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)

WA5I HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 2000 (26 yrs) WA5I since 2008 · previously N5KNC, KD5LTX Fayetteville, AR Grid EM32vm 30 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Dec 30, 2028. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Dec 31, 2030.

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

📝 WA5I has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Dec 12, 2008 · what was requested

Currently held by Colby D Powe · 2 holders on record

Current holder: Colby D Powe

Held WA5I Dec 30, 2008 → present · first licensed Sep 29, 2000 as KD5LTX · 3 licenses · FRN 0003904513

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: WILLIAM S SPRADLING

Held WA5I Dec 11, 1996 → Dec 11, 2006 · first licensed Aug 15, 1989 as KA5KSK · 1 license · FRN 0002418903
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1982 as KA5KSK, 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.

Earlier Holders

WA5I 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.
WA5I 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 WA5I

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 Dec 12, 2008
Granted Nov 21, 2018
0003665809
 N5KNC · Colby D Powe · Amateur Extra
2509 Culpepper RD APT 24, Alexandria, LA 71301
31.2742, -92.4671 (ZIP center) · Grid EM31sg · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.N5XI Held by NOAH COAD until Dec 19, 2028
2.KP5O Held before 1999
3.KP5R Held before 1999
4.NP5O Held before 1999
5.W5RJ Held by STEPHEN L WEBB until May 16, 2035
6.K5AJ Held by Aubrey J Carr Jr until Nov 29, 2028
7.WA5I ✓ Granted
8.AI5H Held by Lloyd R Heinze until Jun 8, 2032
9.WE5I Held by Graham R Welch until Oct 8, 2029
10.KO5A Held by ROBERT A KOSA until Jan 16, 2029
11.N5RG Held by FUMIHIKO SATO until Jan 10, 2029
12.N5SO Held by JERRY A CRAWFORD until Jan 6, 2029
13.KD5S Held by KELLY G SPENCER until Jan 17, 2029
 Granted
got WA5I
Filed Dec 16, 2005
Award date was Jan 3, 2006
0002413832
 N5KNC · Colby D Powe · Amateur Extra
3400 Government St APT 2, Alexandria, LA 71302
31.1970, -92.3702 (ZIP center) · Grid EM31te · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.N5SH Held by Horace T Means until Dec 4, 2032
 Dismissed
Filed Jan 28, 2002
Granted Mar 29, 2002
0000750017
 KD5LTX · Colby D Powe · General
PO Box 3376 NSU · Natchitoches, LA 71497
31.7490, -93.0980 (ZIP center) · Grid EM31kr · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.N5KNC ✓ Granted
2.N5CKP Available
3.N5CLK Held by Christopher L Kelley until Sep 15, 2030
4.N5KLC Available
5.N5CNK Available
6.N5KCP Held by Philip L Hahn until Aug 12, 2026
7.N5CPK Held before 1999
8.N5KPC Available
9.N5LTX Held by EDWARD T OSTERGARD until Aug 19, 2027
10.N5CKM Held before 1999
 Granted
got N5KNC

Others Requesting WA5I

3 applications listed WA5I as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #WA5IResult
Dec 12, 2008 Dec 30, 2008 N5KNC · Colby D Powe · Alexandria, LA 7Granted Granted this call
Dec 3, 2008 Dec 21, 2008 KE5VGH · Vern Vonheeder III · Las Cruces, NM 18Not granted They got WV5N (choice 12)
Nov 13, 2008 Dec 1, 2008 AB5OD · CHARLES O FARRIS JR · Geronimo, OK 1Not granted They got KB5QWC (choice 8)

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WA5I in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WA5I beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

