Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W6RYS callsign genealogy
Currently held by GRIMES, RICHARD B
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 W6RYS's current licensee, walking backwards.
- GRIMES, RICHARD BCAgranted 1999-06-23cancelled 2006-01-10
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W6RYS.
- GRIMES, RAYMOND LAZgranted 2023-08-03
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W6RYS, oldest first.
- GRIMES, RAYMOND L CA1994-03-15 → cancelled 2003-09-23
- GRIMES, RICHARD B AZ2026-01-03 active