Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W5ASH callsign genealogy
Currently held by RAINEY, HOWARD 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 W5ASH's current licensee, walking backwards.
- ASH, STEVE CTXgranted 2015-06-04cancelled 2015-06-23
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5ASH.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5ASH, oldest first.
- RAINEY, HOWARD R TX1991-12-03 → cancelled 2003-12-04
- Ash, Steve TX2025-05-16 active