Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W5FRN callsign genealogy
Currently held by NELSON, ROSS M
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 W5FRN's current licensee, walking backwards.
- WALKER, HOWARD LTXgranted 2015-01-15cancelled 2017-05-26
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5FRN.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5FRN, oldest first.
- NELSON, ROSS M TX1989-10-10 → cancelled 2001-10-11
- WALKER, HOWARD L TX2017-05-26 active