Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W1EK callsign genealogy
Currently held by Rich, Joe
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 W1EK's current licensee, walking backwards.
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W1EK.
- Rich, JoeMAgranted 2023-09-26
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W1EK, oldest first.
- Rich, Joe MA2016-09-23 → cancelled 2023-09-26
- Ouellette, Kevin P MI2025-12-09 active