Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W5IR callsign genealogy
Currently held by ARMSTRONG, JOSEPH T
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 W5IR's current licensee, walking backwards.
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5IR.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5IR, oldest first.
- SMITH, ROBERT W TX1995-01-10 → cancelled 2003-05-02
- ARMSTRONG, JOSEPH T TX2005-06-14 → cancelled 2017-06-15
- Rees, Joseph H LA2017-07-04 active