Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W5LAM callsign genealogy
Currently held by SMITH, ESTUS B
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 W5LAM's current licensee, walking backwards.
- LAMBERT, JOSEPH PTXgranted 2015-06-09cancelled 2015-06-30
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5LAM.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5LAM, oldest first.
- SMITH, ESTUS B FL1998-11-25 → cancelled 2010-11-27
- Lambert, Joseph P TX2025-06-06 active