Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
N5VDM callsign genealogy
Currently held by KANEKO, SHINICHI
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 N5VDM's current licensee, walking backwards.
- McCAIN, VAN DLAgranted 2007-01-30cancelled 2007-03-16
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held N5VDM.
- MCCAIN, VAN DLAgranted 2020-02-03
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign N5VDM, oldest first.
- KANEKO, SHINICHI TX1991-08-06 → cancelled 2003-08-07
- MCCAIN, VAN D LA2007-03-16 → cancelled 2010-04-06