Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W5IHL callsign genealogy
Currently held by LECHENGER, LOUIS C
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 W5IHL's current licensee, walking backwards.
The current licensee has not held any other callsign on record.
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5IHL.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5IHL, oldest first.
- LECHENGER, LOUIS C TX1997-10-10 → cancelled 1998-08-16
- HERDELL, RICHARD W CA2018-07-31 active