Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W8BOB callsign genealogy
Currently held by Garfield III, M Robert
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 W8BOB's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Garfield III, M RobertOHgranted 2001-10-18cancelled 2004-07-02
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8BOB.
- BROWN, ROBERT AOHgranted 2012-02-16cancelled 2019-03-24
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8BOB, oldest first.
- BROWN, ROBERT A OH1997-07-23 → cancelled 2002-05-14
- Garfield III, M Robert OH2024-06-04 active