Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W7ORV callsign genealogy
Currently held by Smith Jr., Louis 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 W7ORV's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Smith Jr., Louis EWAgranted 2020-06-22cancelled 2020-07-10
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W7ORV.
- DEES, DAVID CAZgranted 2017-09-19cancelled 2019-04-16
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W7ORV, oldest first.
- DEES, DAVID C AZ2015-07-03 → cancelled 2017-09-19
- Smith Jr., Louis E WA2020-07-10 active