Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
K8ELS callsign genealogy
Currently held by TAYLOR, WILLIAM D
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 K8ELS's current licensee, walking backwards.
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held K8ELS.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign K8ELS, oldest first.
- TAYLOR, CHARLES W WV1996-12-11 → cancelled 2004-12-09
- TAYLOR, WILLIAM D WV2015-07-07 → cancelled 2021-10-21
- TAYLOR, JOHN D C WV2023-10-11 active