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Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12

W9BU callsign genealogy

Currently held by BUSSELL, DOUGLAS M

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 W9BU's current licensee, walking backwards.

  1. N9WYDcancelled· E
    BUSSELL, DOUGLAS MMIgranted 2014-04-22cancelled 2022-11-18

Successor callsigns

Callsigns held now by people who previously held W9BU.

  1. W4KBactive· E
    WEICHBRODT, JON AFLgranted 2020-11-23
  2. AK9Ractive· E
    Burns, Robert LINgranted 2020-08-29

All historical holders

Every license row we've seen with the callsign W9BU, oldest first.

  • COLE SR, WILLIAM K IL
    1987-10-06 → cancelled 1999-10-07
  • WEICHBRODT, JON A FL
    2010-05-22 → cancelled 2011-02-15
  • Burns, Robert L IN
    2013-03-09 → cancelled 2020-08-29
  • BUSSELL, DOUGLAS M MI
    2022-11-18 active