Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
N8BZR callsign genealogy
Currently held by SMEDES, JOHN M
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 N8BZR's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Marko, Brian EMIgranted 2023-12-12cancelled 2026-01-16
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held N8BZR.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign N8BZR, oldest first.
- SMEDES, JOHN M MI2004-12-20 → cancelled 2017-03-17
- Marko, Brian E MI2026-01-16 active