Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
K8DEK callsign genealogy
Currently held by Kelly, David 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 K8DEK's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Knaub, DerekOHgranted 2023-05-25cancelled 2023-07-11
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held K8DEK.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign K8DEK, oldest first.
- Kelly, David E OH2008-05-28 → cancelled 2020-05-29
- Knaub, Derek OH2023-07-11 active