Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W5BDE callsign genealogy
Currently held by ESSARY, BARRY D
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 W5BDE's current licensee, walking backwards.
- ESSARY, BARRY DMSgranted 2010-07-16cancelled 2010-08-24
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5BDE.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5BDE, oldest first.
- Holden, Ellie L TX2007-10-19 → cancelled 2008-05-28
- ESSARY, BARRY D MS2010-08-24 → cancelled 2020-01-03