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.
- BUSSELL, DOUGLAS MMIgranted 2014-04-22cancelled 2022-11-18
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W9BU.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W9BU, oldest first.
- COLE SR, WILLIAM K IL1987-10-06 → cancelled 1999-10-07
- WEICHBRODT, JON A FL2010-05-22 → cancelled 2011-02-15
- Burns, Robert L IN2013-03-09 → cancelled 2020-08-29
- BUSSELL, DOUGLAS M MI2022-11-18 active