Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W1BNS callsign genealogy
Currently held by COUNSELL, MERRICK A
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 W1BNS's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Andrade, JohnMAgranted 2017-06-01cancelled 2022-01-08
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W1BNS.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W1BNS, oldest first.
- COUNSELL, MERRICK A SC2005-03-01 → cancelled 2017-05-12
- Andrade, John MA2022-01-08 active