Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W8ARO callsign genealogy
Currently held by BAXTER, DONALD V
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 W8ARO's current licensee, walking backwards.
- OAKLEY, ALAN ROHgranted 2022-04-12cancelled 2025-09-26
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8ARO.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8ARO, oldest first.
- BAXTER, DONALD V CA2003-10-14 → cancelled 2016-01-05
- OAKLEY, ALAN R OH2025-09-26 active