Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
WB5RTY callsign genealogy
Currently held by HUDSON JR, 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 WB5RTY's current licensee, walking backwards.
- HUDSON, MATTHEW ETXgranted 2004-05-15cancelled 2011-07-12
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held WB5RTY.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign WB5RTY, oldest first.
- HUDSON JR, JAMES E TX2005-04-05 → cancelled 2010-09-01
- HUDSON, MATTHEW E TX2021-05-04 active