Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W8CIA callsign genealogy
Currently held by MERRIFIELD, RICHARD L
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 W8CIA's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Phillips, StevenOHgranted 2017-03-09cancelled 2017-04-07
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8CIA.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8CIA, oldest first.
- MERRIFIELD, RICHARD L CT2005-01-14 → cancelled 2017-01-18
- Phillips, Steven OH2017-04-07 active