Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W5KIM callsign genealogy
Currently held by McDonald, John K
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 W5KIM's current licensee, walking backwards.
- BRADSHAW, KIMLAgranted 2024-01-30cancelled 2024-02-17
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5KIM.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5KIM, oldest first.
- McDonald, John K MD2007-10-12 → cancelled 2019-10-16
- BRADSHAW, KIM LA2024-02-17 active