Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
K5KLS callsign genealogy
Currently held by SMITH, KEVIN
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 K5KLS's current licensee, walking backwards.
- SMITH, KEVINLAgranted 2013-04-08cancelled 2021-11-02
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held K5KLS.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign K5KLS, oldest first.
- BRUTON, ARCHIE L TX2007-02-07 → cancelled 2019-03-28
- SMITH, KEVIN LA2021-11-02 active