Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W5OBA callsign genealogy
Currently held by TURNER, RICHARD
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 W5OBA's current licensee, walking backwards.
- TURNER, RICHARDWYgranted 2024-04-12cancelled 2024-05-10
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5OBA.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5OBA, oldest first.
- TURNER, CHARLES J TX1996-09-19 → cancelled 2008-09-20
- TURNER, RICHARD WY2024-05-10 active