Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W4ETE callsign genealogy
Currently held by Babcock, Matthew D
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 W4ETE's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Babcock, Matthew DVAgranted 2006-09-11cancelled 2006-10-03
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W4ETE.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W4ETE, oldest first.
- HARDWICK SR, ROBERT S NC1998-06-30 → cancelled 2001-04-15
- Babcock, Matthew D NC2017-08-01 active