Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W5EK callsign genealogy
Currently held by YEARGAIN, JOHN 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 W5EK's current licensee, walking backwards.
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5EK.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5EK, oldest first.
- LENOIR, WALTER F TX1999-09-22 → cancelled 2001-01-17
- YEARGAIN, JOHN R TX2012-12-05 → cancelled 2025-02-11
- Ealey, Marcus A FL2025-02-28 active