Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
K5DRE callsign genealogy
Currently held by HITES, WILLIAM H
The FCC publishes a previous_call_sign on
every amateur license — a self-link to the licensee's prior callsign.
Following those links produces the chain below.
Previous callsigns
Older callsigns held by K5DRE's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Vilas, AndreaTXgranted 2017-10-16cancelled 2020-06-30
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held K5DRE.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign K5DRE, oldest first.
- HITES, WILLIAM H TX2007-05-17 → cancelled 2019-05-18
- Vilas, Andrea B TX2020-06-30 active