Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W5ABA callsign genealogy
Currently held by BROWN JR, DWIGHT M
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 W5ABA's current licensee, walking backwards.
- MCPHEE, JAMES DNMgranted 2009-06-08cancelled 2010-08-03
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5ABA.
- BROWN JR, DWIGHT MLAgranted 2004-05-04cancelled 2016-05-05
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5ABA, oldest first.
- BROWN, DWIGHT M LA1998-01-15 → cancelled 1998-06-05
- BROWN JR, DWIGHT M LA2003-03-25 → cancelled 2004-05-04
- MCPHEE, JAMES D NM2020-06-12 active