Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
N4IJW callsign genealogy
Currently held by SMITHERMAN, ORLAND C
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 N4IJW's current licensee, walking backwards.
- WALKER JR, JAMES WNCgranted 2014-03-04cancelled 2018-08-21
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held N4IJW.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign N4IJW, oldest first.
- SMITHERMAN, ORLAND C TN1997-10-23 → cancelled 2009-10-24
- WALKER JR, JAMES W NC2018-08-21 active