Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W7SMS callsign genealogy
Currently held by BARTEL, ALBERT W
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 W7SMS's current licensee, walking backwards.
- GIFFORD, GRANT CWAgranted 2009-04-15cancelled 2009-07-07
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W7SMS.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W7SMS, oldest first.
- BARTEL, ALBERT W AZ1995-10-24 → cancelled 2007-10-25
- GIFFORD, GRANT C WA2019-04-29 active