Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W7BWS callsign genealogy
Currently held by TOWNSEND, JOHN L
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 W7BWS's current licensee, walking backwards.
- SCHICKLER, BRUCE WWAgranted 2015-03-09cancelled 2015-03-28
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W7BWS.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W7BWS, oldest first.
- TOWNSEND, JOHN L WA1995-12-01 → cancelled 2007-12-04
- SCHICKLER, BRUCE W WA2015-03-28 active