Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
WA9RYF callsign genealogy
Currently held by Traxler, Howard K
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 WA9RYF's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Traxler, Howard KWIgranted 2005-01-31cancelled 2006-02-17
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held WA9RYF.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign WA9RYF, oldest first.
- TRAXLER, HOWARD K WI1987-10-06 → cancelled 1999-10-07
- Traxler, Howard K WI2026-02-11 active