Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
WQ5R callsign genealogy
Currently held by CHESHIRE JR, WALTER
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 WQ5R's current licensee, walking backwards.
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held WQ5R.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign WQ5R, oldest first.
- CHESHIRE JR, WALTER TX1998-11-16 → cancelled 2010-11-17
- MC CROREY, GARY L OK2020-09-22 active