRELESS CLUB until Nov 6, 2028
2.W5SF Held by SANTA FE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB INC until Nov 4, 2026
3.W5AS Held by CENTRAL OKLA CHAPTER 63 QCWA until Dec 3, 2026
4.W5UR Held by ALBUQUERQUE DX ASSOCIATION until Apr 2, 2027
5.W5US Held by Wichita Falls Repeater Club until Sep 16, 2034
6.W5NS Held by BARTLESVILLE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB until Feb 27, 2035
7.W5KA Held by AUSTIN AMATEUR RADIO CLUB INC until Mar 5, 2028
8.W5KS Held by LAWTON FORT SILL AMATEUR RADIO CLUB until Dec 4, 2026
9.W5MS Held by James E Claus until May 3, 2034
10.W5RU Held by DELTA DX ASSN until Jul 28, 2027
11.W5UF ✓ Granted
12.W5UK Held by GREATER NEW ORLEANS AMATEUR RADIO CLUB INC until Mar 24, 2028
13.W5NB Held by Digital Radio Club Of Carencro until Nov 25, 2028
14.W5ND Held by ORANGE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB INC until Aug 5, 2033
15.W5RM Held by JAMES F SKIPPER until Jan 23, 2031
16.W5RO Held by QUARTER CENTURY WIRELESS ASSN CHAPTER 64 until Dec 9, 2026
17.W5SP Held by LEO A WROBEL until Jan 18, 2033
18.W5TC Held by ALPHA SIGMA DELTA RADIO FRATERNITY OU ARC until Sep 5, 2036
19.W5TP Held by Craig A Heinze until Feb 25, 2032
 Granted
got W5UF
Filed Sep 7, 1999
Granted Jan 7, 2020
0000029354
 N6YC · RALPH H FOWLER · Amateur Extra
39 STONEBRIDGE CT, MANDEVILLE, LA 70448
30.3622, -90.0395 (ZIP center) · Grid EM40xi · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
2.W5VR Held by Larry F Kesterson until Feb 23, 2031
3.K5UB Held by JAMES K GREGG until Jul 10, 2030
4.K5ER Held by MARK KETCHELL until May 9, 2030
5.K5PN Held by HATTIESBURG AMATEUR RADIO CLUB INC until Sep 1, 2031
6.W5UF ✓ Granted
7.K5OS Held by NORMAN E COVEY until Oct 24, 2030
8.W5SP Held by LEO A WROBEL until Jan 18, 2033
9.W5MF Held by HAROLD V FITZGERALD JR until Oct 24, 2030
10.W5OL Held by ANDERSON WHITE III until Oct 17, 2030
 Dismissed
got W5UF

Others Requesting W5UF

4 applications listed W5UF as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #W5UFResult
Oct 18, 1999 Nov 5, 1999 N6YC · RALPH H FOWLER · MANDEVILLE, LA 11Granted Granted this call
Oct 14, 1999 Nov 1, 1999 KC5YYE · RALPH J GONTHIER · CROWLEY, LA 1Not granted They got W5VDG (choice 2)
Sep 7, 1999 Sep 25, 1999 N6YC · RALPH H FOWLER · MANDEVILLE, LA 6Dismissed Application dismissed
Aug 10, 1999 Aug 28, 1999 AC5SQ · STUART C SHELTON · BOWIE, TX 11Not granted They got K5BI (choice 7)

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W5UF in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W5UF beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

92 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
49.8 KA5FVU McHenry
KA5FVU EchoLink
 147.3750 +0.6 none FM (analog) EchoLink 🗓 1 net 1 net McHenry, MS
1.7 W5SLA LaCombe
W5SLA
 145.2900 -0.6 CC? DMR — LaCombe, LA
1.7 W5SLA Lacombe
W5SLA BM
 147.2700 +0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (DMR,DV,FM) BrandMeister 312210 — Lacombe, LA
3.3 W5SLA Lacombe
W5SLA
 442.1250 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Lacombe, LA
3.3 W5SLA Offline Lacombe
W5SLA BM
 444.1000 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (DMR,DV,FM) BrandMeister 312203 — Lacombe, LA
4.4 N0XBD Lacombe
N0XBD
 443.5250 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Lacombe, LA
6.7 W5XTR Slidell
W5XTR BM
 442.0000 +5 CC5 DMR BrandMeister 311064 — Slidell, LA
15.8 AB6Z Carriere
AB6Z AllStar
 146.7600 -0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) AllStar 617871 — Carriere, MS
15.8 AB6Z Nicholson
AB6Z EchoLink
 442.1500 +5 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 827851 — Nicholson, MS
16.5 N5SSC Picayune SS Ctr
N5SSC
 147.2100 +0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Picayune, MS
16.5 N5SSC Picayune SS Ctr
N5SSC
 444.6500 +5 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Picayune, MS
18.7 AB6Z Picayune
AB6Z EchoLink
 144.9400 in 147.4400 CC0 DMR EchoLink 827851 BrandMeister 314299 — Picayune, MS
18.8 WB5ITT New Orleans
WB5ITT BM
 444.6000 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311587 — New Orleans, LA
19.8 WI5ARD Bush
WI5ARD WIRES-X
 145.4700 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 40967 — Bush, LA
19.9 WI5ARD Bush
WI5ARD WIRES-X
 443.4000 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 40967 WIRES-X 30967 — Bush, LA
21.8 KB5PMP PICAYUNE
KB5PMP BM
