N9TPB FCC License Search
🕒 FCC license data updated yesterday 9:45 am CDT · next update today 6:00 am CDT
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)

WE5B HAM

Amateur Extra class licensed since 1988 (38 yrs) WE5B since 2022 · previously W5EH, NZ5J, N5DEB, K5EJB, KI5CNW, KB0NZP, N9ADW Sinton, TX Grid EL18fa LoTW user 34 repeaters within 50 mi
🔒 Not available — currently licensed, through Nov 4, 2032. If it isn't renewed, it opens for vanity requests Nov 5, 2034.

📬 QSL: LoTW user · last upload Jan 24, 2026 · eQSL AG as N9ADW · QRZ · HamQTH

📝 WE5B has filed vanity applications before — latest filed Oct 17, 2022 · what was requested

Currently held by ERIC J BLANCHARD · 2 holders on record

Current holder: ERIC J BLANCHARD

Held WE5B Nov 4, 2022 → present · first licensed May 10, 1988 as N9ADW · 12 licenses · FRN 0022429617
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1979 as N9ADW, 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: JAMES C MC ALPINE

Held WE5B Oct 16, 1990 → Oct 16, 2020 · first licensed Oct 16, 1990 as WE5B · 1 license · FRN 0003891967
📖 In the printed callbooks since 1982 as KA5KNN, 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.
WE5B 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 WE5B

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 17, 2022
Granted Nov 4, 2022
0010241562
 NZ5J · ERIC J BLANCHARD · Amateur Extra
Attn: Eric Blanchard · 600 W. Cleveland Blvd, Aransas Pass, TX 78336
27.9279, -97.1713 (ZIP center) · Grid EL17jw · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.WE5B ✓ Granted
 Granted
got WE5B
Filed May 1, 2020
Award date was May 19, 2020
0009063679
 K5EJB · ERIC J BLANCHARD · Amateur Extra
Attn: Eric Blanchard · 600 W. Cleveland Blvd, Aransas Pass, TX 78336
27.9279, -97.1713 (ZIP center) · Grid EL17jw · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.NZ5J
Granted
Filed Mar 30, 2020
Award date was Apr 17, 2020
0009027433
 K5EJB · ERIC J BLANCHARD · Amateur Extra
Attn: Eric Blanchard · 600 W. Cleveland Blvd, Aransas Pass, TX 78336
27.9279, -97.1713 (ZIP center) · Grid EL17jw · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.AB5M Held by John S Campbell until Apr 17, 2030
 Dismissed
Filed Nov 8, 2019
Granted Jun 27, 2014
0008873011
 NZ5J · ERIC J BLANCHARD · Amateur Extra
Attn: Eric Blanchard · 600 W. Cleveland Blvd, Aransas Pass, TX 78336
27.9279, -97.1713 (ZIP center) · Grid EL17jw · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.K5EJB ✓ Granted
 Granted
got K5EJB
Filed Oct 21, 2019
Award date was Nov 8, 2019
0008843582
 NZ5J · ERIC J BLANCHARD · Amateur Extra
Attn: Eric Blanchard · 600 W. Cleveland Blvd, Aransas Pass, TX 78336
27.9279, -97.1713 (ZIP center) · Grid EL17jw · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.N5AB Held by MICHAEL A JARVIS until Nov 30, 2029
2.WB5E Held by JOE K MC KEEL until Nov 8, 2029
 Dismissed
Filed Jan 31, 2019
Award date was Feb 18, 2019
0008498485
 K5EJB · ERIC J BLANCHARD · Amateur Extra
Attn: Eric Blanchard · 600 W. Cleveland Blvd, Aransas Pass, TX 78336
27.9279, -97.1713 (ZIP center) · Grid EL17jw · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.K5OD Held by ERIC W CHAMBLESS until Feb 20, 2029
2.K5TY Held by Rowland Hill until Feb 2, 2029
3.K5BO Held by Barry A Oaks until Feb 1, 2029
4.W5KX Held by WILLIAM R SATTERWHITE until Feb 5, 2029
5.NZ5J
6.W5UZ Held by OMNI AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION until Feb 20, 2029
7.N5CM Held by TIMOTHY J DEMPSEY until Feb 14, 2029
8.AL5O Held by ALBERT A DENIS until Feb 15, 2032
9.KL5E Held by Aaron T Dalton until Apr 17, 2036
 Granted
Filed Jun 9, 2014
Granted Jun 27, 2014
0006319884
 N9ADW · ERIC J BLANCHARD · General
Attn: Eric Blanchard · 600 W. Cleveland Blvd, Aransas Pass, TX 78336
27.9279, -97.1713 (ZIP center) · Grid EL17jw · CQ 4 · ITU 7 · map ↗
1.K5EJB ✓ Granted
 Granted
got K5EJB

Others Requesting WE5B

7 applications listed WE5B as a choice, newest first.

FiledAwardApplicantChoice #WE5BResult
Oct 24, 2022 Nov 11, 2022 KQ4DMN · DEBORAH W STONE · STAFFORD, VA 5Not granted They got KR9M (choice 9)
Oct 17, 2022 Nov 4, 2022 KF5QLF · Dennis L Fender · Temple, TX 2Dismissed Application dismissed
Oct 17, 2022 Nov 4, 2022 NZ5J · ERIC J BLANCHARD · Aransas Pass, TX 1Granted Granted this call
Oct 17, 2022 Nov 4, 2022 KO4AHL · ROMAN MOLLA · ATLANTA, GA 7Not granted They got K0GYG (choice 20)
Oct 17, 2022 Nov 4, 2022 KI5UUS · Mickey R Fletcher · Odessa, TX 1Dismissed Application dismissed
Oct 17, 2022 Nov 4, 2022 W5MWM · Eric Robertson · Plano, TX 2Not granted They got WW9K (choice 3)
Oct 17, 2022 Nov 4, 2022 NM5GM · Greg S Malesich · RIO RANCHO, NM 2Not granted They got W5ER (choice 1)

📡 On the Air: APRS, Digital & WSPR Spots

No APRS positions, PSK Reporter reports or WSPR spots for WE5B in the last 24 hours. They show up here within seconds of WE5B beaconing on APRS, being heard on FT8, FT4 and other digital modes, or sending a WSPR beacon.

