Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W5YIY callsign genealogy
Currently held by CARTER, BILLY J
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 W5YIY's current licensee, walking backwards.
- CARTER, GARY GTXgranted 1996-11-18cancelled 2003-09-03
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5YIY.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5YIY, oldest first.
- CARTER, BILLY J TX1999-08-09 → cancelled 2002-10-10
- CARTER, GARY G TX2023-09-21 active