Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W5OWA callsign genealogy
Currently held by Ott, Charles 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 W5OWA's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Ott, Charles ETXgranted 2022-04-11cancelled 2022-04-29
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5OWA.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5OWA, oldest first.
- OTT, CHARLES A TX1987-12-29 → cancelled 1999-12-30
- Ott, Charles E TX2022-04-29 active