Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W5PLB callsign genealogy
Currently held by Babb, Larry W
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 W5PLB's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Babb, Larry WARgranted 2019-02-06cancelled 2019-03-19
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5PLB.
- SIMANTEL, RONALD JOHgranted 2019-06-05
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5PLB, oldest first.
- Babb, Larry W AR2019-03-19 active
- SIMANTEL, RONALD J— → cancelled 1999-06-08