Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W4PDR callsign genealogy
Currently held by James Jr, John 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 W4PDR's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Paul, Richard BALgranted 2024-02-06cancelled 2024-12-20
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W4PDR.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W4PDR, oldest first.
- James Jr, John E GA2009-12-05 → cancelled 2022-01-26
- Paul, Richard B AL2024-12-20 active