Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W8BGS callsign genealogy
Currently held by BINGMAN, GILBERT 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 W8BGS's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Bingman, James EOHgranted 2003-07-02cancelled 2012-04-24
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8BGS.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8BGS, oldest first.
- BINGMAN, ORVILLE S OH1997-10-14 → cancelled 1997-11-06
- BINGMAN, GILBERT D OH2001-08-11 → cancelled 2010-05-06
- Bingman, James E OH2022-03-15 active