Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W5CDW callsign genealogy
Currently held by Wilkinson, Charles 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 W5CDW's current licensee, walking backwards.
- WILSON, CAROL DARgranted 2013-05-03cancelled 2023-06-22
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5CDW.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5CDW, oldest first.
- BUCK, ERNEST R OK1996-11-26 → cancelled 2008-11-27
- Wilkinson, Charles D OK2011-05-27 → cancelled 2023-05-31
- Winkle, Carol AR2023-06-22 active