Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W5ARV callsign genealogy
Currently held by Viesselmann, Andrew R
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 W5ARV's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Viesselmann, Andrew RTXgranted 2016-02-16cancelled 2016-03-11
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5ARV.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5ARV, oldest first.
- SHAW, WILL A TX1995-01-31 → cancelled 2007-02-01
- Viesselmann, Andrew R TX2026-02-06 active