Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W3EL callsign genealogy
Currently held by Putnam, Billy W
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 W3EL's current licensee, walking backwards.
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W3EL.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W3EL, oldest first.
- Putnam, Billy W VA2008-02-27 → cancelled 2018-03-13
- Luptak, Daniel J PA2020-04-03 active