Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W6RUT callsign genealogy
Currently held by RATEKIN, BYRON K
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 W6RUT's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Thompson, Shane WCAgranted 2014-12-02cancelled 2019-11-02
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W6RUT.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W6RUT, oldest first.
- RATEKIN, BYRON K CA1988-07-05 → cancelled 2000-07-06
- Thompson, Shane W CO2019-11-02 active