Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W1YAY callsign genealogy
Currently held by SHERMAN, BRIAN
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 W1YAY's current licensee, walking backwards.
- SHERMAN, BRIANMAgranted 2019-11-22cancelled 2019-12-13
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W1YAY.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W1YAY, oldest first.
- SMITH, MALCOLM K FL1999-03-02 → cancelled 2011-03-03
- SHERMAN, BRIAN MA2019-12-13 active