Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
N5ELK callsign genealogy
Currently held by BROWN, JAMES E
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 N5ELK's current licensee, walking backwards.
- BETTS, DENNIS ENMgranted 1999-02-10cancelled 2003-08-26
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held N5ELK.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign N5ELK, oldest first.
- BROWN, JAMES E TX1988-03-22 → cancelled 2000-03-23
- Betts MR, Dennis E NM2023-07-25 active