Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W5BIL callsign genealogy
Currently held by Hendricks Jr, Bill 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 W5BIL's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Hendricks Jr, Bill RTXgranted 2010-09-22cancelled 2011-03-19
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5BIL.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5BIL, oldest first.
- RIBBLE, BILLY J TX1998-01-22 → cancelled 2010-01-23
- Hendricks Jr, Bill R TX2021-01-26 active