Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
N5TXN callsign genealogy
Currently held by ELLIS JR, WILLIAM 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 N5TXN's current licensee, walking backwards.
- CARLIN, JAMESTXgranted 2022-12-13cancelled 2023-07-18
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held N5TXN.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign N5TXN, oldest first.
- ELLIS JR, WILLIAM E TX2011-03-31 → cancelled 2023-06-02
- CARLIN, JAMES TX2023-07-18 active