Repeaters within 50 Miles

34 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
23.3 W5LCR Refugio
W5LCR AllStar
 147.2000 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 614492 AllStar 614495 🗓 1 net 1 net · 63 check-ins · 54 stations Refugio, TX
21.1 AD5CA Corpus Christi
AD5CA CBridge-2.
 441.6000 +5 CC1 DMR CBridge-2.0 BrandMeister C-Bridge 🗓 1 net 1 net · 8 check-ins · 7 stations Corpus Christi, TX
7.9 K5YZZ Taft
K5YZZ
 444.8000 +5 none FM (analog) — Taft, TX
14.8 N5MXI Offline Corpus Christi [
N5MXI IRLP
 446.9000 simplex TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) IRLP 7983 — Corpus Christi [Nano-Node], TX
17.1 W5LEX Corp USS Lexingt
W5LEX IRLP
 444.8500 +5 TSQL 103.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 907637 IRLP 4216 — Corpus Christi, TX
17.8 WA2MCT Corpus Christi
WA2MCT
 443.7000 +5 TONE 156.7 FM (analog) — Corpus Christi, TX
17.8 WA5MPA Corpus Christi
WA5MPA
 443.9500 +5 none FM (analog) — Corpus Christi, TX
17.8 WD5FJX Corpus Christi
WD5FJX
 444.3500 +5 none FM (analog) — Corpus Christi, TX
17.8 KC5HWB Corpus Christi
KC5HWB
 443.1250 +5 CC9 DMR — Corpus Christi, TX
18.2 N5CRP Corpus Christi
N5CRP
 147.1000 +0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Corpus Christi, TX
18.4 KC5HWB Violet
KC5HWB CBridge-2
 444.6000 +5 CC9 DMR CBridge-2.0 — Violet, TX
18.9 N5CRP Corpus Christi
N5CRP
 146.8200 -0.6 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Corpus Christi, TX
19.1 K1IMD Mathis
K1IMD Mixed-Mode
 146.8000 -0.6 CC1 DMR Mixed-Mode — Mathis, TX
21.2 KF5NJQ Portland
KF5NJQ
 147.3400 +0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Portland, TX
21.2 W5ICC Ingleside
W5ICC
 147.2200 +0.6 TONE 173.8 FM (analog) — Ingleside, TX
21.2 W5ICC Ingleside
W5ICC
 444.9000 +5 TONE 151.4 FM (analog) (DV,FM) — Ingleside, TX
22.2 KG5DHL Corpus Christi
KG5DHL
 444.1000 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — Corpus Christi, TX
23.3 K5WAG Offline Refugio
K5WAG
 443.0500 +5 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Refugio, TX
23.5 W5QLD Corpus Christi
W5QLD AllStar
 441.3500 +5 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) (DMR,FM) AllStar 283860 AllStar 28386 BrandMeister 311020 — Corpus Christi, TX
24.2 W0IT Offline Corpus
W0IT IRLP
 446.0250 simplex TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) IRLP 3567 — Corpus, TX
26.4 N5CRP Corpus Christi
N5CRP
 146.8800 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) (FM,C4FM) — Corpus Christi, TX
26.4 N5CRP Corpus Christi
N5CRP AllStar
 442.2500 +5 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) AllStar 55093 AllStar 614702 — Corpus Christi, TX
29.0 W5DK Beeville
W5DK IRLP
 443.5250 +5 TONE 141.3 FM (analog) EchoLink 3763 IRLP 3795 — Beeville, TX
29.0 KD5PXB Beeville
KD5PXB
 53.6500 -1 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) — Beeville, TX
29.3 W6AUS Beeville
W6AUS BM
 440.3250 +5 CC1 DMR BrandMeister 311364 — Beeville, TX
29.3 W5DTW Beeville
W5DTW Mixed-Mode
 444.7000 +5 CC1 DMR Mixed-Mode — Beeville, TX
34.2 K5ENT Corpus Christi
K5ENT WIRES-X
 442.5750 +5 TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) (C4FM,FM) WIRES-X 93666 — Corpus Christi, TX
40.0 KF5UPC Alice
KF5UPC BM
 441.9750 +5 TONE 107.2 FM (analog) (C4FM,DMR,DV,FM) BrandMeister 310280 — Alice, TX
40.8 K5DJS Tuleta
K5DJS IRLP
 145.7150 simplex TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) EchoLink 492748 IRLP 3594 — Tuleta, TX
42.3 K5YFL George West
K5YFL
 146.9800 -0.6 TSQL 107.2 FM (analog) — George West, TX
42.3 KD5FVZ George West
KD5FVZ
 443.6750 +5 none FM (analog) — George West, TX
42.3 KC5QPP Beeville
KC5QPP IRLP
 444.9250 +5 TONE 136.5 FM (analog) EchoLink 4639 IRLP 3639 — Beeville, TX
42.4 K1IMD No Padre Island
K1IMD IRLP
 146.5500 simplex TSQL 100.0 FM (analog) IRLP 4689 — No Padre Island, TX
44.2 WB5MCT Goliad
WB5MCT
 146.7400 -0.6 TONE 103.5 FM (analog) — Goliad, TX