Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
WU5X callsign genealogy
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 WU5X's current licensee, walking backwards.
- POOLE, JIMMY WARgranted 1996-07-03cancelled 2001-06-12
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held WU5X.
- DE VRIES, JAMES FORgranted 2018-01-23
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign WU5X, oldest first.
- POOLE, JAMES W AL2021-04-16 active
- —— → cancelled 1998-04-22