Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W3RIK callsign genealogy
Currently held by HESS, WILLIAM C
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 W3RIK's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Miller, Richard EFLgranted 2012-06-28cancelled 2012-09-07
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W3RIK.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W3RIK, oldest first.
- HESS, WILLIAM C PA1998-06-05 → cancelled 2010-06-08
- Miller, Richard E FL2022-06-24 active