Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W5JIA callsign genealogy
Currently held by PURNELL, TOMMY A
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 W5JIA's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Purnell, Matthew CILgranted 2025-04-08cancelled 2025-05-06
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5JIA.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5JIA, oldest first.
- PURNELL, TOMMY A TX2005-11-30 → cancelled 2018-03-01
- Purnell, Matthew C IL2025-05-06 active