Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W1KWS callsign genealogy
Currently held by Somerville, Kurt
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 W1KWS's current licensee, walking backwards.
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W1KWS.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W1KWS, oldest first.
- OBY, VEIKKO A MA1996-10-10 → cancelled 2008-10-11
- Somerville, Kurt VT2023-11-04 active