Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
K5KYD callsign genealogy
Currently held by HENSEL, WILLIAM F
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 K5KYD's current licensee, walking backwards.
- HENSEL, WILLIAM FLAgranted 2015-02-24cancelled 2015-07-07
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held K5KYD.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign K5KYD, oldest first.
- FREIDIN, SIDNEY TX1995-08-24 → cancelled 2007-08-25
- HENSEL, WILLIAM F LA2026-01-13 active