Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W3ON callsign genealogy
Currently held by Ridgway, John G
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 W3ON's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Gessner, Charles NPAgranted 2007-03-28cancelled 2010-09-03
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W3ON.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W3ON, oldest first.
- Ridgway, John G MD2005-10-03 → cancelled 2006-01-03
- Gessner, Charles N PA2020-06-06 active