Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W1HOW callsign genealogy
Currently held by BOWERS, WILLIAM H
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 W1HOW's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Welsh, Howard ERIgranted 2017-10-17cancelled 2023-04-04
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W1HOW.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W1HOW, oldest first.
- BOWERS, WILLIAM H ME1993-12-14 → cancelled 2005-12-15
- Feldman, Howard ME2008-12-09 → cancelled 2020-12-10
- Welsh, Howard E RI2023-04-04 active