Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W8ALS callsign genealogy
Currently held by ALS Back Up Contesters
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 W8ALS's current licensee, walking backwards.
- SUTTON, WILLIAM AUTgranted 2017-04-11cancelled 2017-05-02
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8ALS.
- Sutton, WILLIAM AUTgranted 2021-09-10
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8ALS, oldest first.
- ALS Back Up Contesters WV2008-01-04 → cancelled 2012-05-09
- SUTTON, WILLIAM A UT2017-05-02 → cancelled 2021-09-10