Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W9SWS callsign genealogy
Currently held by LAPINSKI, JAMES A
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 W9SWS's current licensee, walking backwards.
- WEHRLI, SCOTT AILgranted 2013-10-30cancelled 2013-11-19
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W9SWS.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W9SWS, oldest first.
- LAPINSKI, JAMES A IL2001-03-30 → cancelled 2013-04-02
- Wehrli, Scott A IL2023-11-14 active