Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
N1ELS callsign genealogy
Currently held by Blount, James D
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 N1ELS's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Henderson, Niels AWAgranted 2024-07-09cancelled 2025-07-22
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held N1ELS.
- Blount, James DARgranted 2020-05-29
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign N1ELS, oldest first.
- SPINETTI, HUMBERTO NY1997-02-20 → cancelled 2009-02-21
- Blount, James D AR2016-07-08 → cancelled 2020-05-29
- Henderson, Niels A WA2025-07-22 active