Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W5IWZ callsign genealogy
Currently held by BARNES, MICHAEL E
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 W5IWZ's current licensee, walking backwards.
- BARNES, MICHAEL ETXgranted 2005-12-20cancelled 2007-05-08
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5IWZ.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5IWZ, oldest first.
- BARNES SR, WILLIAM W FL2000-03-24 → cancelled 2006-03-22
- BARNES, MICHAEL E TX2017-05-03 active