Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W1HRL callsign genealogy
Currently held by VARGUS, RUSSELL 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 W1HRL's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Snyder, Matthew CWIgranted 2020-09-09cancelled 2022-09-13
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W1HRL.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W1HRL, oldest first.
- VARGUS, RUSSELL H MA1996-06-03 → cancelled 2008-06-04
- Snyder, Matthew C WI2022-09-13 active