Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W7KLA callsign genealogy
Currently held by RHODES SR, WILLIAM A
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 W7KLA's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Cooper, JamesUTgranted 2021-08-11cancelled 2021-09-17
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W7KLA.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W7KLA, oldest first.
- RHODES SR, WILLIAM A AZ1996-08-05 → cancelled 2008-08-06
- Cooper, James UT2021-09-17 active