Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W6DES callsign genealogy
Currently held by Swart, David 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 W6DES's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Swart, David ECAgranted 2008-01-26cancelled 2009-09-15
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W6DES.
- Swart, David ECAgranted 2026-01-27
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W6DES, oldest first.
- BELL, JAMES R CA1997-07-24 → cancelled 2009-07-25
- Swart, David E CA2019-08-17 → cancelled 2026-01-27