Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W3PLS callsign genealogy
Currently held by WINTZ JR, JOSEPH A
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 W3PLS's current licensee, walking backwards.
- LE SAGE, PRESTON HDEgranted 2002-11-15cancelled 2010-01-30
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W3PLS.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W3PLS, oldest first.
- WINTZ JR, JOSEPH A PA1997-04-09 → cancelled 2009-04-10
- LE SAGE, PRESTON H PA2019-11-06 active