Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
N9GKS callsign genealogy
Currently held by Nickel, James V
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 N9GKS's current licensee, walking backwards.
- NICKEL, JAMES VWIgranted 2011-05-20cancelled 2011-06-14
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held N9GKS.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign N9GKS, oldest first.
- NICKEL, JAMES V IL1997-01-28 → cancelled 2009-01-29
- Nickel, James V WI2021-03-23 active