Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W1BDS callsign genealogy
Currently held by BURGESS, WILSON E
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 W1BDS's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Softley, Burnill DNEgranted 2013-10-28cancelled 2015-06-13
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W1BDS.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W1BDS, oldest first.
- BURGESS, WILSON E MA1995-05-16 → cancelled 2007-05-17
- Softley, Burnill D NE2026-08-01 active