Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
K6DWS callsign genealogy
Currently held by Smith, Donald W
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 K6DWS's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Stegemoller, DerekIDgranted 2025-01-18cancelled 2025-02-21
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held K6DWS.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign K6DWS, oldest first.
- Smith, Donald W CA2012-05-17 → cancelled 2024-08-07
- Stegemoller, Derek ID2025-02-21 active