Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W3DSE callsign genealogy
Currently held by OLAND, NICHOLAS C
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 W3DSE's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Shank Jr, Rowland WPAgranted 2022-03-08cancelled 2026-02-18
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W3DSE.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W3DSE, oldest first.
- OLAND, NICHOLAS C PA2005-05-23 → cancelled 2017-08-22
- Shank Jr, Rowland W PA2026-02-18 active