Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W9AVE callsign genealogy
Currently held by KARRAKER, 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 W9AVE's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Spurgetis, Nikolaos AINgranted 2021-06-15cancelled 2022-02-01
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W9AVE.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W9AVE, oldest first.
- KARRAKER, WILLIAM A IL2006-10-27 → cancelled 2018-11-08
- Spurgetis, Nikolaos A IN2022-02-01 active