Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W8DBW callsign genealogy
Currently held by BURCH, DONALD C
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 W8DBW's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Reese, Richard DOHgranted 2018-03-06cancelled 2018-10-05
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8DBW.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8DBW, oldest first.
- BURCH, DONALD C CA2006-08-17 → cancelled 2018-09-12
- Reese, Richard D OH2018-10-05 active