Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W1EI callsign genealogy
Currently held by SMITH, RUSSELL F
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 W1EI's current licensee, walking backwards.
- TAKAHATA, TAKEOWAgranted 2007-01-26cancelled 2007-03-06
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W1EI.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W1EI, oldest first.
- SMITH, RUSSELL F RI1996-03-01 → cancelled 2003-09-22
- TAKAHATA, TAKEO CA2016-12-13 active