 433.6250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311587703 — PICAYUNE, MS
22.4 KD5KNZ Covington
KD5KNZ AllStar
 442.5000 +5 TONE 156.7 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) AllStar 27511 BrandMeister 312205 — Covington, LA
23.2 KJ5ODE Watson
KJ5ODE BM
 438.6800 -0.1 CC7 DMR BrandMeister 322216904 — Watson, LA
23.9 N5UXT Offline New Orleans
N5UXT BM
 444.2250 +5 none D-STAR (C4FM,DMR,DV,P25) BrandMeister 312204 — New Orleans, LA
25.0 WB5ERM Folsom
WB5ERM
 146.7150 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Folsom, LA
25.6 WN1R Offline New Orleans Plaq
WN1R BM
 443.6000 +5 TSQL 123.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,DV,FM,P25) BrandMeister 314554 BrandMeister 314692 BrandMeister 314775 — New Orleans, LA
25.6 KB5AVY Offline Metairie NOLA
KB5AVY
 444.1500 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Metairie, LA
26.6 W5MCC Chalmette
W5MCC IRLP
 146.8600 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 670744 IRLP 3914 — Chalmette, LA
26.6 W5MCC Chalmette
W5MCC WIRES-X
 444.8000 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 36578 — Chalmette, LA
27.0 N5OZG New Orleans
N5OZG
 444.5750 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — New Orleans, LA
27.5 W5GAD Metairie Copelan
W5GAD
 444.0000 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Metairie, LA
27.5 AB6Z Offline Carriere
AB6Z
 147.0900 +0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Carriere, MS
27.6 W5MCC Offline New Orleans
W5MCC
 224.1200 -1.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — New Orleans, LA
27.7 KD5JFE New Orleans
KD5JFE BM
 449.8250 -5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312202 — New Orleans, LA
27.7 K5LZP New Orleans
K5LZP BM
 147.0300 +0.6 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312213 — New Orleans, LA
27.7 K5LZP Offline New Orleans Dtwn
K5LZP BM
 146.7750 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,DV,FM,P25) BrandMeister 312213 — New Orleans, LA
27.7 KB5OZE Offline New Orleans Dtwn
KB5OZE BM
 444.8250 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,FM,P25) BrandMeister 312212 — New Orleans, LA
27.8 NO5LA New Orleans Dtwn
NO5LA WIRES-X
 147.0300 +0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 55797 — New Orleans, LA
27.8 KF5SKU Offline New Orleans Dtwn
KF5SKU
 145.2500 -0.6 none D-STAR — New Orleans, LA
27.8 KF5SKU Offline New Orleans Dtwn
KF5SKU
 444.4750 +5 none D-STAR — New Orleans, LA
27.9 W5MCC Offline New Orleans
W5MCC
 444.7000 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — New Orleans, LA
28.0 W4NDF Offline New Orleans Xavi
W4NDF
 147.1200 +0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — New Orleans, LA
28.0 N5OZG New Orleans
N5OZG EchoLink
 146.8200 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) EchoLink 324939 — New Orleans, LA
28.0 N5UXT New Orleans
N5UXT AllStar
 444.9500 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) AllStar 29719 EchoLink 838977 IRLP 8016 — New Orleans, LA
28.2 AE5BZ Offline Metairie
AE5BZ BM
 442.6500 +5 CC5 DMR BrandMeister 311451 — Metairie, LA
28.2 W5RU Metairie
W5RU WIRES-X
 147.3600 +0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 35834 — Metairie, LA
28.2 N5OZG Offline Metairie
N5OZG BM
 444.7750 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,DV,FM,P25) BrandMeister — Metairie, LA
28.6 AE5BZ Metairie
AE5BZ AllStar
 444.6250 +5 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) AllStar 49741 — Metairie, LA
29.1 K0CPM Offline Jefferson
K0CPM IRLP
 146.5500 simplex TSQL 88.5 FM (analog) IRLP 4655 — Jefferson, LA
29.2 W5GAD Jefferson
W5GAD
 146.9250 -0.6 none D-STAR — Jefferson, LA
29.2 W5GAD Jefferson
W5GAD
 444.9250 +5 none D-STAR — Jefferson, LA
29.2 W5GAD Offline Jefferson
W5GAD
 1285.0000 -12 none D-STAR — Jefferson, LA
29.3 W5GAD Offline Jefferson
W5GAD
 147.2400 +0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Jefferson, LA
29.6 NO5LA Jefferson Causew
NO5LA BM
 444.5500 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (DMR,FM,P25) BrandMeister 311629 — Jefferson, LA
29.6 WN1R New Orleans
WN1R AllStar
 443.1500 +5 none FM (analog) AllStar 627037 — New Orleans, LA
29.8 W5MCC Offline Gretna
W5MCC
 147.0750 +0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Gretna, LA
30.5 KD5KNZ Manchac
KD5KNZ WIRES-X
 444.8750 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,FM) WIRES-X 36625 — Manchac, LA
