Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W5SWE callsign genealogy
Currently held by TOWNSON, DENNY 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 W5SWE's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Werder, Charles LTXgranted 2023-04-04cancelled 2023-07-28
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5SWE.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5SWE, oldest first.
- TOWNSON, DENNY R NH2005-04-27 → cancelled 2017-07-19
- Werder, Charles L TX2023-07-28 active