Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W2OVN callsign genealogy
Currently held by Phibbs, James
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 W2OVN's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Phibbs, JamesNYgranted 2025-12-30cancelled 2026-01-23
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W2OVN.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W2OVN, oldest first.
- Kosko, Joseph J NY2005-05-06 → cancelled 2017-07-18
- Phibbs, James NY2026-01-23 active