Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W8CQL callsign genealogy
Currently held by BEATTY, CHARLES R
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 W8CQL's current licensee, walking backwards.
- MCELWEE, GENE ROHgranted 2011-05-13cancelled 2011-08-13
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8CQL.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8CQL, oldest first.
- BEATTY, CHARLES R WA1991-02-12 → cancelled 2003-02-13
- MCELWEE, GENE R OH2021-05-25 active