Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W5DFC callsign genealogy
Currently held by THOMAS, ERNEST L
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 W5DFC's current licensee, walking backwards.
- THOMAS, ERNEST LMSgranted 2005-05-25cancelled 2007-02-13
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5DFC.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5DFC, oldest first.
- ENGELHARDT, RALPH W TX1996-02-29 → cancelled 2003-12-01
- THOMAS, ERNEST L MS2016-12-09 active