Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
K5MEL callsign genealogy
Currently held by CARL, MELVIN E
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 K5MEL's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Lerman, Michael ETXgranted 2015-08-04cancelled 2021-03-13
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held K5MEL.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign K5MEL, oldest first.
- CARL, MELVIN E NM2008-08-28 → cancelled 2020-11-25
- LERMAN, MICHAEL E TX2021-03-13 active