Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
N4KDS callsign genealogy
Currently held by MANUEL III, ROBERT
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 N4KDS's current licensee, walking backwards.
- MANUEL III, ROBERTTNgranted 2001-10-24cancelled 2011-11-18
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held N4KDS.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign N4KDS, oldest first.
- SMITH, KEVIN D GA1998-12-30 → cancelled 2010-12-31
- MANUEL III, ROBERT TN2021-12-28 active