Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
N5ABS callsign genealogy
Currently held by Smith, Alan B
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 N5ABS's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Smith, Alan BMSgranted 2014-08-04cancelled 2014-08-26
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held N5ABS.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign N5ABS, oldest first.
- SMITH, JAMES T WA1998-01-23 → cancelled 2010-01-26
- Smith, Alan B MS2024-12-17 active