Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W1NQ callsign genealogy
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 W1NQ's current licensee, walking backwards.
- BENITZ, GERALD RMAgranted 1998-01-28cancelled 2000-04-01
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W1NQ.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W1NQ, oldest first.
- BENITZ, GERALD R MA2020-01-03 active
- —— → cancelled 1997-08-29