Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-15
W9DES callsign genealogy
Currently held by LUECKE, ROBERT E
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 W9DES's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Shelton Jr, Douglas EINgranted 2016-02-08cancelled 2016-10-18
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W9DES.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W9DES, oldest first.
- LUECKE, ROBERT E IN1987-10-06 → cancelled 1999-10-07
- SHELTON JR, DOUGLAS E IN2026-08-29 active