Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
AB8K callsign genealogy
Currently held by PRETEKIN, RONALD S
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 AB8K's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Thompson, Nathan AWVgranted 2022-12-21cancelled 2024-02-03
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held AB8K.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign AB8K, oldest first.
- PRETEKIN, RONALD S OH2007-09-25 → cancelled 2019-12-04
- HARDIN, KEITH D OH2020-01-24 → cancelled 2022-01-12
- Thompson, Nathan A WV2024-02-03 active