Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W9BEN callsign genealogy
Currently held by BENSON, FRED
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 W9BEN's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Willenbring, Benjamin AMNgranted 2019-01-31cancelled 2019-02-22
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W9BEN.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W9BEN, oldest first.
- BENSON, FRED IL2006-08-30 → cancelled 2018-11-27
- Willenbring, Benjamin A MN2019-02-22 active