Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W5IAN callsign genealogy
Currently held by Langworth, Ian
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 W5IAN's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Langworth, IanCAgranted 2017-11-21cancelled 2017-12-23
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5IAN.
- Venable, Ian GAZgranted 2025-06-06
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5IAN, oldest first.
- GUNN, JACK C TX1996-05-22 → cancelled 2008-05-23
- Venable, Ian G CA2013-12-06 → cancelled 2015-08-07
- Langworth, Ian CA2017-12-23 active