Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W5TEX callsign genealogy
Currently held by STEELHAMMER, JAMES 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 W5TEX's current licensee, walking backwards.
- STEELHAMMER, JAMES EWAgranted 2011-05-21cancelled 2016-09-13
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5TEX.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5TEX, oldest first.
- SOUTH TEXAS AMAT RAD SOC TX2004-08-09 → cancelled 2016-08-25
- STEELHAMMER, JAMES E WA2016-09-13 active