Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W5EKB callsign genealogy
Currently held by Eichorn, Benjamin K
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 W5EKB's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Eichorn, Benjamin KNCgranted 2023-03-08cancelled 2023-08-29
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5EKB.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5EKB, oldest first.
- Wise, Richard E MS2006-01-07 → cancelled 2018-01-09
- Eichorn, Benjamin K NC2023-08-29 active