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Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14

W4DES callsign genealogy

Currently held by Smith Sr, Donald 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 W4DES's current licensee, walking backwards.

  1. KO4AETcancelled· G
    Smith Sr, Donald EFLgranted 2019-11-20cancelled 2019-12-14

Successor callsigns

Callsigns held now by people who previously held W4DES.

  1. W4XCactive· E
    SANDERS, DAVID ENCgranted 2026-08-01
  2. N4INactive· E
    SHELTON, DAVID EKYgranted 2020-09-09

All historical holders

Every license row we've seen with the callsign W4DES, oldest first.

  • SHELTON, DAVID E KY
    1998-03-03 → cancelled 2000-12-05
  • SANDERS, DAVID E NC
    2013-08-27 → cancelled 2016-09-24
  • Smith Sr, Donald E SC
    2019-12-14 active
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