Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W5AAE callsign genealogy
Currently held by NICHOLS, ORVILLE J
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 W5AAE's current licensee, walking backwards.
- BROOMBAUGH, ANDREW KNCgranted 2018-02-21cancelled 2023-01-31
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5AAE.
- Beugelmans, Daniel BNMgranted 2020-11-07
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5AAE, oldest first.
- NICHOLS, ORVILLE J NC2007-01-27 → cancelled 2019-02-13
- Beugelmans, Daniel B NM2020-09-18 → cancelled 2020-11-07
- BROOMBAUGH, ANDREW K NC2023-01-31 active