30.6 WN1R Offline New Orleans USCG
WN1R AllStar
 444.2750 simplex DCS 023 FM (analog) AllStar 627032 AllStar 627035 — New Orleans, LA
31.0 KA5EPR Diamondhead
KA5EPR
 444.4500 +5 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Diamondhead, MS
32.1 W5ABD Marrero WJM Ctr
W5ABD
 146.9400 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Marrero, LA
32.2 WB5ITT Marrero
WB5ITT AllStar
 224.6000 simplex TONE 100.0 FM (analog) AllStar 55873 — Marrero, LA
32.9 KA5EZQ Belle Chasse
KA5EZQ
 146.8950 -0.6 TONE 114.8 FM (analog) — Belle Chasse, LA
33.0 KB5OZE Marrero
KB5OZE WIRES-X
 444.8000 +5 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 36578 — Marrero, LA
33.1 KB5MPW Offline Bay Saint Louis
KB5MPW
 53.6500 -0.5 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Bay Saint Louis, MS
35.6 W5MCC Marrero
W5MCC BM
 442.5500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 310187 — Marrero, LA
35.6 W5MCC Grand Isle
W5MCC BM
 443.5750 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) BrandMeister 310187 — Grand Isle, LA
35.6 WB5NET Hammond N Oaks
WB5NET
 145.1300 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Hammond, LA
35.7 WB5NET Hammond N Oaks
WB5NET
 444.2500 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) — Hammond, LA
36.2 W5MCC Perkinston Salme
W5MCC
 443.9500 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Perkinston, MS
37.3 K5WDH Loranger
K5WDH WIRES-X
 443.8750 +5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) WIRES-X 94768 — Loranger, LA
38.1 WA5ARC Sheridan WP 911
WA5ARC AllStar
 145.4300 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 45388 EchoLink 967512 AllStar 47474 — Sheridan, LA
38.4 KF5BSZ Sheridan
KF5BSZ
 147.4400 in 144.9000 none D-STAR — Sheridan, LA
38.4 WB5BTR Sheridan
WB5BTR
 442.4250 +5 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Sheridan, LA
38.4 KF5BSZ Sheridan
KF5BSZ
 444.5875 +5 none D-STAR — Sheridan, LA
38.4 KF5BSZ Sheridan
KF5BSZ
 1293.0000 -20 none D-STAR — Sheridan, LA
38.4 W5RAR Sheridan
W5RAR
 442.3250 +5 none FM (analog) — Sheridan, LA
38.8 W5RAR LaPlace
W5RAR AllStar
 444.6750 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) AllStar 41224 — LaPlace, LA
39.1 W5TEO Hammond
W5TEO
 146.6100 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Hammond, LA
39.4 W5XTR Franklinton
W5XTR BM
 442.3250 +5 CC2 DMR BrandMeister 313294 — Franklinton, LA
40.2 N6PJW Poplarville
N6PJW BM
 443.2500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314654 — Poplarville, MS
40.4 WB5LHS LaPlace
WB5LHS
 442.5500 +5 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — LaPlace, LA
40.4 W5RAR Offline LaPlace
W5RAR
 443.8250 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — LaPlace, LA
40.4 W5RAR LaPlace
W5RAR BM
 442.6750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312214 — LaPlace, LA
40.5 W5RAR LaPlace
W5RAR AllStar
 146.8050 -0.6 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) AllStar 43932 EchoLink 983582 — LaPlace, LA
40.8 W5PMS Poplarville
W5PMS
 444.8500 +5 none FM (analog) — Poplarville, MS
40.9 WB5NET Hammond Tickfaw
WB5NET
 147.0000 -0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Hammond, LA
41.5 K5PRC Offline Poplarville
K5PRC
 145.1500 -0.6 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) — Poplarville, MS
41.6 N6PJW Poplarville
N6PJW BM
 440.8500 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 314772 — Poplarville, MS
42.0 W5LMS Franklinton
W5LMS WIRES-X
 449.0250 -5 DG-ID 01 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 93528 — Franklinton, LA
42.0 W5LMS Pine
W5LMS
 444.0250 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Pine, LA
44.2 KE5ILT Wilmer
KE5ILT
 147.3450 +0.6 Fusion (C4FM) — Wilmer, LA
45.5 K4DTM GULFPORT
K4DTM AllStar
 147.5550 simplex TONE 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 51785 — GULFPORT, MS
47.2 W5NRU Poplarville Hill
W5NRU
 145.4100 -0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Poplarville, MS
47.3 WX5RLT Des Allemands
WX5RLT
 442.1000 +5 TSQL 114.8 FM (analog) — Des Allemands, LA
47.5 N9OKV Gulfport
N9OKV
 146.8350 -0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) — Gulfport, MS
47.7 WX5HAR Gulfport Courtho
WX5HAR
 146.8350 -0.6 TSQL 136.5 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Gulfport, MS
48.1 W5LRS Holden
W5LRS
 146.7300 -0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Holden, LA