Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
KE5KDE callsign genealogy
Currently held by Simmons, Jerry 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 KE5KDE's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Earls, Kevin DTXgranted 2025-07-08cancelled 2026-03-24
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held KE5KDE.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign KE5KDE, oldest first.
- Simmons, Jerry W TX2006-08-24 → cancelled 2018-08-25
- Earls, Kevin D TX2026-03-24 active