Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W5MDW callsign genealogy
Currently held by SMITH, ORVILLE R
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 W5MDW's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Willis, Mark DLAgranted 2019-07-31cancelled 2023-03-25
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5MDW.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5MDW, oldest first.
- SMITH, ORVILLE R TX1988-05-17 → cancelled 2000-05-18
- Willis, Mark D LA2023-03-25 active