Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W9PBW callsign genealogy
Currently held by WELBORN, 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 W9PBW's current licensee, walking backwards.
- OBST, JOHN ETXgranted 1997-02-06cancelled 2006-05-02
- WB9IXZno FCC ULS record on file
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W9PBW.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W9PBW, oldest first.
- WELBORN, ROBERT E IN1994-01-18 → cancelled 2006-01-19
- OBST, JOHN E TX2016-02-13 active