Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W9EDE callsign genealogy
Currently held by BANCROFT, WILLIAM W
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 W9EDE's current licensee, walking backwards.
- JACO, JOHN GILgranted 2019-05-15cancelled 2019-08-13
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W9EDE.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W9EDE, oldest first.
- BANCROFT, WILLIAM W IN2007-05-03 → cancelled 2019-07-24
- JACO, JOHN G IL2019-08-13 active