Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W3KEY callsign genealogy
Currently held by BRISTOW, FRANK E
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 W3KEY's current licensee, walking backwards.
- SHELL, JEFFREY LTNgranted 2001-03-28cancelled 2011-02-01
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W3KEY.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W3KEY, oldest first.
- BRISTOW, FRANK E PA1997-04-24 → cancelled 2009-04-25
- SHELL, JEFFREY L TN2020-12-30 active