Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
K8LES callsign genealogy
Currently held by Smith, Leslie 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 K8LES's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Smith, Leslie EMIgranted 2017-03-16cancelled 2023-03-13
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held K8LES.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign K8LES, oldest first.
- Shields, Lester R WV2016-05-03 → cancelled 2021-02-17
- Smith, Leslie E MI2023-03-13 active