Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
AK4R callsign genealogy
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 AK4R's current licensee, walking backwards.
- HUGHEY, STEPHEN DFLgranted 1998-12-29cancelled 2000-06-30
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held AK4R.
- GENTGES, FRANK HVAgranted 2008-05-03cancelled 2018-05-08
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign AK4R, oldest first.
- Hughey, Stephen D TN2020-05-21 active
- —— → cancelled 1998-06-10