Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
K5RDE callsign genealogy
Currently held by BROWN, ROYCE W
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 K5RDE's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Elliott, Robert DLAgranted 2025-11-21cancelled 2026-04-28
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held K5RDE.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign K5RDE, oldest first.
- BROWN, ROYCE W TX1990-01-16 → cancelled 2002-03-07
- Elliott, Robert D LA2026-04-28 active