Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W5DFB callsign genealogy
Currently held by REEVES, BEN C
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 W5DFB's current licensee, walking backwards.
- BUFTON, DENNIS FTXgranted 2008-01-17cancelled 2008-02-09
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5DFB.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5DFB, oldest first.
- REEVES, BEN C TX1994-03-08 → cancelled 2006-03-09
- BUFTON, DENNIS F TX2017-11-15 active