Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
K5JRS callsign genealogy
Currently held by VAUGHN, CLYDE R
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 K5JRS's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Smith Jr, James RLAgranted 2025-08-13cancelled 2025-09-03
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held K5JRS.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign K5JRS, oldest first.
- VAUGHN, CLYDE R TX1999-02-03 → cancelled 2011-02-04
- VAUGHN, CLYDE R TX2011-07-01 → cancelled 2023-07-12
- Smith Jr, James R LA2025-09-03 active