30 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
1.6 KC5DR West Monroe
KC5DR AllStar
 147.1350 +0.6 TSQL 127.3 FM (analog) EchoLink 324152 AllStar 46594 AllStar 465940 🗓 1 net 1 net · 6 check-ins · 6 stations West Monroe, LA
2.9 KC5DR West Monroe
KC5DR LA-DMR
 443.7000 +5 CC3 DMR LA-DMR 🗓 1 net 1 net · 6 check-ins · 6 stations West Monroe, LA
2.9 KC5DR West Monroe
KC5DR
 443.8000 +5 TSQL 127.3 FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 6 check-ins · 6 stations West Monroe, LA
2.9 KC5DR West Monroe
KC5DR
 444.3000 +5 none FM (analog) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 6 check-ins · 6 stations West Monroe, LA
9.9 KC5DR Calhoun
KC5DR WIRES-X
 444.7000 +5 TSQL 127.3 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) WIRES-X 40967 🗓 1 net 1 net · 6 check-ins · 6 stations Calhoun, LA
16.6 KC5DR West Monroe
KC5DR AllStar
 146.9700 -0.6 TSQL 127.3 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) AllStar 47577 🗓 1 net 1 net · 6 check-ins · 6 stations West Monroe, LA
19.9 KC5DR Farmerville UPSO
KC5DR
 145.2300 -0.6 TSQL 127.3 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 6 check-ins · 6 stations Farmerville, LA
37.2 KC5DR Winnsboro
KC5DR
 146.7000 -0.6 TSQL 127.3 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) 🗓 1 net 1 net · 6 check-ins · 6 stations Winnsboro, LA
4.7 N5DMX Monroe
N5DMX
 146.8500 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Monroe, LA
4.7 K5RUS Monroe
K5RUS
 147.0150 +0.6 TONE 127.3 FM (analog) — Monroe, LA
4.7 K5RUS Offline Monroe
K5RUS
 224.9000 -1.6 TONE 127.3 FM (analog) — Monroe, LA
16.6 WB5LHS Monroe
WB5LHS
 442.7000 +5 TSQL 156.7 FM (analog) — Monroe, LA
24.6 N5EXS Bastrop
N5EXS
 146.9250 -0.6 TONE 127.3 FM (analog) — Bastrop, LA
25.7 WC5K Ruston
WC5K
 147.1200 +0.6 TSQL 94.8 FM (analog) — Ruston, LA
25.7 W5HGT Offline Ruston
W5HGT
 145.1900 -0.6 TONE 94.8 FM (analog) — Ruston, LA
26.0 WA5KNV Rayville
WA5KNV
 145.4900 -0.6 TONE 100.0 FM (analog) — Rayville, LA
26.0 WA5KNV Rayville
WA5KNV
 444.9500 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) — Rayville, LA
28.2 N5APB Ruston
N5APB
 145.1400 -0.6 none D-STAR — Ruston, LA
31.7 KG5BTN BASTROP
KG5BTN BM
 439.5500 in 433.5500 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312203601 BrandMeister 312203602 — BASTROP, LA
33.6 W5JC Bernice
W5JC
 147.0750 +0.6 TONE 127.3 FM (analog) — Bernice, LA
33.6 W5JC Offline Bernice
W5JC
 444.0750 +5 none FM (analog) — Bernice, LA
36.2 WB5NIN Jonesboro Wtr
WB5NIN
 146.7900 -0.6 none FM (analog) — Jonesboro, LA
36.2 WB5NIN Jonesboro
WB5NIN
 444.8000 +5 TSQL 173.8 FM (analog) — Jonesboro, LA
41.5 KF5PID Delhi
KF5PID
 147.1950 +0.6 none D-STAR — Delhi, LA
44.7 W5GIF Crossett
W5GIF WIRES-X
 146.6100 -0.6 DG-ID 00-00 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 72719 — Crossett, AR
44.7 N5SEA Crossett ACMC
N5SEA WIRES-X
 146.6100 -0.6 Fusion (C4FM) WIRES-X 82719 — Crossett, AR
44.8 N5SEA Crossett ACMC
N5SEA BM
 444.9750 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 312557 — Crossett, AR
45.0 N5SEA Crossett A.C.M.C
N5SEA AllStar
 444.8250 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) AllStar 62872 BrandMeister 315085 AllStar 465020 — Crossett, AR
46.1 N5RD Bryceland
N5RD
 147.3000 +0.6 TSQL 186.2 FM (analog) — Bryceland, LA
49.0 WB5NIN Winnfield Red Hl
WB5NIN
 147.0600 +0.6 TONE 173.8 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Winnfield, LA