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Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14

W5NIW callsign genealogy

Currently held by MC DONALD, JOHN 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 W5NIW's current licensee, walking backwards.

  1. K5NIWcancelled· A
    Miller Jr, William ETXgranted 2007-10-10cancelled 2008-09-03
  2. KB5WAcancelled· A
    Miller Jr, William ETXgranted 2006-01-05cancelled 2007-10-10

Successor callsigns

Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5NIW.

No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.

All historical holders

Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5NIW, oldest first.

  • MC DONALD, JOHN E MS
    1997-10-20 → cancelled 2008-08-09
  • Miller Jr, William E TX
    2018-06-13 active
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