Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W3DB callsign genealogy
Currently held by BECHTOLD, DAVID J
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 W3DB's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Hall, Steven RPAgranted 2002-09-18cancelled 2007-10-23
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W3DB.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W3DB, oldest first.
- BECHTOLD, DAVID J PA2005-03-17 → cancelled 2007-06-28
- Hall, Steven R PA2017-08-26 active