N9TPB
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HAMs within 5 miles of N9TPB · Extra class operators in Madison, WI · or try N9TPB · K9* wildcards · Smith, John · 0004797601 (FRN) · 53703 · Madison, WIW5VDG HAM
✅ Available for a vanity request — free since Nov 19, 2011.
1x3 call: Technician, General, Advanced and Amateur Extra licensees can request it.
No pending applications list it.
📬 QSL: no LoTW uploads on record · not eQSL AG · QRZ · HamQTH
Not currently held · 1 holder on record · available since Nov 19, 2011
Previous holder: RALPH J GONTHIER
Held W5VDG Nov 18, 1999 → Nov 18, 2009 · first licensed Jan 11, 1999 as KC5YYE · 2 licenses · FRN 0002525673
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- Licensee
- RALPH J GONTHIER
- Address
- PO Box 691
CROWLEY, LA 70527
- FRN
- 0002525673
- Previous call
- KC5YYE (Technician Plus)
- Last granted
- Nov 18, 1999
- Effective
- Nov 18, 1999
- Last action
- Nov 19, 2011
FCC actions (2)
- Nov 19, 2011 — License expired LIEXP
- Nov 18, 1999 — License issued LIISS
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- Licensee
- RALPH J GONTHIER
- Address
- PO Box 691
CROWLEY, LA 70527
- FRN
- 0002525673
- Last granted
- Jan 11, 1999
- Effective
- Jan 11, 1999
- Last action
- Nov 18, 1999
FCC actions (1)
- Nov 18, 1999 — License canceled LICAN
Address history
From FCC database snapshots (2004 → now). "Seen" dates are the first and last snapshot showing that address.
- Seen Nov 7, 2004 → Oct 4, 2026 · 96 snapshots · as KC5YYE
RALPH J GONTHIER
PO Box 691
CROWLEY, LA 70527
Others requesting W5VDG
3 applications listed W5VDG as a choice, newest first.
| Filed | Award | Applicant | Choice # | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2026 | Apr 11, 2026 | AF5OS · VICTOR D GUNNOE III · LAREDO, TX | 6 | Granted |
| Jan 24, 2020 | Feb 11, 2020 | KG5EUU · BROWNSVILLE DIGITAL GROUP ARC · LOS FRESNOS, TX | 2 | Granted |
| Oct 14, 1999 | Nov 1, 1999 | KC5YYE · RALPH J GONTHIER · CROWLEY, LA | 2 | Granted |
📡 On the air: APRS, digital & WSPR spots
No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for W5VDG in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of W5VDG beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.