Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W3ILW callsign genealogy
Currently held by ROYAL, JOHN M
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 W3ILW's current licensee, walking backwards.
- MCFADDEN, JAMES DPAgranted 2015-12-11cancelled 2019-04-02
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W3ILW.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W3ILW, oldest first.
- ROYAL, JOHN M NY2005-08-31 → cancelled 2017-11-29
- MCFADDEN, JAMES D PA2019-04-02 active